⏳ One week left to submit a session, town hall, or scientific workshop proposal for #AGU26!
🗣️➡️ Add your voice to the conversation at AGU26: Where Science Connects. Submit a proposal by 22 April: buff.ly/1sPRVfF
Registration is now open!
#AirPollution may not feel immediate, but its effects build over time,impacting more than just our lungs. A new @heisoga.bsky.social factsheet shows how it affects multiple organs, with risks varying by life stage, occupation and exposure.
📄 Read more: bit.ly/4bJKELe
🚌 Looking for an opportunity to drive efficient, sustainable transport?
The 2026 Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship will award 5️⃣ candidates up to $12,500 each to expand research on sustainable transport and energy efficiency.
Expressions of interest are due April 17.
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/41m4fv4
Applications are open for the EPIC Air Quality Fund, supporting projects that turn data into national policy impact. Notably, around 60% of awardees have been based in Africa, including AfriCAN members.
Interested? Reach out and we can connect you with a past awardee.
Apply here: bit.ly/3P3uIL3
Do you work on #AirQuality and/or care about Los Angeles? May I suggest the Podcast #Smoglandia.
Chemistry to save the day, your lungs, spinach & more ...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
OpenAQ is pleased to share a new guide for organizations launching air quality monitoring networks and wanting sovereignty over the data they generate.
No matter whether, when, or with whom you might wish to share data--be informed before you buy!
Guide:
link.openaq.org/beforeyoubuy
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The Chatham House Fellowship with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation offers early–mid career professionals 10 months to develop independent research while engaging global policy experts.
📅 Apply by 7th April 2026
More details here: www.chathamhouse.org/academy/fell...
💨 Air pollution is a major health risk—yet millions live without reliable data on the air they breathe.
Can sports help close the gap?
✍️ Kate Okorie
@who.int @worldathletics.org @cleanairfund.bsky.social
📖⬇️ and 🔁🙏
The Call for Abstracts deadline has been extended! There is now more time to submit your abstract for the #CleanAirForumPretoria and shape conversations on the investment case for clean air and healthy cities.
🗓️ New due date: 5th April 2026
Submit your abstract: bit.ly/4u8URrw
This session explores AI in research, covering current technology, practical uses like task automation with AI agents, and an updated environmental epidemiology workflow. Learn how AI streamlines research from literature review to manuscript drafting. https://bit.ly/4bnFBQA
Our new COMPASS Skill Sprint: Communicating Science in Complex Settings, is designed to help scientists & technical experts build confidence communicating when it matters most.
Follow the link to register: buff.ly/QJATCsk
#SciComm #ProfessionalDevelopment #EnvironmentalScience #PolicyEngagement
We are thrilled to introduce the 2026 OpenAQ Community Ambassadors! This year, we're welcoming ten leaders who will champion clean air & open data within their local communities.
Learn more: ambassadors.openaq.org/cohorts/2026
⏰ Just 1 day to go. Join us tomorrow as we explore how Digital Earth Africa is using satellite data to strengthen air quality monitoring and support more informed decision-making across Africa.
📅 March 24th
⏰ 1–2 PM GMT | 4–5 PM EAT
👉 Register: bit.ly/4lBmu8P
With 80 million tons of waste, the Bantargebang landfill far exceeds its safe capacity. Following a deadly collapse, experts warn that treating waste as "disposal" rather than "processing" is a systemic failure that continues to endanger lives.
Learn more 👇️
Poster describing the topic of the webinar: Clean air across generations: how women’s actions are shaping healthier cities The webinar will take place on Monday, March 23 at 3:00 PM EAT
📣 Happening on Monday, March 23, join us!
Featuring a fantastic line up of #WomeninAQ from across Africa representing government, academia and other sectors.
Co-organized by UrbanBetter and Women in Air Quality- Africa.
🔗: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
There are just 7 days left to submit your abstract for #CleanAirForumPretoria. Contribute to the programme by sharing perspectives, evidence, or innovations that support stronger #AirQuality action across Africa.
Deadline: 27th March, 2026
Submit here: bit.ly/4u8URrw
Cityscape of Pretoria with text announcing Africa Clean Air Forum on clean air investment from July 14-16, 2026.
Save the date for the #CleanAirForumPretoria!
Throughout the event, experts will examine how air quality evidence can better inform health action, investment, & strengthen health systems across Africa.
📅 14–16 July 2026
More 👉 bit.ly/3M1cWqD
#AfricaCleanAirForum26
On the sidelines of #BAQ2026, we met with colleagues from
@cleanairasia.bsky.social, a collaboration that has grown since the 2nd #CleanAirForum in Lagos.
Working across regions and sharing lessons strengthens the partnerships needed to accelerate practical clean air solutions. #CleanAir4All
We did this last evening in Bangkok on the sidelines of the Better Air Quality
#BAQ2026
The biggest concern emerging is on a deadly combo … #SuperPollutants + Heat
#AirPollution
@pallavipnt.bsky.social @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/7BT-KVl...
New Science on the 7th! At #RespiraMI2026, Pallavi Pant & Haneen Khreis discuss how traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) affects our health and why it matters.
Watch now: https://tinyurl.com/2ewcb64s
#ScienceOnThe7th #CleanAirForAll
Many African cities and countries still face gaps in air quality data, making it harder to track pollution and respond effectively. Join us to explore how Digital Earth Africa uses satellite data to support #AirQuality monitoring and better decision-making.
📅 Mar 24 | ⏰ 1–2 PM GMT
👉 bit.ly/4lBmu8P
The Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago has opened applications for the 2026 EPIC Air Quality Fund, supporting projects that use air quality data to drive national policy change. Funding supports monitoring, open data, and evidence-based action.
More details: bit.ly/3P3uIL3
Check out this recent WHO report that provides an in-depth analysis of the benefits and limitations of air quality indexes (AQIs) and provides a roadmap for developing and refining them ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/yf9rkv9e
#CleanAirForAll #AQI #AirQuality
Registration is open for the #AfricaCleanAirForum26. Key discussions will:
✔️Spotlight evidence-driven action
✔️Advance emerging technologies
✔️Unlock financing pathways
✔️Strengthen regional collaboration
Register here: bit.ly/46TiSck
Abstract submissions are open. The #CleanAirForumPretoria invites abstracts that contribute to advancing #AirQuality action across Africa. Selected submissions will be featured as podium or poster presentations at the Forum.
Deadline: 27th March, 2026
More details: bit.ly/4u8URrw
