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AQA panel at the World Bank Civil Society Policy Forum

Hon. Mercy Chriesty Barends, MP, Indonesia, National Group Chair, AQA presented on the AirQualityAsia Panel on Sustainable Cities are Breathable Cities at World Bank CSPF. She reads a quote from Indonesian environmental activist Mama Yosepha.

Second AirQualityAsia High-Level Strategy Session, 2018

AirQualityAsia (AQA), in conjunction with the US-Asia Institute, held its Second Annual High-Level Strategy Session (HLSS2) on Sustainable, Healthy Cities and Sustainable Energy solutions on the 17th and 18th of April 2018.

Legarda Champions PH Carbon Reduction Policies

At the Second Annual High-Level Strategy Session (HLSS2) organized by AirQualityAsia (AQA) and the US-Asia Institute, Senator Loren Legarda delivered a presentation on Parliamentary Leadership on Carbon Reduction Policies.

AQA Presentation at the 138th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

AirQualityAsia Presentation at the Interactive session on the Sustainable Development Goals with regional and other parliamentary assemblies and organizations.

Minister says air pollution emerges as major source of environmental degradation in Asia

ISLAMABAD : Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan said air pollution has emerged over the years as one of the major sources of environmental degradation in Asia compromising the quality of living environment standards.

AQA President, Shazia Z. Rafi, named UN Women 2018 Champion of Change​

The New York Metropolitan Chapter of the U.S. National Committee for UN Women has honored thirty “Champions of Change” for gender equality in New York, to celebrate 30 years as a Chapter.

UNESCAP Global SDG 7 Conference

A global preparatory meeting in support of the review of SDG7 at the 2018 UN High-level Political Forum

AQA India Consultations with UN Environment

AQA held an interaction with Erik Solheim, Executive Director, UNEnvironment on joint collaboration to combat air pollution in India focusing on the role of Parliamentarians in the clean air agenda.

WHO Summit of Mayors and GUAPO Board Meeting

Mr. MJ Nolan, AQA Board Treasurer and Ms. Dorota Piotrowska, AQA Development Associate, attended as AQA Delegates the Summit of Mayors, hosted by the World Helath Organization Regional Office for Europe...

Eco-Innovation for Air Quality

Eco-Innovation for Air Quality

Ms. Dorota Piotrowska, AQA Development Associate, attended as AQA Delegate the 21st European Forum on Eco-innovation...

AQA delegation to United Nations Environment Assembly

AQA attended the UN Environment Assembly as independent experts. The delegation included Ms. Shazia Z. Rafi, President/Convenor, AQA, Hon. Meenakshi Lekhi, MP, India, AQA delegate, Ms. Mwende Mwololo, AQA Consultant.

Bonn of contention

Bonn of contention

by Hon. Malik Muhammad Uzair Khan, The News, 22 November 2017

United Nations Climate Change Conference COP23

Inter-Parliamentary Union [IPU] Meetings & Parliamentary Breakfast on Clean Energy

Satya dorong kebijakan perubahan iklim lebih membumi

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Wakil Ketua Komisi VII DPR Satya Widya Yudha mendorong pemerintah mulai mengambil langkah-langkah strategis dengan mengeluarkan kebijakan-kebijakan riil properubahan iklim, yang lebih membumi dan juga menggandeng seluruh pihak.

Global Urban Air Pollution Observatory (GUAPO) - Launch

Mr. MJ Nolan, AQA Board Treasurer and Hon. Mamadou Lamine Thiam, MP, Senegal, attended as AQA Delegates the Official Launch of the Global Urban Air Pollution Observatory (GUAPO), hosted by Hon. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris.

In Lahore, Pakistan, Smog Has Become a ‘Fifth Season’

LAHORE, Pakistan — For nearly two weeks, Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city, has been like one huge airport smokers’ lounge.

Sahiwal coal power plant will turn half Punjab into TB patients: Shah

Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah has said the coal-fired power plant in Sahiwal is not environment-friendly and would turn half the population of Punjab province into Tuberculosis (TB) patients.

Frogs in smog: air quality in Lahore

Pakistan desperately needs to make available information about air quality to the public in order to push for change to deal with huge air pollution challenges.

India or China - Who Invented Gunpowder? Diwali's Hindu Haze and a Weird Debate

“What’s Diwali for children without crackers?… A Diwali when they can breathe”

No new coal power stations in Java, Indonesia energy minister says

by Fergus Jensen, Reuters