It was announced that more than 2,000 people will die if the air pollution in Addis Ababa cannot be controlled. Environmental officials said up to 2,700 people would die. According to the authority's research, until 2025. If no preventive measures are taken, the number of people who will die will reach 6,000 on Friday, May 30, 2016. The authority made the announcement while announcing the vehicle pollution control performance guidelines. Addis Ababa City Administration's Director of Climate and Alternative Energy Sayed Abdella said, “The main reason for the increase in air pollution in the city is the exhaust fumes from vehicles.” As a result, people's health and national wealth are being seriously damaged,” he said. It is said that the reason for the increasing air pollution in the city is the increase in the number of vehicles and the fact that most of the vehicles are old. Older vehicles have been cited as a cause of global warming as their engines do not burn fuel properly, increasing carbon emissions significantly. The director stated that vehicles contribute 28 percent, biomass fuel 18.3 percent and soil dust 17.4 percent to the city's air pollution. Dida Driba, General Manager of the Environmental Protection Authority of Addis Ababa City Administration, on his part, said that research has confirmed that the exhaust gas emitted from vehicles is causing great harm to the residents of the city. About 60 percent of the vehicles in Ethiopia are located in Addis Aqaba city. These vehicles emit high levels of pollutant fumes due to old age, breakdowns, traffic jams and other reasons, causing respiratory problems, lung cancer, asthma, heart disease and death in people's health,” he explained. He said that they are causing damage to the safety of animals and plants, water bodies and disturbing the view of the city. Ato Dida pointed out that a performance guideline has been prepared for vehicle smoke pollution emission level (standard) to prevent and control the environmental pollution that is causing health, social and economic problems in the city. He said that the directive will reduce the amount of smoke pollution emitted from vehicles, protect public health and prevent and reduce air pollution. Ato Dida added that the directive encourages the use of clean technologies and fuel at the city and national level, and encourages the automotive industry to produce more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles. Addis Ababa City Administration In 2019, 1,600 people died in connection with air pollution, the official said, quoting a World Bank study, which caused 78 million dollars in damages due to illness and death related to pollution.
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