ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº together with the United States Environmental Protection Agency hosted an interactive technical workshop on improving measurement of air quality in low- and middle-income countries. Participants at the workshop explored a spectrum of technical strategies, ranging from satellite remote sensing and ground-level monitoring to emerging air sensors, to increase air quality data availability and support countries¡¯ policy needs.
ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº together with the United States Environmental Protection Agency hosted an interactive technical workshop on improving measurement of air quality in low- and middle-income countries. Participants at the workshop explored a spectrum of technical strategies, ranging from satellite remote sensing and ground-level monitoring to emerging air sensors, to increase air quality data availability and support countries¡¯ policy needs.
The meeting culminated with the initiation of a white paper that will aim to provide preliminary guidance, for low and middle income (LMICs) countries, on the application of various data and methods to air quality policy design and implementation, particularly those focused on improving public health.
Workshop participants included representatives from government, private sector, multilateral organizations, and academic institutions in Bolivia, Canada, El Salvador, Germany, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, United States of America, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.
The agenda included the following presentations:
D1C: Technical Perspectives and needs assessment from LMIC countries
, Professor Sara Feresu, Air Pollution Information Network for Africa (APINA) Secretariat, Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
, Raphael Arku, Sc.D., University Of British Columbia, Canada
, Dr. Thuli Khumalo,National Air Quality Officer, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
D1D: Policy and decision-making objectives, requirements, and gaps
, Rodolfo Lacy, Ministry Of Environment, Mexico
, Luis Antonio Iba?ez Guerrero, Ministerio Del Ambiente, Peru
, Dr. Pacifica Achieng, Director of Climate Change Programmes Coordination, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya
D1E: Perspectives from Implementing/Funding Organizations
, Yewande Aramide Awe, Senior Environmental Specialist, World Bank
, Heather Adair-Rohani, World Health Organization
, Jason Jabbour (on behalf of Sean Khan) United Nations Environment Programme
D2B: Perspectives on the State of the Science: Ground based and exposure measurements
, Jamie Schauer, PhD, PE, MBA, Director, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin ¨C Madison
, Josh Apte, PhD., Assistant Professor, University of Texas ¨C Austin
, Darby Jack, Columbia University
D2C: Perspectives on the State of the Science and Implications for Development: Satellite and remote sensing measurements
, Randall Martin, Dalhousie University
, John Burrows ¨C University Of Bremen, Germany
D2D: Data Integration and Management
, Gufran Beig, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
, John White ¨C US EPA/AirNow
D2E: Innovations in Air Quality Data
, Bryan Duncan, NASA
, Christa Hasenkopf, PhD., OpenAQ
, Kourosh Karimkhany, Weather Underground
