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International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies logo. UN/CCAC
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Resolution to hold an International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on 19 December 2019, during its 74th session and invited the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to facilitate the observance of the international day on 7 September in collaboration with other relevant organizations.
This year, #WorldCleanAirDay aims to raise awareness at all levels – individual, community, corporate and government – about the importance of healthy air for healthy people and a healthy planet.
The day provides a platform for strengthening global solidarity and political momentum for action against air pollution and climate change, including increased international cooperation on the collection of air quality data, carrying out joint research, developing new technologies and sharing best practices.
Find out more about this day on the Clean Air for blue skies website and FAQ page and test your knowledge of air pollution with a quick quiz.
Other publication / This brief summarises the current research on the impact of urban air pollution on children in low- and middle-income countries.
Feature / SEI is working with partners to develop policy instruments for air quality management informed by scientific assessments and air quality monitoring in Kenya.
SEI brief / SEI and partners are producing a first-of-its-kind guide for businesses to develop air pollutant emission inventories to track and reduce such emissions.
Feature / SEI Africa has embarked on a plan to deploy air quality sensors in the town of Nakuru in Kenya's Rift Valley to measure the quality of health for residents.
Past event / This webinar discusses the need for a collaborative and integrated approach to achieving clean air and climate change mitigation in West Asia.
Past event / SEI's Johan Kuylenstierna will speak at a panel discussion about the performance and challenges of air quality policy in the Seoul Metropolitan Area.
Past event / A demonstration of the benefits of implementing integrated actions for clean air and the climate in Southeast Asia.
Past event / Sir Andy Haines, Professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, delivered the Gordon Goodman Lecture on 15 September 2021.
Journal article / This work presents a model that integrates the assessment of food consumption-related health risks, with the quantification of greenhouse gas emissions.
Other publication / The assessment shows how human-caused methane emissions can be reduced by up to 45% this decade.
Feature / Find out how reducing methane emissions can reduce the rate of global warming and achieve significant health and development benefits.
SEI brief / How SEI’s Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) and Integrated Benefits Calculator can help plan coherent emission reduction strategies with health benefits.
Perspective / This perspective highlights three major solutions to address the challenges faced by low-income and vulnerable transport users in African cities.
Project / A scientifically robust and policy-relevant framework to identify and assess priority measures that maximize the multiple-benefits for air quality and climate.
SEI report / Overcoming the issues and obstacles that China, Japan and Korea face when improving processes and cooperation.
Project / The project will look at the impact of air pollution in the world of work, including worker productivity, and work quality and quantity.
Project / This project investigates air pollutants inside homes in the city of Bradford, UK: their sources, interactions and health effects on those living there.
Media coverage / World Athletics builds on SEI's air pollution research to introduce Phase 2 of their air quality project: a new method of monitoring air pollution in Nairobi.
SEI brief / This discussion brief examines the relationships between air pollution, gender inequality, social inequity and poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
SEI brief / This policy brief outlines some of the air pollution policies in place in Thailand, as well as key barriers to, and opportunities for, their enforcement.
Past event / Latin American and Caribbean countries recount how they enhanced climate change commitments to achieve local air pollution benefits.
Past event / At an Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2021 event, representatives from SEI, UNEP, Asia and the UK will share their experiences on updating NDCs and similar policies.
Past event / As peak haze season approaches, activists and researchers tackle who really pays the price of air pollution in Thailand.
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Feature / This Q&A presents insights on Sweden’s approach to smart cities, exploring how they could be adapted to meet the unique needs of urban areas in Serbia.
Past event / SEI Africa is working with the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC -K) to develop a Sustainability Policy and Sustainability Strategy for sports management
Feature / Discover how SEI's Consumption Compass aids Swedish municipalities in slashing climate impact through smarter consumption.
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