Date: 19-20 September 2024
Time: 09:00–18:00 on 19 September and 09:00–17:30 on 20 September.
Location: Kazzhol Hotel, 127/1, Gogol St, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Register for in-person/online participation.
A raft of stakeholders will put forward recommendations for Central Asian governments to tackle air pollution at a major event in Almaty on 19-20 September.
The third Central Asia Air Quality Conference will focus on sandstorms, but also cover the latest findings on how air pollution affects human health, innovative approaches to air quality monitoring, and solutions for improving air quality in the climate change context.
The event is led by UNEP’s key civil society partners focusing on air quality in Central Asia — the Association of Practicing Ecologists in Kazakhstan, MoveGreen in Kyrgyzstan, and the Youth Group for the Protection of Environment in Tajikistan.
Speakers at the conference include government representatives (ministries of environment, ministries of health, hydrometeorological services, capitals’ mayor’s offices), United Nations and NGOs, academia representatives, independent experts, civil activists and many more. Recommendations for joint regional action are expected to be drawn up at the conference for monitoring and improving air quality in Central Asia.
The event takes place in the wake of the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, whose 2024 edition was held under the theme Invest in #CleanAirNow.
Media professionals are encouraged to attend the opening of the conference, after which they will be able to conduct interviews. Journalists will be able to attend any or all of the sessions, either physically or virtually. A professional photographer will be on-site in Almaty to provide journalists with photos.
View the event programme.
A link to the livestream will be shared with journalists who register to attend the event virtually.
For more information or to request interviews:
Ekaterina Perfilyeva, Regional Air Quality Consultant, UN Environment Programme in Central Asia: ekaterina.perfilyeva2@un.org, +7 953 503 74 21 (eng, rus)
Alejandro Laguna, Head of Communication, UN Environment Programme in Europe: laguna@un.org, +41-766910848 (eng)
Mark Grassi, Information Assistant, UN Environment Programme in Europe: mark.grassi@un.org, +41 788750086 (eng)
