Clean Air Institute

09/23/2026

🌎 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲

Today, the Intergovernmental Network on Air Pollution for Latin America and the Caribbean and its Regional Action Plan were presented during Session 3 of the 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲, highlighting the region’s efforts to strengthen cooperation on air quality.

We are pleased to see the work of the Network and its Regional Action Plan highlighted in this global dialogue. The 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 participates in the Network and contributed to the development of the Regional Action Plan.

We thank the 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 (MMA) for highlighting this regional effort and acknowledging CAI’s contribution during the session.

09/18/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘀

🌬️ To mark the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the Regional AirQ+ Expert Group brought together training activities in nine countries, with 12 activities focused on strengthening capacities to assess the health impacts of air pollution.

AirQ+, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), is a tool used to quantify the health impacts and burden attributable to air pollution, helping bring evidence into air quality and health decision-making.

PAHO is also inviting professionals in health and environment, researchers, students and policymakers to continue their training through the AirQ+ course available on the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health (VCPH). The course is free and self-paced.

🔎 Read the full story and access the course: https://www.paho.org/es/noticias/11-9-2026-ops-grupo-experto-airq-impulsan-formacion-calidad-aire-salud-americas-por-dia

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Washington, D.C., 11 de septiembre de 2026 - En el marco del Día Internacional del Aire Limpio por un Cielo Azul, la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), junto con el Grupo Experto Regional AirQ+, impulsó una maratón de actividades sobre contaminación atmosférica y salud que reunió a ...

09/16/2026

🗣𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 | 𝟮𝟯–𝟮𝟰 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

How can countries strengthen air quality management, connect science and policy, mobilize investment, and turn air quality information into action?

The International Clean Air Dialogue, organized by UNECE in cooperation with UNEP, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the Government of Türkiye, will bring together policymakers, experts, researchers and other stakeholders to exchange experiences and explore practical approaches to advancing clean air action.

The two-day programme will cover global air pollution trends, science–policy cooperation, regional frameworks, transport, financing for clean air, public communication, monitoring, management and governance.

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲.

📅 23–24 September 2026
📍 Istanbul, Türkiye / Online

🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.ccacoalition.org/events/international-clean-air-dialogue

09/16/2026

𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁-𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 (𝗦𝗟𝗖𝗣𝘀)

On September 9th, Brazil's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) launched the 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗰̧𝗮̃𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝗿 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼 𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰̧𝗮̃𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮́𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗮 (𝗣𝗖𝗩𝗖𝘀) — Brazil's National Action Plan for Clean Air and Climate for the Reduction of Short-Lived Climate Pollutants. This instrument seeks to strengthen the institutional conditions the country needs to reduce short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) emissions in an integrated and coordinated way across levels of government, sectors, and society. It aims to curb short-term global warming, improve air quality, protect public health, strengthen agricultural productivity, and build environmental resilience, under principles of equity and climate justice.

That same day, the plan's public consultation also opened — an opportunity for civil society, academia, the private sector, and other interested stakeholders to contribute directly to its development.

SLCPs have a short atmospheric lifetime but a warming potential far greater than CO₂. Reducing them brings fast, tangible benefits for climate, air quality, and public health — which is why plans like this one are essential to advancing integrated governance across these agendas.

At the Clean Air Institute, we celebrate this milestone, and we invite you to join in: take part in the public consultation 👇

🔗 https://brasilparticipativo.presidencia.gov.br/processes/planopcvc

Plataforma oficial de participação social do Governo Federal. Participe de consultas públicas, conferências e propostas colaborativas para fortalecer as políticas públicas do Brasil.

08/24/2026

𝗔 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 🏙️

We are pleased to see the progress of the initiative presented by the Secretariat of Environment of Mexico City (SEDEMA) to expand air quality monitoring through low-cost monitors.

The initiative will provide higher-resolution information on PM2.5, helping identify pollution hotspots, better understand differences in exposure, and complement the city’s existing regulatory air quality monitoring network.

The project also incorporates an environmental justice perspective, recognizing that air pollution does not affect all communities equally and that improved monitoring can help identify areas where greater attention may be needed.

The Clean Air Institute is proud to provide technical support to this work, developed within the framework of Breathe Cities.

🔎 Learn more about this initiative and its progress in SEDEMA’s official press release: https://www.sedema.cdmx.gob.mx/comunicacion/nota/sedema-presenta-proyecto-para-ampliar-el-monitoreo-de-la-calidad-del-aire-con-nuevos-equipos



del Medio Ambiente

08/19/2026

𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗼 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆

The Clean Air Institute is currently supporting the Secretariat of the Environment of Mexico City (SEDEMA) in the design, deployment, and operationalization of the city's first network of low-cost air quality monitors.

Implemented with Breathe Cities, in collaboration with C40 Cities and the Clean Air Fund, the project will complement Mexico City's existing regulatory monitoring system by generating higher-resolution data to strengthen air quality analysis, inform territorial interventions, and help address air-quality-related health inequalities.

The project combines technical analysis, participatory processes, and institutional capacity building—from network design and site selection to procurement, installation, calibration, data validation, and knowledge transfer to SEDEMA.

By strengthening local monitoring capacity and enabling more actionable information, this work aims to support cleaner air, better-informed policies, improved public health, and greater climate resilience in Mexico City and beyond.

🔎 Learn more about the project: https://www.cleanairinstitute.org/our-work/lcm-cdmx

CAI supports SEDEMA in designing and deploying Mexico City's first low-cost monitor network for air quality, backed by Breathe Cities

08/17/2026

Si no pudiste conectarte al seminario web del Día Interamericano del Aire, organizado por la OPS/OMS y AIDIS, ¡ya puedes ver la grabación completa! Revive este espacio de diálogo e intercambio de experiencias sobre cómo el monitoreo de la calidad del aire, desde redes oficiales de referencia hasta tecnologías hiperlocales y sensores de bajo costo, contribuye a la salud de nuestras comunidades y apoya la toma de decisiones.

🎥 Accede a la grabación del evento aquí: https://youtu.be/Z-WXnCn5eX8?si=k9cSZPIIvM_l76Qk

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08/10/2026

𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗔𝗛𝗢

On June 18, the 178th Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO-WHO) 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲'𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. The decision was supported by a majority of Member States, who recognized the CAI's contributions to advancing evidence-based air quality and health policies across the region.

This resolution didn't happen overnight. Behind it are years of sustained collaboration with PAHO: technical projects, country-level assistance, participation in regional governance spaces, and contributions to policy frameworks addressing the health impacts of air pollution. That track record of systematic, committed work laid the foundation for this decision.

We are deeply grateful to the Member States that supported this recommendation and to the PAHO team for their trust in our work. We will continue contributing to the regional effort for clean air as a fundamental condition for health.

🔗 CE178 official documents (PAHO): https://iris.paho.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/1734f715-a04b-400b-9a16-d3fd32e8ae1c/content

07/29/2026

🌎 ¿𝗖𝗼́𝗺𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗼𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗷𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗱?

La Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS/OMS) y la Asociación Interamericana de Ingeniería Sanitaria y Ambiental (AIDIS) invitan a participar en el 𝗗𝗶́𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, cuyo tema será "𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗼 𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗱 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲: 𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗼 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗮 𝗹𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹".

El evento reunirá a especialistas de la región para compartir experiencias sobre redes de monitoreo, sensores de bajo costo, evaluación de impactos en salud y el uso de la evidencia científica para fortalecer las políticas públicas de calidad del aire.

En el Clean Air Institute nos hacemos eco de la invitación de la OPS y AIDIS a este importante encuentro, que promoverá el intercambio de conocimientos y el diálogo entre profesionales, instituciones y tomadores de decisiones comprometidos con un aire más limpio y una mejor salud para la región.

📅 Más información e inscripciones:
https://www.paho.org/es/eventos/dia-interamericano-aire-2026-monitoreo-e-impacto-salud-calidad-aire-lo-global-lo-hiperlocal

07/23/2026

We welcome this important dialogue between the Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (CCAD) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which highlights the growing integration of air quality, climate change, and public health across Central America and the Dominican Republic.

The 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 represents an important milestone for strengthening regional cooperation and advancing coordinated action across these interconnected agendas.

The Clean Air Institute is proud to have contributed technical assistance to the design of this regional programme, developed through the collaborative efforts of CCAD, PAHO, and regional partners.

Congratulations to all the institutions involved in advancing this important initiative. We look forward to continuing to work together as partners to advance its implementation across the region.

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