UNEP’s Air Quality Monitoring System

UN Environment Assembly Adopts Resolution to strengthen UNEP’s Air Quality work

June 2014 - Governments Adopt UNEA Resolution #7: Strengthening the role of the United Nations Environment Programme in promoting air quality

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Air Quality Data currently available uneplive.unep.org

HUGE GAPS!

Air Quality Monitors: High cost to Low Cost

Reference Air Quality Monitoring Station -High accuracy -High Costs ($150,000-$200,000) -High installation costs -High operation costs

Low cost Air Quality Monitor -Low accuracy -Low Cost (~few $100-$1000) -Low installation costs -Low operation costs

$200,000

To design, build and test a low-cost (<$1500) robust, reliable and reasonably accurate remote outdoor air quality monitoring device, suitable for use in a wide range of cities in the developing world, that transmits data securely to a server.

Goal

Blueprints

What can this data be used for?

- Compliance? - Pollution Management Plans - Civic Awareness - Source Apportionment

http://eoe.airscapes.io/index.html

Pilot network in Nairobi

Slide Credit: Professor Rod Jones

Nairobi PM2.5

Nairobi PM2.5 scaled

Sample Site: Kibera Girls Soccer Academy

Sample Site: Kibera Girls Soccer Academy

Sample Site: Kibera Girls Soccer Academy

NO2 SO2

PM1 PM 2.5 PM 10

Sample Site: Kibera Girls Soccer Academy

Sample Site: Kibera Girls Soccer Academy