The 2024-2029 Strategic Plan was developed through a collaborative process with community leaders, Air District employees, the Board of Directors and Community Advisory Council members, representatives from regulated industries, and our government partners.The 2024-2029 Strategic Plan is centered on four primary goals: achieve impact, advance environmental justice, foster cohesion and inclusion, a...

The Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East – Climate and Atmosphere Research (EMME-CARE) project, has been established with a view of creating a regional Centre of Excellence (CoE) for climate and atmosphere research in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) region, which has been identified as a global climate change “hot spot”.Through €45 million funding received from the European Union...

Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems are used extensively in a number of carbon pricing mechanism and trading schemes worldwide. Besides, MRV provides information about emission sources and trends, allows tracking progress towards climate change-related targets and steer mitigation actions so that the targets can be achieved. It helps companies to increase their energy efficiency a...

Simplifying information and the learning process makes it easier to communicate messages to the public, policymakers, managers, and practitioners. When complex data and concepts are broken down into clear, accessible language, it enhances understanding across all audiences. This approach not only helps the public engage with the issue but also equips decision-makers and practitioners with the know...

Solutions that engage the public are needed to tackle air pollution. Technological approaches are insufficient to bring urban air quality to recommended target levels, and miss out on opportunities to promote health more holistically through behavioural solutions, such as active travel. Behaviour change is not straightforward, however, and is more likely to be achieved when communication campaigns...

The main aim of the ICP Waters programme is to assess the degree and geographical extent of the impact of atmospheric pollution, particularly acidification, on surface waters. More than 20 countries in Europe and North America participate in the programme on a regular basis in form of data submission, assessments, chemical intercomparisons and biological intercalibrations and participation in the ...

Air pollution and the associated impacts on water quality are large scale environmental problems without respect for geopolitical boundaries. In 1979, a series of meetings convened by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) led to the adoption of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP), which provides a framework for international collaboration between re...

The International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP Forests) was established in 1985 under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (Air Convention, formerly CLRTAP) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).ICP Forests monitors the influence of air pollutants, climate change and other stressors on the co...

In 1987, the International Cooperative Programme on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops (ICP Vegetation, formerly ICP Crops) was established to consider the underlying science for quantifying damage to plants caused by air pollutants, particularly ozone. In 2001, the ICP Vegetation took over responsibility for coordinating the European heavy metals biomonitoring network using ...

A new  National Emissions Ceilings (NEC) Directive (2016/2284/EU)  entered into force on 31 December 2016. Replacing earlier legislation, ( Directive 2001/81/EC ), the new NEC Directive sets 2020 and 2030 emission reduction commitments for five main air pollutants. It also ensures that the emission ceilings for 2010 set in the earlier directive remain applicable for Member States until t...