Clean Air Asia is an international non-governmental organization leading the regional mission for better air quality, and healthier, more livable cities throughout Asia. Our mission is to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in Asia and contribute to the development of a more sustainable, equitable and healthier region. We empower governments and cities by inspiring action and focusing efforts on the planning and implementation of solutions at scale, fostering regional cooperation to address issues of mutual concern, and ensuring the integration of air quality management across sectors and institutions. Our work focuses on implementing solutions that reduce air pollution, its detrimental health impacts and mitigate the climate crisis. We do so by providing policy guidance, building capacity, and making a compelling case for action among stakeholders at city, national, and regional levels. Since 2008, we have been a United Nations-recognized partnership comprised of more than 250 organizations in Asia and internationally, with six Country Networks (Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Vietnam). Our headquarters are in Manila, Philippines, and we have offices in Beijing, China, and New Delhi, India.
Our Vision, Mission and Goals Clean Air Asia’s vision for the decade is a world with clean air, blue skies and a stabilized climate for people and the planet. Our mission is to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in Asia and contribute to the development of a more sustainable, equitable and healthier region. We empower governments and cities by inspiring action and focusing efforts on planning and implementation of solutions at scale, fostering regional cooperation to address issues of mutual concern, and ensuring the integration of air quality management across sectors and institutions.
In implementing our mission, our goals are clear and ambitious:
- Reduce premature deaths from air pollution by two thirds by 2030.
- Halve carbon emissions by 2030 to achieve a stabilized climate, with global warming limited to 1.5°C.
- Make a compelling case for action among stakeholders by linking air quality, climate change and health with the sustainable development agenda in support of the Paris Agreement, the New Urban Agenda, and the Sustainable Development Goals, including for developing Asian cities and countries.
- Advance a circular economy by delivering solutions focused on renewable energy with the purpose of decreasing resource dependence and increasing systems’ resilience.
- Act with a sense of urgency and pace, ensuring we deliver real emissions reductions for the benefit of people across Asia.
- Prepare Clean Air Asia for the “new normal”, innovating the ways we work and communicate, ensuring we respond with pace to air and climate challenges.
The Clean Air Asia 2020-2030 Strategy can be downloded here.
