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Grassroot Actions Against Polluted Skies: How Jakarta's Urban Villages Tackle Air Pollution 
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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.   

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Clean Air Catalyst Jakarta leads a Learning Circles Workshop
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Clean Air Catalyst Jakarta leads a Learning Circles Workshop

WRI Indonesia through the Clean Air Catalyst collaborates with local partners to address air pollution sources, notably transportation. The Catalyst led a Learning Circle workshop, combining Women Empowerment Workshops and Gender Equality Training to engage diverse stakeholders, fostering understanding and advocacy.

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7 Things to Know About Jakarta’s Air Pollution Crisis
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7 Things to Know About Jakarta’s Air Pollution Crisis

Air pollution spikes in the months of June, July and August are a regular feature of life in Jakarta, occurring annually with the onset of the dry season, following monsoonal patterns. This is when a lack of moisture in the atmosphere and other meteorological conditions combine with high emissions, mostly from the transport and industry sectors, to produce dangerously high levels of pollution. This year, El Niño and ever-rising human emissions have created an especially dangerous spike in pollution.

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EJN’s First Rumor Tracking Activity Counters Misinformation about Air Pollution in Indonesia and India
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EJN’s First Rumor Tracking Activity Counters Misinformation about Air Pollution in Indonesia and India

In 2021, Internews’ Earth Journalism Network (EJN) conducted an Information Ecosystem Assessment as part of the Clean Air Catalyst project, which yielded several insights into how communities in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Indore, India, seek out information about air pollution, and the gaps and barriers they encounter in accessing it. 

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EJN Assesses Information on Air Quality in Indore and Jakarta
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EJN Assesses Information on Air Quality in Indore and Jakarta

Internews' Earth Journalism Network (EJN) has joined the global consortium of organizations led by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) which will work together to build capacity for tailored, self-reliant solutions that reduce air pollution and improve human health in developing countries.

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