Clearing the Air- Engaging Youth in Hotspot Action

Clearing the Air is a toolkit for engaging youth to understand air pollution in hot spots and work towards clean air in these areas. It has been developed by Clean Air Asia India with the objective of encouraging sector specific micro level activity driven by public engagement to reduce air pollution in hot spots. The toolkit uses simple language to explain scientific concepts to guide youth in identifying hot spots, generating data, and finding solutions. The guidelines, and suggested strategies discussed here are designed to be simple, yet logical and effective. Communication strategies to engage communities living in the hot spots are also proposed here and can be modified to adapt to the local context.