About this episode

This episode discusses the challenges of measuring air pollution in Africa and highlights a workshop aimed at improving air quality monitoring.

You cannot solve a problem you cannot measure. Across Africa, millions of people are exposed to air pollution every day, yet many countries still lack the monitoring systems, data and technical expertise needed to fully understand the scale of the crisis. In this episode, Michael Asharley takes listeners inside the third Air Quality Sensor Evaluation and Training Facility for West Africa (Afri-SET) workshop, where scientists, policymakers, students and advocates gathered to strengthen t...

People in this episode

Host: Michael Asharley

Topics covered

• air quality
• pollution monitoring
• environmental science
• public health
• policy making

Keywords

• air pollution
• monitoring systems
• data
• technical expertise
• public health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Air Quality Sensor Evaluation and Training Facility for West Africa

Places: Africa

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