A report by the Stockholm Environment Institute [1], in cooperation with the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) together with the Korea Environment Institute (KEI) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), says pollution levels in most Asian cities, including Indonesia's two largest metropolises Jakarta and Surabaya, are getting better but still cause 537,000 premature deaths each year across Asia.
The study examined twenty cities in Asia - Bangkok, Beijing, Busan, Colombo, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kathmandu, Kolkata, Metro Manila, Mumbai, New Delhi, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Surabaya, Taipei and Tokyo, and ranked them on their air quality management (AQM) score.
Dirty Surabaya.
Bangkok, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo were classed as having excellent AQM capability. A total of six cities (Colombo, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta, Kolkata, Metro Manila and Mumbai) have moderate capability while Dhaka, Hanoi, Kathmandu and Surabaya have limited AQM capability.
Using a scale of Minimal - Limited - Moderate - Good - Excellent, the rankings for Jakarta:
- Measurement of Air Quality - Moderate
- Data Assessment & Availability - Moderate
- Emission Inventory - Good
- Air Quality Management - Moderate
- Overall Score - Moderate
Rankings for Surabaya:
- Measurement of Air Quality - Limited
- Data Assessment & Availability - Limited
- Emission Inventory - Limited
- Air Quality Management - Moderate
- Overall Score - Limited
Source : Indonesia Matters
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