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Aires Nuevos is the largest citizen air quality network for early childhood in Latin America. It was developed as a program to reduce young children's exposure to air pollution, bringing together local governments, universities, and communities. Created by Fundación Horizonte Ciudadano in partnership with the Centro de Acción Climática PUCV of Chile, and with support of CIFF and Bernard van Leer Foundation.
Independencia Antu
Santiago du Chili, Chili
Providencia PUCV CEA
Santiago du Chili, Chili
Penalolen Cristo
Santiago du Chili, Chili
Quilmes Pampa
Quilmes, Argentine
L. Corina Urbina, SF
San Felipe, Chili
Bogota - JI La Manuelita
Bogota, Colombie
Renca Gorostiaga
Santiago du Chili, Chili
Monterrey CENDI5 DL
Monterrey, Mexique
Rio Bangu
Rio de Janeiro, Brésil
Monterrey CENDI3 JM
General Escobedo, Mexique
Coyhaique AikenYemel
Coyhaique, Chili
Villa Las Margaritas
Santiago du Chili, Chili
Lo B Los Manzanos
Santiago du Chili, Chili
Lo B El Tranque
Santiago du Chili, Chili
Penalolen Ichuac
Santiago du Chili, Chili
Coronel Primer Paso
Coronel, Chili
Lo B Centro Lector
Santiago du Chili, Chili
Mendoza Plaza
Mendoza, Argentine
Mendoza Girasoles
Mendoza, Argentine
Quilmes La Florida
Quilmes, Argentine
Coronel Playa Negra
Coronel, Chili
Quilpue Arcoiris
Quilpue, Chili
JI Abejita
Villa Alemana, Chili
Bogota Ciudad Bogota
Bogota, Colombie
Villa Alemana Robles
Villa Alemana, Chili
San Nicolas CENDI12
San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexique
Penalolen Estrellita
Santiago du Chili, Chili
La Calera Municipio
Quillota, Chili
Aires Nuevos - Veracruz, Bosques Capistrano
Nindiri, Nicaragua
Jardin Jaraquemada El Bosque
Santiago du Chili, Chili
Casablanca Papelu
Valparaiso, Chili
Municipalidad Catemu
Llaillay, Chili
Placilla Lo Moscoso
Placilla, Chile
JI Pequenos Pintores
Quillota, Chili
Margarita Catemu
Llaillay, Chili
JI Explo. del Maipo
San Antonio, Chili
SOS Pachacamac-Lima
Pachacamac, Peru
Duendes de Calicanto
La Ligua, Chili
Placilla V Pioneros
Valparaiso, Chili
Rafaela Boschetto
Rafaela, Argentine
Placilla GotitaAmor
Placilla, Chile
Monterrey CENDI4 GV
Monterrey, Mexique
M Leiva, Putaendo
San Felipe, Chili
Quilmes Estrellita
Quilmes, Argentine
Escuela F. San Miguel, SJM
San Gabriel, Chile
Escuela El Rincon
Puchuncavi, Chili
Gral Pico Rebeca
General Pico, Argentine
Bogota - JI Santa Marta
Bogota, Colombie
Sao Paulo Marcia
São Paulo, Brésil
The Aires Nuevos program is a multi-stakeholder collaborative effort based on air quality governance that includes local governments, communities, and universities, who share their knowledge and expertise to make air quality not only a subject to measure pollutants' concentrations, but also to act to reduce exposure.
Installing IQAir air quality sensors in places with high concentration of children, like preschools or community centers, is the first step of the program, which then moves on to community integration. By monitoring real-time data on air quality, the hyperlocal measurements increase environmental awareness among the local population as well as among students and teachers.
Eight cities in the network have received training from Aires Nuevos, and they are working to implement local air pollution reduction actions. Lima, Peru, is one of these cities that serves as an example of a comprehensive program-related chapter. Six urban interventions have been made in children's spaces over the past two years to enhance the surroundings and reduce their exposure to air pollution.
The program has developed a toolkit in Spanish for protecting children from exposure to air pollution. Schools will likely experience an improvement in air quality if municipalities and communities support these efforts to improve the environment around schools.