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...

The Household Energy Assessment Rapid Tool (HEART) is a template that guides users through evaluating the national-level household energy context and identifying key energy and health stakeholders. The objective of this tool is to gather and synthesize information on household energy use and associated health impacts in a country. This information can be used to stimulate discussion on appropriate...

The guidance document presents the methods for identifying and characterizing stakeholders, their relationships, resources, and interests related to a project or policy issue – useful for the initial scoping of an ES assessment....

The aim of the Compendium is to provide information and guidance on how to assess and address the risks posed by sand and dust storms and plan actions to combat sand and dust storms. The Compendium brings together information and guidance from a wide range of sources. It includes approaches and methodology frameworks on data collection, assessment, monitoring and early warning, impact mitigation a...

NASA satellites continually orbit the globe, collecting information about Earth’s ocean, atmosphere, and land surfaces. Satellites can even monitor the activity of life forms, such as phytoplankton, from their remote vantage points. Satellite imagery provides the greatest benefit to the most people when it can be analyzed by anyone with an interest. NEO strives to make global satellite imagery as ...

Atmospheric pollution is determined by emissions, chemical transformation, and removal processes, and the latter two are strongly controlled by meteorological processes. Therefore, adequate meteorological forecasting is prerequisite in AQF, and NWP is thus the key and necessary element of any AQF system. For this reason, it is a core task for the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and NMHSs t...