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CanAIRy Learn: Tech Talk 4 | Comunicación del Riesgo a la Salud

Discutir el uso de los pronósticos de la calidad del aire para el desarrollo de alertas y comunicados eficaces sobre riesgos para la salud, tanto para la población como para los responsables de la toma de decisiones del sector salud, y compartir experiencias sobre diferentes estrategias de comunicación y difusión de los pronósticos de la...

CanAIRy Learn: Tech Talk 4 | Communicating the Risks of Air Pollution to the Public

This webinar will discuss the use of air quality forecasts for the development of effective health risk warnings and communications for both individuals and health sector decision-makers. The event will share experiences of different strategies for communication and dissemination of air quality forecasts and their impact on the population.

CanAIRy Learn: Sesión 3 | Evaluación del desempeño del Pronóstico de calidad del aire CanAIRy Alert

La tercera plática técnica de la Comunidad de Práctica sobre Calidad del Aire, CanAIRy Learn, tuvo como objetivo debatir la importancia de realizar evaluaciones de rendimiento de los modelos de pronósticos de la calidad del aire. Esta sesión fue moderada por WRI México en coordinación con WRI África, donde representantes de países en América Latina...

CanAIRy Learn: Tech Talk 3 | Performance Evaluation for CanAIRy Alert’s Forecasting Model

The third technical talk of the Air Quality Community of Practice, CanAIRy Learn, discussed the importance of conducting performance evaluations of air quality forecasting models. WRI Mexico moderated this session in coordination with WRI Africa, where representatives from Latin American and African countries also shared their experiences in the use and evaluation of CanAIRy Alert...

Increasing Awareness Through Ambient Air Quality: Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Visualization

The primary goal for this product is to enhance public awareness and understanding of ambient air quality through effective data sharing, publication, and communication. By leveraging insights from experts and representatives of major cities, we aim to provide actionable strategies for creating cleaner, healthier urban environments. We hope this product achieves increased public engagement and...

CanAIRy Learn: Tech Talk 2 | Empowering African Cities with Air Quality Forecasting

The second technical talk of the Air Quality Community of Practice, CanAIRy Learn, focused on enhancing the capabilities of African cities to use CanAIRy Alert’s air quality forecasting tool to help air quality decision makers protect their citizens. This session was moderated by WRI Africa; speakers delved into CanAIRy Alert’s tool, low-cost sensor data collection...

High Air Pollution Episode in Cities: Understanding through Data and Tools

The insights from the First Session of the Southeast Asia Air Quality Community of Practice, which focused on expert discussions regarding strategies to combat urban pollution through the use of data and technological tools, will provide real-life experiences and a data-driven strategy to tackle air pollution in cities. The experiences to increase air quality focused...

Second stage: 2nd tech talk | Operationalizing air quality forecasts in the city context

Second stage: 2nd tech talk | Operationalizing air quality forecasts in the city context

The second tech talk of the second stage of the Air Quality Community of Practice of Latin American and African cities (part of the CanAIRy Alert project), sought to create a shared understanding of the challenges of operating an #AirQuality forecasting system in cities in the Global South.

Second stage: 3rd tech talk | Systematic development of integrated emissions inventories

CanAIRy Learn. Air Quality Community of Practice: Second stage: 3rd tech talk | Systematic development of integrated emissions inventories

La segunda etapa de la Comunidad de Práctica de Calidad del Aire de ciudades de Latinoamérica y África como parte del proyecto CanAIRy Alert, comenzó en marzo de 2023

CanAIRy Learn. Air Quality Community of Practice Segunda etapa: 1ra sesión técnica | Datos de calidad del aire: aseguramiento y control de calidadCanAIRy Learn. Air Quality Community of Practice

La segunda etapa de la Comunidad de Práctica de Calidad del Aire de ciudades de Latinoamérica y África como parte del proyecto CanAIRy Alert, comenzó en marzo de 2023. En la primera reunión, se compartieron directrices sobre el desarrollo de criterios de aceptabilidad y conformidad de datos de #CalidadDelAire, además de herramientas útiles para la...

CanAIRy Learn. Air Quality Community of Practice

CanAIRy Learn Air Quality Community of Practice Second stage: 1st tech talk | Air Quality Data: quality assurance and quality control

The second stage of the Air Quality Community of Practice of Latin American and African cities as part of the CanAIRy Alert project started in March 2023. At the first meeting, guidelines were shared on the development of acceptability and conformity criteria for #AirQuality data, as well as useful tools for validating these to produce...

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Air Quality – CanAIRy Learn 1 tech talk CanAIRy Alert Forecast Overview

The first technical talk of CanAIRy Learn: Air Quality Community of Practice was moderated by Ana Cecilia Perales (Technical-Administrative Coordinator for Air Quality, WRI Mexico). In this session, the new stage of the project and its website: canairyalert.org were presented, as well as George Mwaniki (Air Quality Leader, WRI Africa) talked about the two key...

Seventh Technical Session | Use of satellite products to identify and quantify emissions

Seventh Technical Session | Use of satellite products to identify and quantify emissions

The seventh and final technical seminar of the Air Quality Community of Practice for LATAM and African cities was moderated by Ana Cecilia Perales (Air Quality Coordinator, WRI Mexico). This session explored satellite measurements as a method of providing complementary air quality information. Information from satellite products opens the opportunity to visualize the spatial distribution...

Sesión técnica 7 | Uso de productos satelitales para identificar y cuantificar emisiones

Sesión técnica 7 | Uso de productos satelitales para identificar y cuantificar emisiones

El séptimo y último seminario técnico de la Comunidad de Práctica de Calidad del Aire de ciudades de LATAM y África fue moderado por Ana Cecilia Perales (Coordinadora de Calidad del Aire, WRI México). Esta sesión exploró las mediciones satelitales como método para proveer información complementaria de calidad del aire. La información de productos satélites...

Diálogo Sur-Sur | Lecciones aprendidas, experiencias compartidas y próximos pasos

Diálogo Sur-Sur | Lecciones aprendidas, experiencias compartidas y próximos pasos

El cierre de la primera etapa de la Comunidad de Práctica de Calidad del Aire de ciudades de LATAM y África fue moderado por Daniel Ibañez (Especialista en marketing y comunicación digital, WRI). Durante la reunión, autoridades de alto nivel y miembros del proyecto compartieron sus experiencias, lecciones aprendidas y necesidades a raíz de las...

Third Technical Session | Towards an integrated vision of climate and clean air action plans: perspectives and experiences

Third Technical Session | Towards an integrated vision of climate and clean air action plans: perspectives and experiences

The third technical session of the Air Quality community of practice was held last April 26th, 2022, and was moderated by the WRI Mexico Air Quality Coordinator, Ana Cecilia Perales. Its objective was to share with the Community of practice the perspectives and experiences in the design and implementation of integrated action plans for air...

Fourth Technical Session | Participatory science: promoting actions for clean air

Fourth Technical Session | Participatory science: promoting actions for clean air

The fourth technical seminar of the Air Quality community of practice of cities in LATAM and Africa was moderated by Ana Cecilia Perales (Air Quality Coordinator, WRI Mexico) and Itzá Castañeda (Director of Social Equity, WRI Mexico). The objective of this session was: to share with the members of the Community the value of promoting...

First Technical Session | Useful air quality forecasts for cities: performance assessment

First Technical Session | Useful air quality forecasts for cities: performance assessment

The Air Quality Community of Practice of latam and African cities aims to share best practices for the generation and use of data and tools for air quality management and climate change mitigation through a community of practice with authorities in Latin America and Africa for city authorities to design and implement comprehensive solutions, based on previous...

Launch of Canairy Alert, a new program to support cities in Africa to improve their air quality forecasting and research on pollution sources

Launch of Canairy Alert, a new program to support cities in Africa to improve their air quality forecasting and research on pollution sources

Air pollution remains a major environmental challenge with significant impacts on human health and ecosystems. Cities in the low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have recognized this challenge and are prepared to take policy and regulatory actions to address it. However, these cities experience several challenges, including limited air quality monitoring data, low technical capacity to...

AQ Tech Talk: Forecast and Impacts of Saharan Dust

AQ Tech Talk: Forecast and Impacts of Saharan Dust

Every year in the summer, dust particulates from the Saharan Desert are suspended by strong winds and carried across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Commonly known as the Saharan Dust Storm (or Saharan Air Layer), this Trans-Atlantic event brings unhealthy levels of PM 2.5 and PM 10 to some cities, changes to...

AQ Tech Talk: Developing City-Level Air Quality Forecasting, The Mexico City Experience

AQ Tech Talk: Developing City-Level Air Quality Forecasting, The Mexico City Experience

Many of the places with the highest level of pollution have the least information to work with to know their air quality and manage it accordingly. While there is a growing number of globally available, publicly funded, open resources for tracking, forecasting, and attributing pollution, these resources are often spatially coarse and rarely incorporate the...

AQ Tech Talk: Air Pollution Measurement & Mitigation for the Transport Sector

AQ Tech Talk: Air Pollution Measurement & Mitigation for the Transport Sector

The transport sector significantly impacts air quality at the local, urban, and global scales. In many cities throughout the world, transportation sources can contribute over half of particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions in addition to hundreds of other toxic compounds that negatively impact human health and the environment. Numerous studies indicate that people who...

AQ Tech Talk: Towards Cleaner Air in Surat, India

AQ Tech Talk: Towards Cleaner Air in Surat, India

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AQ Tech Talk: Low-Cost Sensor Pilot and Citizen Engagement in Brasil

AQ Tech Talk: Low-Cost Sensor Pilot and Citizen Engagement in Brasil

Car-Free Friday (CFF) is an ongoing initiative in the city of Sao Paulo, Brasil that restricts the use of single occupancy vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, and motorcycles from certain streets on the last Friday of every month. It is critical to measure the variety of impacts, including air quality, of these initiatives because it can help...