To address air pollution in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley and its harmful impacts on health, education and climate, FHI 360 is leading a consortium of partners, including the Asian Institute of Technology, the Environment and Public Health Organization, the Energy Policy Institute of the University of Chicago, and One to Watch Pvt. Ltd., in implementing the USAID Clean Air program. Together with our partners, we are supporting the government of Nepal to execute the Kathmandu Valley Air Quality Management Action Plan (2020) and improve air quality in Kathmandu Valley by approaching national ambient air quality standards — leading to improved health and educational outcomes.
To work toward meeting the air quality standards, FHI 360 has collaborated with five municipalities — Changunarayan, Chandragiri, Lalitpur, Kathmandu and Shankharapur — to conduct listening tours with local communities. We also partnered with Duke University and Tribhuvan University to facilitate the installation of 30 low-cost air quality sensors in all municipalities of Kathmandu Valley. The listening tours and air quality sensors generated qualitative and quantitative evidence, which we are using to provide technical support to the municipalities in their execution of the Kathmandu Valley Air Quality Management Action Plan.
Meet the women driving electric public transit vehicles in Kathmandu
