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 second session of this serie, after the first one that took place on August 7th 2024.
Date
Tuesday, 3 September 2024
Time
11:00am (EDT, Washington DC)
OTHER TIMES ZONES: 9:00am (Mexico, El Salvador), 10:00am (Panama, Colombia), 12:00pm (Argentina, Brasilia).
Participation
Virtual event on ZOOM
Agenda Tuesday, 3 September 2024
Greeting and opening
Monitoring Panel and Actions of the Health Sector on Air Quality in Brazil
Ministry of Health, Brazil.
National Air Quality Policy in Brazil
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Brazil.
Questions and answers
Montevideo Program: Available Resources and How to Apply
UNEP.
Second Global Air and Health Conference 2025: Opportunities for the Americas
PAHO.
Questions and answers
Closing of the session
PAHO.