This toolkit is intended for policymakers, defined as those with legal authority to create public policies (Popoola, 2016). It aims to define their roles within the context of AQM, focusing on clean air action planning as its core. Within the city, policymakers would include legislators, the executive and administrators. These positions have the power to formulate laws in the form of ordinances, r...

Mainstreaming air quality in a city’s urban development can be understood as operating on two levels: (1) integrating air quality management (AQM) into governance, institutional arrangements, and processes and (2) including air quality goals and considerations in the city’s overall development goals, performance indicators, and plans. This module uses the development of a clean air action plan (CA...

This toolkit provides guidance on co-benefits of air and climate policies and measures. It introduces the concept of co-benefits and its application in clean air planning....

A small number of cities in Asia and Europe have developed traffic charging systems designed to reduce air pollution and congestion, while also offering opportunities for significant reductions in associated climate pollutants. Because these traffic charging systems, frequently referred to as “congestion charges”, provide opportunities to direct collected revenue towards improvements in public tra...

In Guidance Area 5, learners will understand the role of clean air action plans (CAAPs) which is to include and strengthen air quality management in relevant policies and legislations of cities and countries in the region. This module is divided into two sections: 1) CAAP development process – discusses the step-by-step process and basic considerations in developing and implementing a clean air ac...

The Guidance Framework serves as a cornerstone document of Clean Air Asia’s Integrated Programme for Better Air Quality in Asia (IBAQ Programme), which supports countries and cities in implementing the Guidance Framework through a range of targeted interventions, including knowledge-sharing platforms to strengthen regional collaboration, capacity building activities such as trainings, study tours ...

The Clean Construction Management Plan Framework outlines strategies for implementing clean construction practices to mitigate air pollution from construction activities. It includes detailed terms of reference, tender clauses, monitoring checklists, and training materials to ensure compliance with clean construction standards. This framework aims to support the adoption of the "Advancing Better A...

The Clean Construction Toolkit provides guidelines and best practices for reducing the environmental impact of construction activities. It emphasizes the importance of sustainable materials, efficient resource use, and minimizing waste and emissions throughout the construction process. The toolkit is designed to support industry professionals in implementing cleaner construction methods to enhance...

The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2023 report is the only global analysis of funding from international development donors to tackle air pollution. It highlights trends and gaps in international aid and public climate finance spending from 2015 to 2021 and provides recommendations for governments, bilateral donors and multilateral development banks to tackle dirty air and climate change toge...

This report aims to seize on the opportunity to promote climate action from the point of view of development priorities in LMICs. To that end, the report provides an overview of the most recent scientific information on SLCPs using a language that is accessible by a broad audience. It also aims to facilitate a better understanding about how to integrate air quality and climate agendas and referenc...