Field Notes

Open-access air quality data is helping communities, health institutions and government in Mozambique better understand air pollution and plan informed responses. In this video, Dr Hermínio Cossa of the Manhiça Health Research Centre (CISM) explains how an air-quality monitoring network across Manhiça, Maputo City and Matola is making locally relevant data more accessible. Learn more about AirQo:

Dr Gabriel Okello introduces Fundamentals of Air Quality in African Cities self-paced course designed around the realities of African cities. Developed in partnership with the University of Cambridge Institute of Metabolic Science, UrbanBetter Academy and the Africa Clean Air Network, the course builds practical knowledge of air pollution, its health and climate impacts, measurement and air qualit

Kisumu County is turning real-time air quality data into practical action for a cleaner, healthier city. In this video, H.E. Dr Mathew Ochieng Owili, Deputy Governor of Kisumu County, explains how air-quality monitoring is helping the County understand pollution sources, strengthen waste-management measures and guide investments in environmental protection and public health. He also shares Kisumu’

Congratulations to Promise Mabilo and the entire Vukani Environmental Movement -VEM for this great achievement and recognition. Promise is an alumni of the groundWork Environmental Justice School and has been and remains one of the main activists at the center in struggle for energy democracy and an inclusive just transition for all. Promise Mabilo does […]

We were never meant to be part of this story. The sea belonged to the men. The boats, the nets, the decisions—they were theirs. We stayed on land. We mended torn nets, salted fish, raised children, and waited for the tide to return what it took. But sometimes, change begins where no one is looking.Continue reading "We Taught the Sea Mercy: Mothers Fight for 1,029 Gentle Giants"

Critical Error: Data Centers, Environmental Justice, & You Session 4: Economy and Jobs This is the final in our four-part series, Critical Error: Data Centers, Environmental Justice, & You, hosted by the Environmental Justice Leadership Forum. This session focuses on impacts to the economy and jobs from data center expansion, featuring Kasia Tarczynska, Good Jobs First, and Dr. Rania Masri, North

In their own words, New Yorkers share what it's like to live through the city's increasingly dangerous heatwaves — from health scares to hard choices about staying safe when temperatures soar into the triple digits. Extreme heat is the top weather-related killer in the U.S., and it hits NYC especially hard: 83% of the city's population lives in areas at least 8 degrees hotter than surrounding non-

In their own words, New Yorkers share what it's like to live through the city's increasingly dangerous heatwaves — from health scares to hard choices about staying safe when temperatures soar into the triple digits. Extreme heat is the top weather-related killer in the U.S., and it hits NYC especially hard: 83% of the city's population lives in areas at least 8 degrees hotter than surrounding non-

On June 18, during its 178th Session in Washington, D.C., the Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) approved the admission of the Clean Air Institute (CAI) into official relations with the Organization. The decision — reflected in resolution CE178.R11 on Non-State Actors in Official Relations with PAHO — was supported by a majority of PAHO's Member States, who recogniz

23 August 2026 Constitutional Court Judgment Closes the Door on Shell’s Wild Coast Exploration groundWork welcomes and celebrates the historical constitutional court judgement on Shell oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast. The Constitutional Court’s judgment on Shell’s proposed exploration off the Wild Coast marks an important democratic moment in South Africa’s treatment […]

Amadiba Crisis Committee 2026-08-16: SHELL PETROLEUM DEFEATED AGAIN IN COURT (ISITATIMENDE ESIBHALWE NGESI NGUNI SINGEZANTSI !) On 14 August, the Netherland company Shell Petroleum and its business partner Impact Africa suffered a serious defeat in the Constitutional Court. The court found that the 2014 application for blasting with air guns for oil and gas in […]

Our Senior Fellow Christa Hasenkopf explains why air quality monitoring can be such a powerful and cost-effective tool for governments looking to tackle air pollution.

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This June edition of the Eco-Instigator comes at a time when the world is increasingly bedevilled by overlapping crises: wars, ecological collapse, displacements, and deepening inequalities. Across continents, these realities […]

The UK's transition to net zero is reshaping emissions across transport, buildings, industry and power generation. But the benefits of that transition, and the cleaner air that comes with it, often aren't factored into policy decisions. This brand-new report from Clean Air Fund with research by CBI Economics and WSP, sets out to analyse the benefits net zero policies will make to our air. 📈 Watch

A resource is discovered; governments celebrate its economic promise, investors arrive, licences are issued, and extraction begins. Wealth leaves the territory, while pollution, damaged livelihoods and broken landscapes remain. Communities […]

We often hear that action to reduce air pollution is expensive. But air pollution is already costing the global economy more than $6 trillion every year.💰 Research shows that clean air measures actually boost productivity and economic resilience. Watch the video to find out more.

I am not used to writing. My words are usually spoken to the forest, to my children, to the women who sit beside me at night. But today, I am speaking so that you understand why we are standing here. In our villages around Sijhimali, the nights have become longer. The men are gone—not becauseContinue reading "“We Will Not Move”: Mother’s Voice from Sijhimali"