From Data to Action: Inside Ghana’s Growing Clean Air Movement

About this episode

This episode discusses the growing clean air movement in Ghana and features an interview with advocate Evans Quarshie.

Air pollution may be invisible, but across Ghana, a growing movement is working to make it impossible to ignore. From installing air quality sensors in communities to educating the public about the risks of dirty air, a new generation of advocates and researchers is turning data into action. In this episode, Michael Asharley speaks with clean air advocate and research assistant Evans Quarshie, whose work with Breathe Accra is helping expand access to hyperlocal air pollution data across the c...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Asharley

Guest: Evans Quarshie

Topics covered

• air pollution
• clean air movement
• community advocacy
• data-driven action
• public education

Keywords

• air quality
• pollution sensors
• public health
• environmental advocacy
• hyperlocal data

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Breathe Accra

Places: Ghana

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