Current landscape and future directions of policies addressing air quality improvement in Pakistan: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pakistan ranks third in global air-pollution burden, yet evidence on how its air quality-related policies are implemented remains fragmented. We aim to map the existing air quality policies in Pakistan, identify barriers to policy implementation, and highlight policy priorities for improving air quality governance.

Methods

We conducted a scoping review following Arksey-O'Malley and PRISMA-ScR guidelines to map national and provincial air-quality policies, describe their implementation, and identify barriers, facilitators and priority actions. Searches of PubMed, Scopus, and grey literature sources to January 2024 yielded 1438 records; 27 documents (eight peer-reviewed articles, 19 policy reports) met the inclusion criteria. We charted the data on policy characteri

SUBMITTER: Zahid M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12746533 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature