We are excited to announce the highly anticipated return of the Better Air Quality (BAQ) conference in 2026, which will take place on 11th-13th March 2026 at the UN Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bang...
PLENARY: Forging South-South Partnerships and Accelerating Collective Action on Air Pollution
(ESCAP, UNEP)
We are excited to announce the highly anticipated return of the Better Air Quality (BAQ)...
We are excited to announce the highly anticipated return of the Better Air Quality (BAQ) conference in 2026, which will take place on 11th-13th March 2026 at the UN Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bang...
We are excited to announce the highly anticipated return of the Better Air Quality (BAQ) conference in 2026, which will take place on 11th-13th March 2026 at the UN Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bang...
Every day, we breathe in the air around us. However, due to the presence of air pollutants, the air we breathe can pose a danger to our health. In 2021 alone, air pollution was responsible for 8.1 ...
Ein Kratzen im Hals, schwarze Auspuffwolken und feiner Staub auf der Fensterbank: Luftschadstoffe wie Feinstaub und Stickstoffdioxid belasten noch immer unsere Atemluft und führen zu Krankheiten wi...
Clean air saves lives.
That’s why we’re expanding Breathe Cities with our partners @cleanairfund and @c40cities to include Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Madrid, Spain.
By combining real-time air qual...
Air pollution is the world’s leading environmental health risk.
Its burden falls overwhelmingly on low- and middle-income countries where populations are most exposed and least able to protect the...
Air pollution is one of the most pressing development challenges globally, with far-reaching impacts on health, productivity, and economic growth. In South Asia alone, nearly one billion people are...
Georgia is expanding its air quality monitoring network with EU and UN support. On 29 May, representatives of the European Union, UNDP, WHO, and the National Environmental Agency visited one of the...
Air pollution is one of the biggest—and most overlooked—health threats of our time. From asthma and respiratory infections to chronic lung disease, polluted air affects millions of people every day...
Arizonans gathered in Tucson on #WorldAsthmaDay with a clear message: we are not expendable. By loosening restrictions on soot, tailpipe, climate, and chemical pollution, Trump and EPA Administrato...
This doesn’t seem fair, does it?
Aviation emissions in Europe just hit a record high.
But major gaps in the EU’s carbon pricing system means that some airlines are paying for the carbon they emit...
Health professionals and environmental justice advocates gathered in Tucson to mark World Asthma Day with a clear message: Arizonans are not expendable.
Asthma affects 28 million Americans, causin...
On April 13th, a New Mexico environmental board unanimously approved raising air quality permit fees. That might not sound interesting, but the decision is consequential. It means there will be ten...
Polluters Have to Pay: Pakistani farmers take climate justice fight against RWE and Heidelberg Materials to German court
In the summer of 2022, Pakistan suffered its worst climate-related di...
In honor of #earthday, we spoke to US Representative Adelita Grijalva @repgrijalva. She understands what it means to be disproportionately burdened by toxic pollution and climate change. Her family...
Zatímco hustého zimního smogu si pravděpodobně všimne každý, znečištění ovzduší v Bosně a Hercegovině je jiné, přítomné po celý rok. Ve vzduchu jsou neviditelné, ale škodlivé látky, které ovlivňují...
While everyone is likely to notice thick winter smog, air pollution in Bosnia and Herzegovina is different—it is ever-present all year round. Polluted air contains invisible, but harmful, substance...
📍 Bangkok
What do you call a place where governments, environmental leaders and private stakeholders meet to propel clean air solutions? This is the Better Air Quality Conference, a space for col..