The "Plan de Acción Regional de Calidad del Aire para América Latina y el Caribe 2022-2025" outlines strategies for improving air quality across the region. It identifies major sources of air pollution, the necessity for action, and the specific mitigation measures already implemented. The plan emphasizes regional cooperation and technical assistance to enhance air quality management, reduce emiss...

The report "Appetite for Change: Food system options for nitrogen, environment & health" examines the interconnectedness of the nitrogen cycle, food systems, environment, and health. It highlights the potential of shifting towards plant-based diets and implementing technical measures across the food chain to significantly reduce nitrogen emissions, thereby improving air quality and meeting sustain...

Communication is an essential part of air quality management. Effectively communicating air quality information is needed in order to raise public awareness, engage stakeholders, strengthen policies, and change attitudes to influence behavior that will lead to reduction of air pollutant emissions. Measures for pollution control will only be effective if decision makers, key stakeholders and the ge...

The media, with its ability to disseminate information both rapidly and widely, plays a vital role in reaching the public and different stakeholder groups, and is hence an important ally in air quality management. It is an instrument of change, with the ability to influence people’s attitudes and draw attention to the challenges that exist and possible solutions. A knowledgeable and empowered medi...

The media, with its ability to disseminate information both rapidly and widely, plays a vital role in reaching the public and different stakeholder groups, and is hence an important ally in air quality management. It is an instrument of change, with the ability to influence people’s attitudes and draw attention to the challenges that exist and possible solutions. A knowledgeable and empowered medi...

Understanding possible ways of stakeholder participation is important to ensure public support, not only in the data collection processes, but also in the implementation of pollution control measures. Ensuring a participatory process gives stakeholders a sense of ownership for the city’s activities and actions. In most cases, this can lead to more sustained efforts that are needed to continuously ...

People’s awareness of air pollution and the associated risks to their health and that of their children has grown significantly over recent years, often informed by local or national campaigns led by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as well as by media coverage. In some countries, groups of concerned citizens, often supported by NGOs, have taken authorities to court over air quality issues, a...

Increasing urbanisation and a better understanding of the negative health effects of air pollution have accelerated the use of Internet of Things (IoT)-based air quality sensors. Low-cost and low-power sensors are now readily available and commonly deployed by individuals and community groups. However, there are a wide range of such IoT devices in circulation that differently focus on problems of ...

The Toolkit is a comprehensive resource designed to assist cities in effectively communicating their efforts and progress in addressing air quality challenges. The document provides cities on the continent with the tools required to engage with stakeholders, raise public awareness, and drive positive change toward a cleaner, healthier urban environment....

The study conducted interdisciplinary participative stakeholder analysis to understand the data, and sectorial challenges, to outline the technological opportunities to facilitate clean air programs in Indian smart cities. The research highlights gaps due to siloed stakeholder operations, lack of data calibration, non-alignment of smart city and air quality management services, non-availability of...