10:00-11:30 BST / 12:00-13:30 EAT /13:30-15:00 IST / 16:00-17:30 WIB

Air pollution disproportionately impacts urban poor communities, especially women, yet their voices are often absent from decision-making processes.

The Clean Air Catalyst was a global partnership for accelerating clean air solutions in Indore, Jakarta and Nairobi that intentionally embedded equity and inclusion into their strategies from the ground up. This meant working in close partnership with grassroots organisations and communities, amplifying their existing efforts, insights, and leadership. Women and marginalised groups were not approached as passive recipients or "beneficiaries," but as co-creators, local experts, and catalysts of change. Through community co-design, participatory research, and storytelling, the Catalyst helped to elevate voices that had historically been excluded from air quality governance.

This webinar, timed to coincide with Clean Air Day 2025 (7th September), celebrates women’s clean air leadership and offers a moment for honest reflection on the successes and lessons of an experimental approach. It is also a call to action. It invites air quality and climate practitioners and stakeholders to explore what it truly means to centre equity in local decision-making and policy.

For inquiries, please contact Jessica Kempner, [email protected]

Speakers:

  • Anupa Gokhale, Project Director at Pahal Jan Sahyog Vikas Sansthan, Indore, India
  • Minawati, Jaringan Rakyat Miskin Kota (JRMK), Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Fadhil Muhammad Firdaus, City Advisor, Breathe Cities Jakarta
  • Khalisha Qatrunnada, Air Quality and Climate Research Analyst, WRI Indonesia
  • Muti Kurniasari, WRI Gender and Social Equity Lead, Jakarta
  • Purity Munyambu, WRI Gender and Social Equity Lead, Nairobi
  • Azra Khan, WRI Gender and Social Equity Lead, Indore
  • Jess Kempner, Global Gender and Social Equity Lead, Clean Air Catalyst
  • Vivian Wangari, ROOTS Kenya
  • Anshul Mishra, District Epidemiologist-Indore - National Health Mission, MP, In-charge Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
  • Isabella Nzioki, Community Health Worker, Nairobi
  • Eric Ocholla, Male Community Champion, Nairobi 
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