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Urban air management - Introduction to freely available UN hosted Open Data Management System

Sean Khan

Moderator

date June 28, 2022 | 10:00 - 13:00
place
Multifunction Hall Room 2
organization
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
country
Kenya
language
English
theme
Transforming Cities through Innovative Solutions and Technologies
Reference: 
TE 2

Summary

Participants will: - Learn how to transform their data into actionable air quality information available to the public - Learn how to better understand air quality data to make better public policy decisions - Learn how to actively manage data streams (including calibration, field operational support, quality assurance)

Objectives

1. Introduce participants to the freely available UNEP hosted open Data Management System (oDMS. ) 2. Raise awareness and capacity about types of datasets and services available on oDMS (with a city focus). 3. Explore datasets and their usability to unique circumstances in a city/region.

Session speakers

Speaker
Role
Organization
Country
Ms. Lorena Gordillo Dagallier
PhD Resercher
University of Cambridge
Ms. Maria Kolesnikova
Head
Move Green
Dr. Robert Pinder
Physical Scientist
US Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Oliver Lah
Head of Research Unit Mobility and International Cooperation, Energy, Transport and Climate Policy
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy
Ms. Maria Del Mar Solano
Industrial Chemist
Costa Rica, Ministry of Environment and Energy
Prof. José Félix Rojas Marín
Professor
National University of Costa Rica
Mrs. Fantu Kifle
Researcher
Addis Ababa Environmental Protection Authority
Ms. Stefanie Holzwarth
Project Manager (Urban Mobility)
UN-Habitat
Mr. Lawrence Mwangi
Deputy Director
Nairobi City County
Mr. Sean Khan
GEMS Air
UNEP