Better Air Quality Conference 2026

Clean Air Asia, along with co-organizers, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), will host the 12th Better Air Quality conference (BAQ 2026) to be held on 11-13 March 2026, with pre-events on 9-10 March, in Bangkok, Thailand.  

The BAQ 2026 theme – Together for Clear Skies: Driving Action, Accelerating Investment – calls for collective progress on air quality across Asia and the Pacific. BAQ 2026 will convene a wider circle of stakeholders to shape and deliver better air quality outcomes to improve health and well-being and contribute to global climate goals, highlighting the importance of partnerships and investments to accelerate implementation of solutions on the ground. 

The BAQ conference is the leading event on air quality in Asia, covering control of all sources of air pollution including emissions from transport, energy, agriculture, waste, construction, and industry, with a particular emphasis on solutions including national- and city-level policies and measures. The BAQ conference has a proven history of influencing policies, initiating new projects, and establishing innovative partnerships. At the last BAQ in 2023, more than 700 policymakers, practitioners and industry leaders from all over the world participated to network, learn, and share experiences.