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Air Quality Training for SGSITS Students and Faculty Builds Capacity for Clean Air Leaders in Indore
Last month, the Clean Air Catalyst and Shri GS Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS) co-hosted a two-day air quality management workshop for 25 engineering students from across multiple Indore organizations. This workshop was the inaugural event as part of the Catalyst’s newly signed three-year memorandum of understanding with SGSITS for local clean air capacity-building and exchange of resources.
Clean Air Catalyst World Pneumonia Day 2022 Activities
Observed on November 12th, World Pneumonia Day was an opportunity for the Clean Air Catalyst to engage with the health community in Indore, Jakarta and Nairobi, on the connections between air pollution and respiratory disease.
Climate Action Stalled? Integrate Clean Air Solutions into Climate Strategy
Today we are confronted with two interlocking global crises: a public health crisis of air pollution and the existential crisis of climate change. Adopting an integrated approach means targeting pollutants that warm the planet and harm our health, and prioritizing solutions that advance cleaner air and climate goals.
Building a Transparent, Inclusive and Systematic Process for Prioritizing Sources of Air Pollution
To prioritize air pollution sources in a way that takes gender, health, climate and equity into account, Clean Air Catalyst developed a decision support framework to help us systematically acquire local knowledge and scientific inputs from on-the-ground scientists and stakeholders.
Meet Our New Chief of Party, Ethan McMahon
Ethan McMahon is the new Chief of Party for Clean Air Catalyst. He brings 27 years of experience with the US EPA, where he worked with cities and states to build capacity to address climate change and air pollution, and advocated to make environmental data more accessible.
Climate Change is Not Gender Neutral: Harnessing Data to Empower Women and Girls as Change Agents
Research has built evidence linking gender inequality and climate change. The Advancing Gender in the Environment partnership is working to ensure gender is integrated in policies, programs and action.
Combating Air Pollution for Clean Air and Blue Skies
Air pollution is a global health, climate and environmental crisis, often disproportionately affecting the world’s most vulnerable populations. Learn how US Agency for International Development works with partners to address air pollution.
Catalyzing Action for Clean Air and the Climate
After its success with improving solid waste and water management, the city of Indore, India has consistently been ranked the cleanest city in that country by the government’s annual Swachh Survekshan survey. Now, Indore is focused on having cleaner skies. Clean Air Catalyst is a new USAID initiative working with Indore and other cities to scale up effective, sustainable solutions to reduce air pollution.
Women, Transportation and Air Pollution in India
Air pollution affects women and girls differently than men and boys. These differences include biological and socioeconomic disparities, and unequal gender norms that affect exposure type and frequency.
Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: What they are and why they are a big deal
Short-lived climate pollutants are powerful pollutants like methane (CH4), black carbon, tropospheric ozone and other hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) that significantly affect climate change.
Vital global initiative will accelerate clean air solutions in cities
City leaders need to urgently identify and accelerate solutions across the world. That’s why the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is launching a bold initiative – called Clean Air Catalyst – to help cities around the world reduce air pollution by advancing solutions that protect health, promote equitable prosperity and tackle the climate crisis.
Launch of Clean Air Catalyst: Accelerating Clean Air Solutions to Deliver Better Health, Climate and Development Outcomes
The Clean Air Catalyst is a new flagship program of USAID and a global partnership led by WRI and EDF. We are working with communities on the frontlines of the air pollution crisis to accelerate solutions that lead to cleaner, healthier air.
Q&A: Catalyzing Clean Air Action To Combat Air Pollution
Vital Strategies is a proud partner of Clean Air Catalyst, leading efforts to engage the health sector – a critical component of the collective effort needed to promote clean air action.