Clean Air Catalyst
@CleanAirCAC
#CleanAirCatalyst is a global partnership formed by @USAID accelerating solutions to curb air pollution, improve health and address climate change.
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A new study shows how #airpollution anywhere can affect #airquality everywhere.
'Our study combines atmospheric transport of air pollution with supply chain analysis as it tells us where the pollution is coming from and who is responsible for it' bit.ly/43QxCpD
Nairobi's #airquality is consistently poor, w/average annual PM2.5 levels more than double World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
In Feb. Clean Air Catalyst, through partner Earth Journalism Network, organized a training for editors & journalists to close reporting gaps on #airpollution . bit.ly/4aviGj6
We are one week away from sharing something exciting with the SoGA community!
Follow along for the next week as we reveal parts of this upcoming project. We can't wait to let you all in on what we have been working on. 😁
#ChildrensHealth #CleanAirForAll
💨 #Airpollution is the world's 4th leading fatal health⚕️ risk, claiming millions of lives each year.
How can cities improve #airquality and save lives? By investing in clean ⚡️power, 🌿green transport and 🚜 agricultural upgrades.
Find out more: bit.ly/3oZgDkS
#Airpollution affects public health worldwide, and children are specially vulnerable to its effects. Due to its impact across borders, to reduce air pollution emissions and exposure, action is needed at local, national and international levels.
Read more: bit.ly/4cuX1sK
In March, the Clean Air Catalyst Indore team was featured at a state-level workshop to take stock of the current state of #airquality mitigation activities underway in Madhya Pradesh’s largest cities.
Read the Project Update: bit.ly/3TSgH19
If not planned correctly, city planning can impact residents' #AirQuality negatively.
In Jakarta for example, new development meant more dust and traffic pollution.
Read how urban villages are tackling #airpollution in the city: bit.ly/49Gwp62
To realize gender equality, governments must have gender data to inform policy design.
In 🇰🇪, Clean Air Catalyst is collaborating w/County Government 047 to collect #airpollution data & determine how gender contributes to pollution exposure: bit.ly/3T9b5PJ
Read how cities in Latin America are working to improve their #airquality through data-driven approaches.
🫁 The air we breathe.
🥘 The food we eat.
🚰 The water we drink.
🌆 The environment we live in.
🔥 Climate change & destruction of natural habitats.
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All of these impact our health.
#HealthForAll : means protecting nature 🌎🌍🌏
In 2022, India ranked as the 8th most polluted country in the world. #Airpollution accounted for 17.8% of the total deaths nationwide in 2019. Read Clean Air Catalyst's Detailed Analysis of Air Pollution Sources & Activities in Indore City Report to learn more: bit.ly/3PUlGxt
In 2023, 🇧🇩 recorded the worst #airquality of 134 countries monitored by IQAir; 🇵🇰 and 🇮🇳 were close behind.
The report showed South Asia suffers from the worst pollution in the world; learn why the region's #airpollution is so prevalent: bit.ly/3JabzRl
' #Airpollution endangers 99% of the world’s population, figures show, but its effects are felt most acutely in the global south'
bit.ly/3U83MK3
#ICYMI :
Clean Air Catalyst's March newsletter highlighted the gender work the Catalyst teams in #Indore , #Jakarta , and #Nairobi are doing to highlight disparities in #airpollution effects on men and women. Read the highlights:
bit.ly/4ac4dbW
Can reporting carbon emissions help us reduce #airpollution ?
Listen to this Energy Policy Institute at UChicago podcast to learn more.
In March, the Clean Air Catalyst Indore team was featured at a state-level workshop to take stock of the current state of #airquality mitigation activities underway in Madhya Pradesh’s largest cities.
Read the Project Update: bit.ly/3TSgH19