Publication: Air Quality Management in EU Member States
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2025-04-03
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2025-04-03
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The objective of this technical note is to inform the governments of Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania about ongoing efforts and opportunities to strengthen AQM governance to achieve better air quality in these countries. To this end, the note develops a framework by which to assess institutional capacity for effective and efficient AQM. The framework consists of 16 components organized around five attributes and a set of guidance questions to carry out the assessment.
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“World Bank. 2025. Air Quality Management in EU Member States. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/43017 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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