The blog highlights the crucial role of ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) in Indore's "Clean Air, Clean Indore" campaign. These health workers educate the community on the health impacts of air pollution and promote practices to reduce emissions, such as using cleaner fuels and proper waste disposal. Their efforts, supported by training from USAID programs, have led to significant improve...

The blog discusses how Clean Air Catalyst is empowering Indore's traffic police to combat air pollution. Through a training program, traffic officers learned about the health impacts of air pollution, protective measures, and how to educate the public on reducing emissions. This initiative aims to enhance the capacity of traffic police to address air pollution and promote cleaner air in Indore....

The blog discusses a workshop in Indore that highlights the crucial role of women and girls in tackling air pollution. It emphasizes the unique impacts of air pollution on women, provides training on advocacy and practical solutions, and involves community representatives in identifying key pollution sources. The workshop aims to incorporate gender-responsive approaches into air quality policies a...

The blog discusses efforts in Nairobi to address air pollution through a gender-responsive approach, focusing on the disproportionate impact on women. It highlights grassroots actions, such as community workshops and air quality monitoring, that involve women in identifying pollution sources and developing solutions. The initiative aims to incorporate gender considerations into air quality policie...

In Jakarta, grassroots initiatives in urban villages tackle air pollution through community workshops and air quality monitoring. Residents from nine kampungs collaborated with NGOs and air pollution experts to learn about the health impacts and sources of pollution, using low-cost sensors to gather real-time data. The workshops highlighted the disproportionate effects on marginalized groups and t...

Publicly available air quality data is an essential first step toward cleaner air and better health. Research around the world shows that pollution levels can vary enormously within the same city and even within the same neighborhood. Local monitoring data can thus prove essential to understanding air pollution sources, how they affect different communities and groups, and where to target policy s...

This policy brief reflects and offers guidance on how national and subnational governments can strengthen partnerships and participation for urban health, both independently and in collaboration. It draws on existing international guidelines, academic literature, and insights from a participatory workshop involving experts in research, policy, and practice. The brief is primarily intended for nati...

Public awareness of air quality issues is crucial for implementing measures to improve air quality. This report by the European Topic Centre on Air Pollution, Transport, Noise and Industrial Pollution (ETC/ATNI), which works for the EEA, reflects on what air quality information authorities provide to the public and what actions civil society takes towards improvements of air quality in Europe. It ...

The goal of this toolkit is to provide hands-on examples of how communication on air quality, the health links and (policy and behavioural) changes can take place. It describes examples of tools to inform and engage residents and citizens, how to communicate during pollution episodes and how to use air quality indices. In addition, it gives examples of messages on air pollution, and health, partly...

This report is the result of workshop and a consultation of a group of experts. It aims at informing policy-makers and the public about health effects of poor air quality and strengthening the health sector with knowledge and tools. The consultation aimed at finding best evidence based ways to communicate potential risks related to air pollution to various audiences, including the public, health c...