Air Quality Management Exchange Platform

About Air Quality Management Exchange Platform:

• It is a platform that provides the latest air quality management guidance and tools proposed to meet WHO Air Quality Guidelinesinterim targets.
• It was developed in response to a resolution passed at this year’s United Nations Environment Assembly to increase regional cooperation and action on improving air quality globally.
• Significance of the platform
  • It will help to address air quality management capacity gaps, notably with curated guidance across key themes, including how to go about air quality monitoring, inventory development and health impact assessments.
  • It will allow decision makers to see a more complete picture of air pollution’s impact and leading to policies that accurately reflect public health needs on a global scale.  
  • The platform will expand to allow regional and sub-regional communities to exchange knowledge about air quality management best practices.

Key facts about Climate and Clean Air Coalition 

• It was founded in 2012 and convened within UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
• It is a voluntary partnership of more than 160 governments, intergovernmental organizations, and non-governmental organizations.  
• It works to reduce powerful but short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) – methane, black carbon, Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and tropospheric ozone – that drive both climate change and air pollution.
• It aims to connect ambitious agenda setting with targeted mitigation action within countries and sectors.