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#CleanAir
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
Health Effects Institute
about 18 hours ago
Tomorrow: Science on the 7th returns live! Join us for a conversation on air quality in Latin America and Mexico with guest Beatriz Cardenas. 📅 June 5 ⏰ 9:00 AM EDT | 2:00 PM GMT 🔗Tune in live:
www.youtube.com/live/N6M1aKu...
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
State of Global Air
about 16 hours ago
Join us tomorrow, Friday, June 5th, for our #ScienceOnThe7th conversation. Pallavi Pant will be in conversation with Beatriz Cardenas about air quality actions in Latin America with a particular focus on Mexico. Watch here:
https://tinyurl.com/3t8ku4eh
#ScienceOnThe7th
#CleanAirForAll
#AirQuality
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
European Geosciences Union (EGU)
5 days ago
Now it's time to nominate your friends and colleagues for an
#award
or
#medal
, with about 50 medals and awards to choose from. 📆 Submit by 15 June 2026! 👀 Learn more about the nomination requirements here:
egu.eu/825VD3
📸: Camilo Arias Ruiz on
imaggeo.egu.eu
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
European Geosciences Union (EGU)
2 days ago
Interested in learning the fundamentals of online
#science
communication? This
#webinar
is for you! Lean best practices for delivering accessible and engaging scientific content online. 📆: Thursday 11 June 2026 at 13:00 CEST. 👉:
egu.eu/4O23OX
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
Sustainable Futures Collaborative
2 days ago
1/3 We are screening our audio-visual exhibit, Making the ‘Invisible’ Visible: Indoor Heat, Unpaid Domestic Work, and Women’s Resilience, at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bengaluru, on 6 June from 4 PM onwards. Using thermal imagery and audio narratives, the exhibit documents
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
3 days ago
The 2nd session of the Virtual Training Series: Air Pollution & Health in Africa hosted by
@heiresearch.bsky.social
is happening today. The webinar will explore how exposure is measured & modelled, and why it matters for linking air pollution to health in African contexts. Join:
bit.ly/3QX1VJ3
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
UN Environment Programme
6 days ago
“I live in India where 45°C days are the new normal. They may be coming your way soon.” Ahead of
#WorldEnvironmentDay
, UNEP India Head Balakrishna Pisupati reflects on extreme heat, the future of cities & why sustainable cooling solutions matter
#NowForClimate
. More:
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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Nairobi was fun & we hope to see you in Pretoria in July! Program & registration:
event.fourwaves.com/africacleana...
#CleanAirForAll
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
8 days ago
What happens when economists & scientists collaborate on clean air solutions? Join our upcoming webinar exploring: 🔹 Air quality monitoring 🔹 Forecasting & data sharing 🔹 Cost-effective infrastructure 🔹 Regulatory responses 📅 4th June, 2026 🔗
bit.ly/4f3xqen
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
European Geosciences Union (EGU)
9 days ago
Applications are now open for the EGU Science Journalism Fellowship 2026! Up to 5000€ will be awarded to
#journalists
reporting in any European language on ongoing
#research
in Earth, planetary, or space sciences. Apply Now! 📆 Deadline: 17 June 2026. 👉 Learn more:
egu.eu/7HQKAH
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
ISEE Env Epi - Global
9 days ago
#ISEE2026
update: ▶️Late Breaking Abstract submission is now open! ▶️And there’s more to discover — all submitted abstracts are now integrated into the program. Explore sessions and start planning your Munich experience: www.isee26.org
#ISEE2026
#munich
#environmentalepidemiology
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
OpenAQ
9 days ago
This
@npquarterly.bsky.social
article, for which our executive director,
@chagerba.bsky.social
, was interviewed, describes how
#philanthropy
is falling short in addressing
#airpollution
and the huge geographic mismatch in funding.
nonprofitquarterly.org/why-doesnt-t...
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Why Doesn’t the Impact of Air Pollution Resonate with Donors? | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
The world’s most polluted countries are located in Africa and Asia, and they’re not receiving their share of philanthropic funding to tackle poor air quality.
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/why-doesnt-the-impact-of-air-pollution-resonate-with-donors/
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
11 days ago
⏰ Plus qu'un jour. Rejoignez-nous demain pour explorer comment les données satellitaires sont utilisées pour renforcer la surveillance de la
#QualitéDeLAir
et soutenir une prise de décision plus éclairée à travers l'Afrique. 📅 26 Mai | ⏰ 13h–14h GMT 👉
bit.ly/4uWZxQS
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
ISEE Env Epi - Global
11 days ago
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
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📣 Call for abstracts closes on May 29, 2026! ASIC LATAM convenes researchers, policymakers, industry leaders, & community stakeholders from across Latin America and around the world to advance
#AirQuality
science & action.
event.fourwaves.com/asiclatam
16 days ago
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
ICIMOD
17 days ago
Crop burning dominates the conversation, but this new study by ICIMOD highlights an invisible driver in the Indo-Gangetic Plain, ammonia released from nitrogenous fertiliser used on farms.
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
17 days ago
Applications are now open for the Future Leaders Fellowship 2026! A 6-month opportunity for graduate students in Africa working in: 🔹 Air Quality & Health 🔹 Monitoring & Modelling 🔹 Environmental Policy & Engagement 📅 Due date: June 12th, 2026 🔗
www.surveymonkey.com/r/7BCBMJZ
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
18 days ago
How can air quality data move from research into action? This podcast explores the role of evidence, partnerships, and locally grounded solutions in shaping clean air responses. 🎧 Listen:
www.podbean.com/media/share/...
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Episode 27 Monitoring, Managing, and Markets: Tools for Clean Air - 1 Monitoring
This episode is the first in the three-part series “Monitoring, Managing, and Markets: Tools for Clean Air.”Over 90% of the global population lives in places where air pollution exceeds safe guideline...
https://bit.ly/4djP37c
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“Nigeria is one of the largest producers of oil, and people in those regions have been suffering from the effect of soot for decades now,” Aina-Adeokun told
@mongabay.com
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
#AirPollution
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Crude oil and wood fires fuel Nigeria’s soot pollution, in photos
Visual storyteller Taiwo Aina-Adeokun traveled across Nigeria over several months from 2025-26, documenting areas of the country where heavy plumes of smoke, containing the sooty pollutant black carbo...
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/05/crude-oil-and-wood-fires-fuel-nigerias-soot-pollution-in-photos/
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
Sustainable Futures Collaborative
about 1 month ago
3/3
@ishita22.bsky.social
and
@aruneshkarkun.bsky.social
spoke in the webinar ‘PM 2.5 at the Centre: Rethinking Air Quality Policy in India’ organised by Asar on 17 April 2026. Watch the full conversation here:
youtu.be/Nd6dUrRpWR8
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PM2.5 at the Centre: Rethinking Air Quality Policy in India | #AirPollution
YouTube video by Asar
https://youtu.be/Nd6dUrRpWR8
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
Sustainable Futures Collaborative
about 1 month ago
1/3 “We must build policy around exposure to air pollution. Ultimately, what we breathe is what impacts us. Prioritising sources based on their health impact, reducing pollution at source, actions framed by accurate estimations and periodic updates, easily accessible information to build
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
ICIMOD
20 days ago
Each year, before the Kathmandu valley receives monsoon rains, residents see a dip in air quality due to conditions like dry weather and drivers such as forest fires and the burning of crop residues. Overall health becomes a major concern for the city’s residents.
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
Clean Air Fund
3 months ago
Smarter air quality monitoring and early warning alerts are helping governments protect people’s health. 📈 Initiatives like AirQo show how combining tech with low-cost sensors can make data more useful and accessible. ⬇️
https://bit.ly/3OIe5Eh
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Using AI tools to combat air pollution around the world
Researchers are starting to integrate AI, IoT and big data into current air pollution monitoring systems to improve accuracy, efficiency and affordability.
https://bit.ly/3OIe5Eh
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
WHO
23 days ago
1.4 billion more people are cooking clean! Access to clean cooking fuels and technologies soared between 2015 and 2024, helping families worldwide breathe easier and leave polluting methods behind. Read our new World Health Statistics Report 2026🔗
https://bit.ly/4fiNpVV
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
23 days ago
Int'l cooperation has shaped some of the world’s biggest
#AirQuality
successes and remains critical to tackling shared pollution challenges. In this message, Stefan Åström reflects on the role of cross-border collaboration to advance clean air action. Watch:
bit.ly/4djwrnT
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Stefan Astrom, Co chair of the Task Force on International Collaboration on Air Pollution
What does effective international cooperation on air pollution look like in practice? In this message, Stefan Åström reflects on the progress made through global collaboration and why stronger, more ...
https://bit.ly/4djwrnT
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
Health Effects Institute
about 1 month ago
HEI is pleased to announce a new research funding opportunity, RFA 26-1: Assessing the Impacts of Strategies to Reduce Traffic-Related Emissions in the United States. This RFA seeks to fund studies that assess the effects of strategies, policies, or actions designed to reduce traffic-related.. 1/4
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
23 days ago
We’re happy to partner with the
@heiresearch.bsky.social
on a virtual training series focused on strengthening air pollution and health research capacity across Africa. The series will cover air quality monitoring, exposure assessment, and epidemiological research methods. Register:
bit.ly/3QX1VJ3
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
Mongabay
about 1 month ago
A biogas project in Zambia’s Nkhundye village is turning cattle dung into energy for cooking and irrigation. Now serving 100 households, the project aims to reach 600 through a community cooperative. Experts say decentralized tech like this is vital for Zambia’s national electrification goals.
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A village biogas project tests Zambia’s push to improve rural energy access
LUSAKA, Zambia — In Nkhundye, a farming community in Zambia’s Eastern province, cattle dung from a communal kraal, a traditional livestock enclosure, is being used to produce energy for cooking, to…
https://mongabay.cc/gjvmSs
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
about 1 month ago
The programme outline for the
#AfricaCleanAirForum26
is now live. Sessions will draw on expertise from across Africa and beyond, exploring key issues at the intersection of science, policy, innovation, and finance for clean air action. Stay tuned for updates. Explore the programme:
bit.ly/41Y83D2
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
about 1 month ago
Applications are open for ISES 2026 Conference Awards, supporting scientists from low- and lower-middle-income countries, as well as students and early-career researchers. Support includes registration, membership, and some travel funding. Apply by 7th May Learn more:
bit.ly/4txSzS9
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ISES 2026 Annual Meeting - International Society of Exposure Science
Join the global exposure science community for the ISES 2026 Annual Meeting. We are excited to welcome researchers, practitioners, and leaders from across
https://bit.ly/4txSzS9
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
LDN Mayor Environment
about 1 month ago
Are you using a Breathe London sensor to raise awareness of air quality and tackle pollution? Apply for the inaugural Breathe London Awards, celebrating outstanding projects using air quality data to raise awareness and protect London's environment
breathelondon.org/awards
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting
about 1 month ago
🔥 Nearly 1 billion people in Africa still lack access to clean cooking. This is a public health crisis—household air pollution is putting millions at risk. ✍️ Sophia Samantaroy
@cleanairfund.bsky.social
@who.int
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Regions With Worst Air Pollution Receive Least Amount Of Philanthropic Support - Health Policy Watch
Less than 0.1% of all philanthropic funding has gone to the fight for clean air. Yet globally, nearly eight million deaths are attributed to the particles and
https://healthpolicy-watch.news/regions-with-worst-air-pollution-receive-least-amount-of-funding/
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
AGU (American Geophysical Union)
about 2 months ago
⏳ 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
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
2 months ago
#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
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Air Pollution and Your Health | State of Global Air
Our new factsheet spotlights key health effects from air pollution. The factsheet is currently available in English, French, Spanish, Hindi, Russian, Arabic, Bengali, and Swahili.
https://bit.ly/4bJKELe
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
about 2 months ago
🚌 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
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
2 months ago
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
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
Ann Marie Carlton
2 months ago
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...
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SMOGLANDIA
Documentary Podcast · Series · For decades, the city’s air was so thick and gross with smog that it hid the mountains from view, shut down Hollywood film shoots and sent children home from school with...
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smoglandia/id1861614480
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
OpenAQ
2 months ago
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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Pallavi Pant, PhD
2 months ago
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...
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Mo Ibrahim Foundation Academy Fellowship
The fellowship is open to citizens of any African country.
https://www.chathamhouse.org/academy/fellowships-and-leadership-programme/mo-ibrahim-foundation-academy-fellowship
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting
2 months ago
💨 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
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World Athletics Expands Air Quality Monitoring, But Can Sports Fill Global South’s Data Void? - Health Policy Watch
The walk coordinators carried portable air quality sensors, logging particulate matter (PM)2.5 (fine particles) and PM10 (coarse particles), nitrogen dioxide
https://healthpolicy-watch.news/world-athletics-expands-air-quality-monitoring-but-can-sports-fill-global-souths-data-void/
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
Ajay Pillarisetti
2 months ago
Not often that fuel use in LMICs makes the front page of the NYT:
www.nytimes.com/video/world/as…
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Video: Energy Crisis Forces India’s Eateries to Adapt
A small street stall and a big restaurant chain in India rethought how to cook after the war in the Middle East squeezed their supply of liquified petroleum gas.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000010791678/iran-war-india-cooking-gas.html?smid=url-share
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
2 months ago
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
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
ISEE Env Epi - Global
2 months ago
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
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
COMPASS
2 months ago
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
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Pallavi Pant, PhD
OpenAQ
4 months ago
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
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