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....

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 ...

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....

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...

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...

Community engagement is the process of involving the people that live and interact with your city in its development, including anyone with an interest or influence in, or who is impacted by, a local plan, policy or action. Engagement strategies help cities to develop a better working relationship with the community to ensure that the needs and issues of all parties are understood, and can be addr...

Pursuing inclusive climate action in cities is critical, but not always easy or straightforward. Inclusive community engagement underpins the delivery of equitable climate policies, and helps to ensure that impacts are fairly distributed across the population. This executive guide on inclusive engagement explains the importance of inclusive climate action in cities, summarises the critical steps f...

Exposure to air pollution has a detrimental effect on health and disproportionately affects people living in socio-economically disadvantaged areas. Engaging with communities to identify concerns and solutions could support organisations responsible for air quality control, improve environmental decision-making, and widen understanding of air quality issues associated with health. This scoping rev...

Exposure to air pollution prematurely kills 7 million people globally every year. Policy measures designed to reduce emissions of pollutants, improve ambient air and consequently reduce health impacts, can be effective, but are generally slow to generate change. Individual actions can therefore supplement policy measures and more immediately reduce people’s exposure to air pollution. Air quality i...