Virtual event: Regional cooperation for cleaning the air we share in Latin America and the Caribbean

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Time: 14:00 (Panama time, GMT-5)
Platform: Zoom

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Organization: The Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) with the support of the Clean Air Institute.

Objectives: This virtual regional event aims to share with attendees the recent actions and projects with different countries in the region to strength the national and sub-national air quality agendas. The Regional Action Plan 2022-2025 on Air Quality developed by the Intergovernmental Network on Atmospheric Pollution and PAHO Air Quality & Health Program will be presented, as well as highlighting country experiences tackling air pollution and protecting public health in the LAC region. Also, a new collaboration between UNEP and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) will be launched aimed to leapfrog current barriers to advanced air quality management in the region.

Agenda

• 14:00 Welcome remarks
  Jacqueline Álvarez (tbc)- Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
  Daniel Buss- Unit Chief, Climate Change and Environmental Determinants of Health. Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)
• 14:15 PAHO Air Quality & Health Program
  Juan José Castillo- Advisor on Air Quality and Health Climate Change and Environmental Determinants of Health Unit. 
  Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)
• 14:25 Regional Action Plan on Air Quality for Latin America and the Caribbean - 2022-2025
  Jordi Pon/Luisa Fernanda González- Subprogramme of chemical, waste and air quality. 
  United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• 14:40 Launching of the EDF/UNEP collaboration on Air Quality in the Latin America and the Caribbean region
  Sergio Sánchez- Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
• 14:50 Fostering the national and sub-national air quality agenda in the LAC region 
  Moderator: Clean Air Institute
  • Air quality monitoring with low-cost sensors in Costa Rica
    José Félix Rojas- National University of Costa Rica
  • Regional integrated programme on air quality, climate change and health in Central America countries
    Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD) (tbc)
  • Estimating health impacts of the air pollution through AirQ+ tool for Bogotá
    Lorena Catalina Bonilla- Leader in the health and region agenda.
    Secretaría de Ambiente.
• 15:20 Closing remarks
  (UNEP)
   

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