According to health research and the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution levels in urban areas are found to be harmful for human well-being, leading to 3 million premature death annually. Communities around the globe are already mobilized in order to improve air quality in cities and thereby also improve to human health. An important factor for taking well-informed actions is to use col...

Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) research have opened up new opportunities for leveraging AI research for societal impacts. AI research offers novel ways of tackling societal problems including environmental, health, and education challenges. Despite the potential, there are limited documented use cases and methodologies for translating AI research to societal impact at a large scal...

sensors.AFRICA is a pan-African citizen science initiative that uses sensors to monitor water, air and sound pollution to give citizens actionable information about their cities....

Government representatives from India, Indonesia, Uganda, and United States discuss how they successfully leverage health data and engage the health sector to address climate and clean air challenges in their city. Case studies from the selected cities are also featured on www.cleanairforhealth.org. Speakers include: - Sumi Mehta, Vice President, Environmental and Climate Health, Vital Strategies ...

This toolkit provides a primer in public participation. It is designed with government agencies in mind, to help those who must manage processes where public input is important to decision-making. It is organized to provide you with a clear overview of important considerations in the design and implementation of a meaningful public participation program....

This toolkit provides a primer in public participation. It is designed with government agencies in mind, to help those who must manage processes where public input is important to decision-making. It is organized to provide you with a clear overview of important considerations in the design and implementation of a meaningful public participation program....

Children spend significant amounts of time at school, making the school environment a potentially important contributor to air quality exposure. The SAMHE initiative has a dual aim: 1) to develop and test a bespoke citizen science framework for collecting environment and indoor air quality data in classrooms, alongside contextual data capable of enriching analysis, at an unprecedented scale; and, ...

Clearing the Air is a toolkit for engaging youth to understand air pollution in hot spots and work towards clean air in these areas. It has been developed by Clean Air Asia India with the objective of encouraging sector specific micro level activity driven by public engagement to reduce air pollution in hot spots. The toolkit uses simple language to explain scientific concepts to guide youth in id...

Air quality (AQ) communication involves the active use of data to inform the general public and key stakeholders about air pollution issues. It aims to raise awareness, change attitudes and foster behavior change. Communication is an essential part of air quality management (AQM) because the adoption of air pollution control measures will only be effective if its relevance and impact are conveyed ...

The ICP Forests Task Force (International Co-Operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests) is a working group under the UNECE/CLRTAP. Its monitoring manual documents the harmonized methods for sampling and analysis as adopted by the participating countries of ICP Forests....