Context
Air pollution is an environmental health problem. Exposure to high levels of air pollutants can increase the risk of respiratory infections, heart disease, stroke and lung cancer. In the Americas, nearly 380,320 people die from poor air quality, including mortality associated with ambient air pollution and household air pollution.
The new World Health Organization-WHO Air Quality Guidelines (2021) provide clear and compelling evidence of the damage that air pollution inflicts on human health, at even lower concentrations than previously thought. To articulate efforts to address the challenges of air quality and improve the health of the population, PAHO and UNEP will develop this series of webinars that seek to strengthen the capacities of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean in matters of air quality surveillance. air quality, health impact assessment, development of air quality regulatory frameworks and strengthening governance mechanisms.
This initiative also contributes to the implementation of the Regional Air Quality Action Plan 2022-2025 of the Intergovernmental Air Pollution Network for Latin America and the Caribbean.
This is the third session of this serie, which was launched on August 7th 2024.
Theme
This third session has as its theme: Global Air Quality Management Experiences: Development of Air Quality Regulation in the United States and Europe.
Time
9:00am (EDT, Washington DC)
OTHER TIME ZONES: 8:00am (Mexico), 10:00 (Dominic Republic, Bolivia, Venezuela), 11:00pm (Argentina, Brasilia, Chile)
Participation
Virtual event on ZOOM
LANGUAGES: Spanish, English, Portuguese
Agenda Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Opening
Juan José Castillo
Regional advisor, Air Quality and Health, PAHO
Update to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards in the United States
Lars Perlmutt, Health Scientist, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, US
Nicole Hagan, Environmental Scientist, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Environmental Protection Agency, US
Questions and answers
The EU Ambient Air Quality Directive: review and amendment
Thomas Henrichs, Deputy Head of Unit for Clean Air & Urban Policy, European Commission
Vanda Jakir, Policy officer Clean Air and Urban Policy Unit, European Commission
Questions and answers
AQMx Platform
Juliette Laurent, Air Quality Specialist, Climate and Clean Air Coalition
Closing of the Session
Luisa González, Regional Air Quality Expert, UNEP-ROLAC