Key points about Air Quality Dashboard
- The dashboard combines ground sensor data with satellite imagery to provide a comprehensive view of air pollution across local, sub-regional and regional scales.
- Among its tools is a dynamic timelapse powered by the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem).
- This model reveals the alarming spread of PM2.5 plumes across the region, including hotspots like Lahore, New Delhi and Kolkata.
- The WRF-Chem model on the dashboard allows users to explore the interaction between weather patterns and air pollution sources, providing insights into pollution outbreaks and trends.
- It integrates emissions data at both local and regional levels, offering a clearer picture of pollution dynamics across borders. Users can also access two-day forecasts, enabling communities, policymakers and researchers to anticipate air quality conditions.
About International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development:
- It is an intergovernmental knowledge and learning centre working on behalf of the people of the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).
- It was formally established and inaugurated on 5 December 1983.
- Member countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- Functions:
- It serves the region through information and knowledge generation and sharing to find innovative solutions to critical mountain problems.
- It bridges science with policies and on-the-ground practices.
- It provides a regional platform where experts, planners, policymakers, and practitioners can exchange ideas and perspectives towards the achievement of sustainable mountain development.
- Headquarter:Kathmandu, Nepal
