01/13/2026
๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฟ, ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต
2025 was a year of key milestones for the Clean Air Institute. Together with our global, regional, and national partners, we strengthened the scientific evidence and policy tools that are driving real progress on air quality, climate action, and public health across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Weโre excited to share our ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐, highlighting some of the most impactful outcomes of our recent work:
๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ข๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ
Strategic publications launched at COP29 and COP30, including a roadmap and policy brief to support decision-makers in addressing this powerful climate and health pollutant. https://www.cleanairinstitute.org/troposferic-ozone
๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐น-๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ
The first comprehensive national study documenting the health effects of coal emissions, with concrete policy insights. https://www.cleanairinstitute.org/health-impacts-thermoelectric-colombia
๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐, ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
An in-depth analysis of challenges and opportunities in the 20 largest cities of the Legal Amazon, launched at COP30. https://www.cleanairinstitute.org/investment-clean-air-amazonian-cities
๐ก ๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฏ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ
Technical support to evaluate and redesign the air quality monitoring network in Greater Santo Domingo. https://www.cleanairinstitute.org/post/rep%C3%BAblica-dominicana-monitoreo-de-la-calidad-del-aire
๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ค+
Now available on the PAHO Virtual Campus for Public Health. https://campus.paho.org/es/curso/AirQ
๐บ๏ธ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป
Updated by the Intergovernmental Network on Atmospheric Pollution, with our technical support.
โ๏ธ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ
Development of three regulatory instruments to strengthen emission control and air quality governance. https://www.unep.org/es/destacado-tecnico/guatemala-avanza-hacia-una-regulacion-para-un-aire-mas-limpio-con-apoyo-del-pnuma
๐๏ธ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ
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As we move into 2026, we look forward to continuing this collective effort toward a future with clean air for all
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