Regional cooperation for cleaning the air we share in Latin America and the Caribbean

When: 7 September 2022, 2:00 pm (Panama time, GMT-5)

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In 2019, the United Nations General Assembly declared 7 September as  International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, highlighting the need for greater efforts to improve air quality and reduce air pollution in order to protect human health and mitigate the effects on climate due to pollutant emissions, considering that improving air quality can contribute to climate change mitigation and climate change mitigation can contribute to improving air quality.

This year marks the third International Day of Clean Air for blue skies with the theme "The Air We Share", in recognizing that any impact on air quality affects people everywhere. In addition, the United Nations General Assembly recently passed a historic resolution declaring that the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right.

This year, the Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) with the support of the Clean Air Institute mobilize a joint effort to commemorate the third version of the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies under the theme #TheAirWeShare. This virtual regional event aims to share with attendees the recent actions and projects with different countries in the region to strength the national and sub-national air quality agendas. 

The Regional Action Plan 2022-2025 on Air Quality developed by the Intergovernmental Network on Atmospheric Pollution and PAHO Air Quality & Health Program will be presented, as well as highlighting country experiences tackling air pollution and protecting public health in the LAC region. Also, a new collaboration between UNEP and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) will be launched.