| No images? Click here  Friday, 21 March 2025 Correcting time for the background media briefing on super pollutants and health: 09.00 Cartagena time/14.00 GMT/15.00 CET, 24 March MEDIA ADVISORY Second Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health 25 to 27 March 2025 in Cartagena, Colombia The World Health Organization’s Second Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health Accelerating action for clean air, clean energy access and climate change mitigation will be held in Centro de convenciones, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia from 25 to 27 March, with pre- and post-conference sessions on 24 and 28 March 2025. Co-organized by WHO and the Government of Colombia, with support from the governments of Spain, France, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom and other partners, the conference presents a pivotal moment to drive ambition and action to tackle health, environmental, and socioeconomic impacts of air pollution. Over 700 participants, which will include government ministers, health professionals, local authorities, civil society, academia and industry, will take stock of the status of the air quality around the globe and commit to taking action to tackle this global health crisis. The event is open to journalists with a valid conference accreditation; the sessions will be recorded and posted on the conference webpage. Key moments for the media:
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About the Conference The WHO’s Second Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health Accelerating action for clean air, clean energy access and climate change mitigation will serve as a crucial platform for experts, policymakers, and stakeholders from around the globe to converge and address the interlinked issues of air quality, energy production, and public health. It will highlight policy solutions for air pollution and lack of energy access and catalyse evidence-based, multi-sectoral actions in cities, countries and regions. Participants in the conference will focus on solutions to reduce people’s exposure to dangerous air pollution levels and avoid death and disease. Success stories of actions and interventions will be showcased, in the transport, energy, waste, agriculture and industry sector, as well as in the health sector. This will be an in-person event, participation for the delegates is by invitation only. Please see this page for further information about the Conference, including the agenda, programme and the speakers. About air pollution Air pollution is a major threat to health, leading to about 7 million premature deaths every year from increased mortality from stroke, heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer and acute respiratory infections. Actions to reduce air pollution are triple-win solutions: improving air quality by implementing well-known and readily available solutions prevents premature deaths, improves health, drives sustainable economic development and mitigates climate change. Additional information:
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WITH CORRECTION: WHO's Second Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, 25-27 March in Cartagena, Colombia
March 21, 2025
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