@africacleanair.bsky.social
Uniting partners across disciplines and borders for clean air. We bridge science and policy to drive scalable, open-access and evidence-based solutions for African cities.
African cities in the @c40cities.bsky.social network are taking #CleanAir action alongside urban growth.
Dakar’s safer green spaces
Addis’ composting & recycling
Accra’s community waste sorting
Tshwane’s anti–tire-burning campaigns
Nairobi’s expanding AQ network
🔗 www.weforum.org/stories/2024...
Dakar’s safer green spaces
Addis’ composting & recycling
Accra’s community waste sorting
Tshwane’s anti–tire-burning campaigns
Nairobi’s expanding AQ network
🔗 www.weforum.org/stories/2024...
How cities are tackling the silent killer of air pollution
Air pollution kills 13 people globally every minute. Cities are waking up to this fact, and now these initiatives are making progress to cut air pollution.
www.weforum.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
African cities in the @c40cities.bsky.social network are taking #CleanAir action alongside urban growth.
Dakar’s safer green spaces
Addis’ composting & recycling
Accra’s community waste sorting
Tshwane’s anti–tire-burning campaigns
Nairobi’s expanding AQ network
🔗 www.weforum.org/stories/2024...
Dakar’s safer green spaces
Addis’ composting & recycling
Accra’s community waste sorting
Tshwane’s anti–tire-burning campaigns
Nairobi’s expanding AQ network
🔗 www.weforum.org/stories/2024...
#AirPollution is among the top 5 threats to life expectancy in Nigeria.
EPIC's 2025 #AQLIReport finds pollution shortens the average Nigerian resident’s life expectancy by 1.8 years, relative to what it would be if the @who.int guideline was met. bit.ly/41L9gOr
EPIC's 2025 #AQLIReport finds pollution shortens the average Nigerian resident’s life expectancy by 1.8 years, relative to what it would be if the @who.int guideline was met. bit.ly/41L9gOr
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#AirPollution is among the top 5 threats to life expectancy in Nigeria.
EPIC's 2025 #AQLIReport finds pollution shortens the average Nigerian resident’s life expectancy by 1.8 years, relative to what it would be if the @who.int guideline was met. bit.ly/41L9gOr
EPIC's 2025 #AQLIReport finds pollution shortens the average Nigerian resident’s life expectancy by 1.8 years, relative to what it would be if the @who.int guideline was met. bit.ly/41L9gOr
Super pollutants like methane, black carbon & HFCs warm the planet faster than CO₂ and worsen #AirQuality. Cutting them brings quick wins for health & climate.
🔗 Learn more via this factsheet from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition: bit.ly/47W9KDw
🔗 Learn more via this factsheet from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition: bit.ly/47W9KDw
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Super pollutants like methane, black carbon & HFCs warm the planet faster than CO₂ and worsen #AirQuality. Cutting them brings quick wins for health & climate.
🔗 Learn more via this factsheet from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition: bit.ly/47W9KDw
🔗 Learn more via this factsheet from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition: bit.ly/47W9KDw
Partner Spotlight | Makerere University Lung Institute
From lung health research to policy advocacy, Makerere University Lung_Institute is advancing #CleanAir & stronger health systems in Uganda & beyond.
Proud to collaborate for #CleanAir4Africa.
From lung health research to policy advocacy, Makerere University Lung_Institute is advancing #CleanAir & stronger health systems in Uganda & beyond.
Proud to collaborate for #CleanAir4Africa.
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Partner Spotlight | Makerere University Lung Institute
From lung health research to policy advocacy, Makerere University Lung_Institute is advancing #CleanAir & stronger health systems in Uganda & beyond.
Proud to collaborate for #CleanAir4Africa.
From lung health research to policy advocacy, Makerere University Lung_Institute is advancing #CleanAir & stronger health systems in Uganda & beyond.
Proud to collaborate for #CleanAir4Africa.
Register for this interactive briefing with @heisoga.bsky.social to unpack key findings from the State of Global Air 2025 report, exploring what the latest data means for health, research and policy action across Africa.
🗓️ November 12th, 2025
🕒 3:00 PM EAT | 12:00 PM GMT
🔗: bit.ly/4oxD8XT
🗓️ November 12th, 2025
🕒 3:00 PM EAT | 12:00 PM GMT
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November 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Register for this interactive briefing with @heisoga.bsky.social to unpack key findings from the State of Global Air 2025 report, exploring what the latest data means for health, research and policy action across Africa.
🗓️ November 12th, 2025
🕒 3:00 PM EAT | 12:00 PM GMT
🔗: bit.ly/4oxD8XT
🗓️ November 12th, 2025
🕒 3:00 PM EAT | 12:00 PM GMT
🔗: bit.ly/4oxD8XT
Deadline for submissions to the AfriCAN Peer Editing Program is today, November 10th, 2025.
Learn more here on how to apply: bit.ly/492H6CD
Learn more here on how to apply: bit.ly/492H6CD
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Deadline for submissions to the AfriCAN Peer Editing Program is today, November 10th, 2025.
Learn more here on how to apply: bit.ly/492H6CD
Learn more here on how to apply: bit.ly/492H6CD
The AfriCAN Resources Hub brings together the latest research, tools & data to support clean air action across Africa.
Access insights, reports & case studies that turn evidence into impact.
👉 Explore: bit.ly/4ouqZmd
Access insights, reports & case studies that turn evidence into impact.
👉 Explore: bit.ly/4ouqZmd
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The AfriCAN Resources Hub brings together the latest research, tools & data to support clean air action across Africa.
Access insights, reports & case studies that turn evidence into impact.
👉 Explore: bit.ly/4ouqZmd
Access insights, reports & case studies that turn evidence into impact.
👉 Explore: bit.ly/4ouqZmd
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Want to stay on top of everything happening at #COP30?
WRI’s resource hub brings together the latest expert thinking so you can follow the outcomes that matter 👉 go.wri.org/cop30
WRI’s resource hub brings together the latest expert thinking so you can follow the outcomes that matter 👉 go.wri.org/cop30
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Want to stay on top of everything happening at #COP30?
WRI’s resource hub brings together the latest expert thinking so you can follow the outcomes that matter 👉 go.wri.org/cop30
WRI’s resource hub brings together the latest expert thinking so you can follow the outcomes that matter 👉 go.wri.org/cop30
Be part of the #CleanAir4Africa Network.
AfriCAN bridges people, science & policy to transform air quality data into meaningful action, from local innovation to global progress.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ov6OEY
AfriCAN bridges people, science & policy to transform air quality data into meaningful action, from local innovation to global progress.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ov6OEY
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Be part of the #CleanAir4Africa Network.
AfriCAN bridges people, science & policy to transform air quality data into meaningful action, from local innovation to global progress.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ov6OEY
AfriCAN bridges people, science & policy to transform air quality data into meaningful action, from local innovation to global progress.
Learn more: bit.ly/4ov6OEY
Explore East Africa’s #AirPollution & health research database LiNDA HEWA, an interactive map by @heiresearch.bsky.social where users can search, view & download studies across the region.
🔗 Explore: bit.ly/4opcuQF
💌 Have a study to add? Send it to: globalinitiatives@healtheffects.org
🔗 Explore: bit.ly/4opcuQF
💌 Have a study to add? Send it to: globalinitiatives@healtheffects.org
Literature Database for Air Pollution and Health Work in East Africa (LiNDA HEWA)
This searchable map displays the geographic distribution of published work on air pollution and health in East Africa.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Explore East Africa’s #AirPollution & health research database LiNDA HEWA, an interactive map by @heiresearch.bsky.social where users can search, view & download studies across the region.
🔗 Explore: bit.ly/4opcuQF
💌 Have a study to add? Send it to: globalinitiatives@healtheffects.org
🔗 Explore: bit.ly/4opcuQF
💌 Have a study to add? Send it to: globalinitiatives@healtheffects.org
Partner Spotlight: The National Public Transport Alliance (NAPTA) is transforming Kenya’s transport sector through community engagement & policy advocacy.
From the Breathe Cities Initiative to Nairobi’s AQ Working Group, NAPTA is driving cleaner, sustainable mobility.
🔗 www.napta.or.ke
From the Breathe Cities Initiative to Nairobi’s AQ Working Group, NAPTA is driving cleaner, sustainable mobility.
🔗 www.napta.or.ke
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Partner Spotlight: The National Public Transport Alliance (NAPTA) is transforming Kenya’s transport sector through community engagement & policy advocacy.
From the Breathe Cities Initiative to Nairobi’s AQ Working Group, NAPTA is driving cleaner, sustainable mobility.
🔗 www.napta.or.ke
From the Breathe Cities Initiative to Nairobi’s AQ Working Group, NAPTA is driving cleaner, sustainable mobility.
🔗 www.napta.or.ke
Calling early-career researchers in #AtmosphericChemistry! The ECR-IGAC-iCACGP Committee is recruiting new members, especially from Africa and S. America.
Applications are due 4th January, 2026.
Learn more & apply: bit.ly/4nKRqmK
#CleanAir4Africa
Applications are due 4th January, 2026.
Learn more & apply: bit.ly/4nKRqmK
#CleanAir4Africa
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Calling early-career researchers in #AtmosphericChemistry! The ECR-IGAC-iCACGP Committee is recruiting new members, especially from Africa and S. America.
Applications are due 4th January, 2026.
Learn more & apply: bit.ly/4nKRqmK
#CleanAir4Africa
Applications are due 4th January, 2026.
Learn more & apply: bit.ly/4nKRqmK
#CleanAir4Africa
Reminder: Authors whose abstracts were accepted at the #CLEANAirForum2025 are encouraged to submit their research to the Clean Air Journal special issue.
Peer editing support available ahead of your submission.
🗓️ Peer editing: Nov 10th, 2025
🗓️ Final submission: Mar 31st, 2026
👉 bit.ly/3W3cPw5
Peer editing support available ahead of your submission.
🗓️ Peer editing: Nov 10th, 2025
🗓️ Final submission: Mar 31st, 2026
👉 bit.ly/3W3cPw5
Call for Papers: Special Issue of the Clean Air Journal - Africa Clean Air Network
Theme: CLEAN-Air Forum 2025: Air Quality Science and Policy in Africa This special issue of the Clean Air Journal aims to publish selected papers based on abstracts presented at the CLEAN-Air Forum 20...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Reminder: Authors whose abstracts were accepted at the #CLEANAirForum2025 are encouraged to submit their research to the Clean Air Journal special issue.
Peer editing support available ahead of your submission.
🗓️ Peer editing: Nov 10th, 2025
🗓️ Final submission: Mar 31st, 2026
👉 bit.ly/3W3cPw5
Peer editing support available ahead of your submission.
🗓️ Peer editing: Nov 10th, 2025
🗓️ Final submission: Mar 31st, 2026
👉 bit.ly/3W3cPw5
#COP30 kicks off this month in Belem, Brazil. Wiith #AirQuality high on the climate agenda, discussions will focus on impacts of #AirPollution on both the environment & public health.
Explore key #CleanAir events shaping global action as highlighted by @cleanairfund.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/4on8yQz
Explore key #CleanAir events shaping global action as highlighted by @cleanairfund.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/4on8yQz
Clean air events at COP30
We’ve rounded up sessions, talks and side events specifically related to clean air at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
#COP30 kicks off this month in Belem, Brazil. Wiith #AirQuality high on the climate agenda, discussions will focus on impacts of #AirPollution on both the environment & public health.
Explore key #CleanAir events shaping global action as highlighted by @cleanairfund.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/4on8yQz
Explore key #CleanAir events shaping global action as highlighted by @cleanairfund.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/4on8yQz
👏 Congratulations to AfriCAN partner Clean Air One Atmosphere, winner of the 2025 @egu.eu Public Engagement Grant for their work to drive awareness & public understanding of #AirQuality in communities across Africa.
Read more: www.egu.eu/news/1511/eg...
#CleanAir4Africa
Read more: www.egu.eu/news/1511/eg...
#CleanAir4Africa
EGU Public Engagement Grants: 2025 winners announced
<p>The EGU Outreach Committee has named four Public Engagement Grant winners this year: a community air quality initiative in Ghana, an Earth-observation based educational card game for older adults i...
www.egu.eu
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
👏 Congratulations to AfriCAN partner Clean Air One Atmosphere, winner of the 2025 @egu.eu Public Engagement Grant for their work to drive awareness & public understanding of #AirQuality in communities across Africa.
Read more: www.egu.eu/news/1511/eg...
#CleanAir4Africa
Read more: www.egu.eu/news/1511/eg...
#CleanAir4Africa
No one is immune to the health effects of air pollution, but the impacts are not felt equally. 90% of all deaths from air pollution occur in LMIC's.
#SoGA2025 addresses this & highlights success stories of combatting #AirPollution.
Read the full report: tinyurl.com/4enbywce
#SoGA2025 addresses this & highlights success stories of combatting #AirPollution.
Read the full report: tinyurl.com/4enbywce
November 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
No one is immune to the health effects of air pollution, but the impacts are not felt equally. 90% of all deaths from air pollution occur in LMIC's.
#SoGA2025 addresses this & highlights success stories of combatting #AirPollution.
Read the full report: tinyurl.com/4enbywce
#SoGA2025 addresses this & highlights success stories of combatting #AirPollution.
Read the full report: tinyurl.com/4enbywce
On #WorldCitiesDay, we celebrate #AI & innovation powering people-centred smart cities.
Across Africa, tech & data are transforming how we monitor air pollution & design better policies for more sustainable cities.
Across Africa, tech & data are transforming how we monitor air pollution & design better policies for more sustainable cities.
October 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
On #WorldCitiesDay, we celebrate #AI & innovation powering people-centred smart cities.
Across Africa, tech & data are transforming how we monitor air pollution & design better policies for more sustainable cities.
Across Africa, tech & data are transforming how we monitor air pollution & design better policies for more sustainable cities.
Prof. Engineer Bainomugisha | Chair, Dept. of Computer Science & Lead, AirQo, Makerere University
Prof. Bainomugisha pioneers tech-based air quality solutions. As a founding force behind AirQo, his work reflects AfriCAN’s belief in homegrown innovation to tackle #AirPollution.
Prof. Bainomugisha pioneers tech-based air quality solutions. As a founding force behind AirQo, his work reflects AfriCAN’s belief in homegrown innovation to tackle #AirPollution.
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Prof. Engineer Bainomugisha | Chair, Dept. of Computer Science & Lead, AirQo, Makerere University
Prof. Bainomugisha pioneers tech-based air quality solutions. As a founding force behind AirQo, his work reflects AfriCAN’s belief in homegrown innovation to tackle #AirPollution.
Prof. Bainomugisha pioneers tech-based air quality solutions. As a founding force behind AirQo, his work reflects AfriCAN’s belief in homegrown innovation to tackle #AirPollution.
A demo of the interactive AQLI platform reveals how you can compare countries, see where #AirPollution ranks among other major risks, track trends since 1998, and find out which regions are improving, and which are falling behind.
Try the map and see how your country ranks: aqli.epic.uchicago.edu
Try the map and see how your country ranks: aqli.epic.uchicago.edu
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A demo of the interactive AQLI platform reveals how you can compare countries, see where #AirPollution ranks among other major risks, track trends since 1998, and find out which regions are improving, and which are falling behind.
Try the map and see how your country ranks: aqli.epic.uchicago.edu
Try the map and see how your country ranks: aqli.epic.uchicago.edu
Spotlight on #AQLI findings: Tanushree Ganguly presents the latest Africa insights from the 2025 #AQLI update revealing that African countries still face gaps in #AirQuality monitoring infrastructure. The AQLI helps fill this by showing how much longer people could live if they had cleaner air.
October 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Spotlight on #AQLI findings: Tanushree Ganguly presents the latest Africa insights from the 2025 #AQLI update revealing that African countries still face gaps in #AirQuality monitoring infrastructure. The AQLI helps fill this by showing how much longer people could live if they had cleaner air.
We’re going live in a few hours! 🎥 If you haven’t registered yet, here is your chance to join our webinar with Tanushree Ganguly as we uncover how #AirPollution is shaping life expectancy in Africa.
🕒 3–4 PM EAT | Today
🔗 bit.ly/3KWrJBT
🕒 3–4 PM EAT | Today
🔗 bit.ly/3KWrJBT
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Unlocking the latest data on air pollution's impact on life expectancy in Africa. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the...
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Each year, EPIC Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) quantifies the impact of air pollution on life expectancy worldwide. The 2025 AQLI Annual Update highlights how s...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We’re going live in a few hours! 🎥 If you haven’t registered yet, here is your chance to join our webinar with Tanushree Ganguly as we uncover how #AirPollution is shaping life expectancy in Africa.
🕒 3–4 PM EAT | Today
🔗 bit.ly/3KWrJBT
🕒 3–4 PM EAT | Today
🔗 bit.ly/3KWrJBT
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October 29th is #WorldStrokeDay
Long-term exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of stroke through effects on our cardiovascular system. This happens as a result of pollutants entering the bloodstream through the lungs.
#CleanAirForAll #ActOnNCDs #AirQuality
Long-term exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of stroke through effects on our cardiovascular system. This happens as a result of pollutants entering the bloodstream through the lungs.
#CleanAirForAll #ActOnNCDs #AirQuality
October 30, 2025 at 4:56 AM
October 29th is #WorldStrokeDay
Long-term exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of stroke through effects on our cardiovascular system. This happens as a result of pollutants entering the bloodstream through the lungs.
#CleanAirForAll #ActOnNCDs #AirQuality
Long-term exposure to air pollution can increase the risk of stroke through effects on our cardiovascular system. This happens as a result of pollutants entering the bloodstream through the lungs.
#CleanAirForAll #ActOnNCDs #AirQuality
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1/4 of strokes are linked to air pollution! See the impacts of air pollution on noncommunicable diseases: www.stateofglobalair.org/hap/noncommu...
Learn how air pollution impacts cerebral blood flow: www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....
#SoGA2025 #ActOnNCDs #WorldStrokeDay
Learn how air pollution impacts cerebral blood flow: www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....
#SoGA2025 #ActOnNCDs #WorldStrokeDay
October 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
1/4 of strokes are linked to air pollution! See the impacts of air pollution on noncommunicable diseases: www.stateofglobalair.org/hap/noncommu...
Learn how air pollution impacts cerebral blood flow: www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....
#SoGA2025 #ActOnNCDs #WorldStrokeDay
Learn how air pollution impacts cerebral blood flow: www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10....
#SoGA2025 #ActOnNCDs #WorldStrokeDay
Driving conversations that put #CleanAir4Africa at the centre of Africa's development agenda is essential. Through partnerships, we’re raising awareness & engaging communities to make #AirQuality central to Africa’s future.
Partner with us & Share your air quality events here: bit.ly/4oGuYvE
Partner with us & Share your air quality events here: bit.ly/4oGuYvE
October 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Driving conversations that put #CleanAir4Africa at the centre of Africa's development agenda is essential. Through partnerships, we’re raising awareness & engaging communities to make #AirQuality central to Africa’s future.
Partner with us & Share your air quality events here: bit.ly/4oGuYvE
Partner with us & Share your air quality events here: bit.ly/4oGuYvE
Only a day left for our webinar on “Unlocking the latest data on air pollution’s impact on life expectancy in Africa”. Join us to explore the latest data on #AirPollution and life expectancy in Africa.
🗓 Oct 30th | 3–4 PM EAT
🔗 bit.ly/3KWrJBT
🗓 Oct 30th | 3–4 PM EAT
🔗 bit.ly/3KWrJBT
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Only a day left for our webinar on “Unlocking the latest data on air pollution’s impact on life expectancy in Africa”. Join us to explore the latest data on #AirPollution and life expectancy in Africa.
🗓 Oct 30th | 3–4 PM EAT
🔗 bit.ly/3KWrJBT
🗓 Oct 30th | 3–4 PM EAT
🔗 bit.ly/3KWrJBT