June 04, 2026
Online
Evidence-Driven Air Quality Management in Africa
The Interdisciplinary Pathways Towards Evidence-Driven Air Quality Management in Africa webinar explored how stronger cross-disciplinary collaborations across science, engineering, economics, and policy can support clean air solutions in Africa.
Organized by the Institute for Economic Development and the Africa Clean Air Network, the webinar convened experts to examine:
• Scaling cost-effective air quality monitoring infrastructure, effective data sharing, and forecasting tools
• Market mechanisms and incentives for behavior change
• Building a shared research agenda beyond disciplinary silos
Moderator:
Nancy Lozano Gracia, World Bank Group Institute for Economic Development
Speakers:
- Deo Okure, AirQo
- Kaushik Deb, EPIC India
- Pawan Gupta, NASA, USA
Teevrat Garg, University of California - San Diego, USA