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Newly Released Air Quality Data Empowers Indore Communities to Take Clean Air Action
Indore is better equipped than ever to take clean air action, now that the Clean Air Catalyst has released 18 months of new air quality data on the open data platform, OpenAQ. The data release marks a significant step forward in Indore’s journey toward comprehensive, accessible, and actionable air quality data.
Three Insights from the First Half of 2024 in Jakarta
Understanding Jakarta’s Air Quality: Three Insights from the First Half of 2024
Understanding Jakarta's Air Quality
An Introduction to the Clean Air Catalyst’s Data Insights Series
Workshops in Indore prepare health workers and traffic police to serve as local clean air champions
The Clean Air Catalyst held two one-day air pollution workshops last month for cohorts of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) community health workers and Indore’s traffic police officers. The workshops explored the science and health impacts of leading transportation solutions for air pollution in Indore. The Catalyst organized them in partnership with the city’s district health and traffic control departments.
New state-of-the-art equipment to provide data on sources of local air pollution
Kenya's capital, Nairobi, has joined the ranks of cities utilizing technology to assess and improve air quality. In an event held at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital on September 13, 2024, the Clean Air Catalyst Program, in collaboration with the Nairobi City County Government, the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the World Resources Institute (WRI), launched two air quality monitoring sites.
No Car Day 2024: Paving the Way for a Greener Indore
No Car Day 2024 provides a critical opportunity to experience the tangible benefits of cleaner air.
What you need to know about installed air monitors in Nairobi
The World Health Organization estimates that air pollution kills 7 million people yearly.
Transforming Air Quality: Mayor Bhargav’s Strategic Plans for Indore’s Clean Air Coalition
As the Indore Clean Air Coalition takes its first steps, mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav's leadership and vision have set the stage for a cleaner, healthier future for the city. The journey toward cleaner air in Indore has begun, with a focus on collaboration, community involvement, and actionable goals.
Tackling Air Pollution: Nairobi City's Efforts Showcased at Lagos Forum
The Nairobi Air Quality Working Group participated in the 2024 CLEAN-Air Forum in Lagos, Nigeria, held from July 8-12, the event aimed to foster regional collaborations for air quality management in Africa.
Clean Air Catalyst and Local Leaders Come Together to Launch Indore Clean Air Coalition
On July 31st, the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Clean Air Catalyst launched the Indore Clean Air Coalition.
Q&A on Air Pollution and Health with Indore’s Chief Medical and Health Officer
The Clean Air Catalyst Indore team’s Sudhir Gore recently sat down with the city’s Chief Health and Medical Officer (CMHO), Dr. Bhure Singh Setia, for an interview on the intersections of air pollution and health.
Project Update: Clean Air Catalyst Joins “Better Quality of Life” World Environment Day Celebrations in Jakarta
Clean Air Catalyst team joined Jakarta’s celebration of World Environment Day 2024 alongside Jakarta’s Environment Agency, Jak Sehat, and Breath Jakarta.
Six Takeaways from Indore’s New Air Quality Monitoring Stations
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 solutions. That’s why Clean Air Catalyst launched three air quality monitoring stations in Indore in January 2023. These new stations have significantly improved the city’s air quality tracking capabilities in some important ways:
Pink is the New Green: How Indore’s Growing Electric Bus Fleet Is Driving Progress on Air Quality and Women’s Empowerment
Anuradha Shukla, age 29, no longer needs to face the common difficulties of using public transportation to travel approximately 15 kilometers from her residence in Indore to her office in Vijay Nagar.
Program Update: Clean Air Catalyst Indore Showcased at State Clean Air Workshop
The Clean Air Catalyst Indore pilot was featured at a state-level workshop held last week by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) under the National Clean Air Program (NCAP). The goals of the workshop, held in Indore, were to take stock of the current state of air quality mitigation activities underway in Madhya Pradesh’s largest cities and to enable the sharing of policy strategies to expedite progress. Key dignitaries present include Gulshan Bamra, the Principal Secretary of the Environment Department, who chaired the workshop, and Dr. Prashant Gargava, Director of NCAP.
EJN Workshop Trains 49 Journalists and Editors to Cover Air Pollution in Nairobi, Kenya
Air pollution is one of the biggest threats to human health, economy, and the world's ecological balance. In the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, studies have shown that air quality is consistently poor, with average annual PM2.5 levels—a measure of air pollution—more than double the World Health Organization's (WHO) guideline levels. Furthermore, the ever-increasing population and the intensification of industries, deforestation, construction work, and vehicular traffic, has caused the air quality to worsen over the years.
Unveiling Solutions: A Local Clean Air Champion's Approach to Gender and Air Pollution in Indore
In December 2023, Clean Air Catalyst organized a workshop in Indore focused on women’s empowerment and training as clean air advocates. At the workshop, the Catalyst team caught up with Anupa Gokhale, program director at Pahal Jan Sahayog Vikas Sansthan, a community NGO in Indore, to hear her insights on strategies for empowering women and girls in the fight against air pollution.
Charting the Course for Gender-Responsive Clean Air Action in Nairobi
To realize gender equality in their cities, governments need to have the necessary gender information and data to inform equitable policy design, but many governments lack this crucial gender data. To help fill this data gap, the Clean Air Catalyst Nairobi team is leading a gender-responsive emission inventory (EI).
Women are Taking on Indore’s Air Pollution Crisis by Transforming the Transport Sector
Indore is on a transformative journey to clean up its air, and women are at the forefront of this transformation. In a workshop held last December, the Clean Air Catalyst Indore team aimed to develop a comprehensive understanding of the disproportionate impacts of air pollution on women and other vulnerable communities and empower them as clean air champions.
Grassroot Actions Against Polluted Skies: How Jakarta's Urban Villages Tackle Air Pollution
On a Sunday afternoon last September, a group of about 30 individuals, including a group of mostly female neighbors from 9 kampungs (urban villages) in the greater Jakarta area, joined community activists, NGO representatives focused on serving the urban poor, and air pollution experts to participate in a Learning Circle organized by Clean Air Catalyst, a USAID-funded project led by WRI Indonesia. The workshop consisted of two days of lessons about the importance of air quality and monitoring, and a day of field visits to four kampungs.