USAID’s Clean Air Green Cities project addresses air pollution and its health impacts in Hanoi by mobilizing a network of local partners (including youth, schools, communities, civic and social organizations, businesses, and governments) to take collective action and advocate for clean air. On July 4-5, the project, in collaboration with GIZ, the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (Hanoi University of Science and Technology), and experts in the Clean Air - Green City Alliance, organized a media training course themed ‘Understanding Clean Air’ for more than 30 reporters, journalists, and communication staff. The training provided participants with fundamental knowledge on air pollution and air quality, air quality management policies, improvement solutions in Vietnam, and accurate and reliable sources of air quality information. It also served as a platform to create a connection between the media, communication staff, policy makers and experts on air quality management.

So What? With improved knowledge on clean air, the media can access and convey accurate and objective information on air pollution and help to create changes in people’s awareness and actions.