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....

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

This self-paced online course aims to raise awareness about air pollution and its effects, ways to prevent and reduce harmful emissions and the Convention and its protocols as an international framework for cooperation on cleaner air. The course features four distinct modules that aim to equip learners with the knowledge and resource materials to understand the main concepts in air pollution manag...

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to the Parties to the Convention in identifying control options and best available techniques for reducing emissions of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from major stationary sources with a view to implementing the obligations of the Protocol on POPs. The document describes control techniques for reducing emissions of dioxins and furans (PCDD...