Are you a city official or stakeholders working with city officials on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories and/or air pollutant emission inventories? GHG Protocol is seeking stakeholder input to update protocol for community scale GHG inventories. Survey due Nov 15.

WRI India’s Prakash Doraiswamy recently spoke with Business Standard sharing insights on the reasons for #DelhiNCR’s deteriorating air quality. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=IkEuEv… (2/2)

Recently, Prateek Sengupta met Shri Gaurav Singh Sogarwal, Municipal Commissioner Gorakhpur Nagar Nigam Gorakhpur) to discuss air quality in the city. The focal point of discussion was developing a sustainable waste management strategy to prevent open waste burning (1/2)

WRI India is providing technical assistance to @NagarNigamGKP under the Accelerator for Clean Air Actions (#ACAAS) initiative that includes #airquality data gathering & building the capacity of stakeholders #CleanAirForAll #TogetherForCleanAir (2/2)

Recently, Bhavay Sharma, prayash_giria & komaldaal met with Shri Surendra Prasad Yadav, Additional Municipal Commissioner, Agra Nagar Nigam to discuss air quality in the city and how to further improve it. 1/2 #ACAAS

Poor air quality is a pressing issue across most parts of India. While policies and plans like the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) are needed, we also need to be cognizant of the present & minimize our personal exposure. #CleanAirForAll #CleanAirAccelerator #KnowYourAir

.Prakash Doraiswamy (Director, Air Quality, WRI India) shares some tips on how people can protect themselves. This is a privilege only some sections of society can exercise. It is critical for cities to make a coordinated effort to control #airpollution to bridge this inequity.

How do you commute to work/school in Chennai? #Chennai #Traffic #Safe

We recently attended a #HeatMitigation strategy workshop by State Planning Commission - Tamil Nadu in Chennai. The workshop sought to strengthen dialogues on heat as a #ClimateRisk & recommendations on how it can be addressed. We thank the State commission for this important, collective undertaking.

Deeply saddened to hear this news. A significant loss to the scientific community. My deepest condolences.

Check out the new State of Global Air video on how air pollution affects children’s health ➡️ tinyurl.com/airpollutionan… The video is in English with subtitles in Hindi, Spanish, French & Swahili. #CleanAirForAll

We are happy to provide technical assistance to Nagar Nigam Gorakhpur under our Accelerator for Clean Air Actions (#ACAAS) program and committed to support Nagar Nigam’s efforts to achieve clean air targets set under National Clean Air Program (#NCAP). #CleanAirForAll

Indore's Bus Rapid Transit System is helping the city switch public transportation towards green mobility by introducing electric buses to its fleet, helping reduce transit emissions that affect the city's #airquality. bit.ly/3wpbPsQ

Join Clean Air Catalyst partners EDF Global Clean Air, Climate & Clean Air Coalition & Vital Strategies on May 16 to discuss how cities can achieve better #airquality by translating data to action.

Thank you IITM Pune for the insightful discussion on air quality forecasting and decision support system initiatives at IITM. We look forward to our collaborative efforts on #airquality management in 10 cities under our Accelerator for Clean Air Actions (#ACAAS) program.

Pawan Mulukutla, Bhavay Sharma, Sanjar Ali, Ritesh Patidar, Vandana TYyagi, Prakash Doraiswamy, Sanjar Ali

Delhi recently witnessed poor #AirQuality, resulting in the announcement of summer action plan. While several measures have helped to curb emissions, it can further improve by examining best practices like #SolidWasteManagement. Read here- bit.ly/3S1egKy

NEW: The Lancet Planetary Health study links short-term air pollution exposure to deaths in India across multiple cities for the first time, revealing: - Even air pollution levels below Indian standards increase daily mortality rates. - Across 10 Indian cities, approx. 33,000 deaths/year