CLEAN AIR DIALOGUES

CLEAN AIR DIALOGUES
Blue-Green Infrastructure – Comprehensive Landscape Planning for Clean Air and Urban Resilience

Moderator: Shivendra Chaturvedi, Director, Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) (TBC)

Discussants: Dr. SD Attri, Member (Technical), Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM); Neelima Soni, Director, Department of Landscape and Environmental Planning, Delhi Development Authority (DDA); Nidhi Madan, Director, Cities and Urban Landscape, Raahgiri Foundation

The role of street plantation, urban greens, parks and open spaces is critical to not only mitigate pollution dust
and emission impacts, but also for performance benefits- enhanced mental and physical well-being, biodiversity and shade, localized cooling and water management. This session will explore how to deploy a comprehensive landscape approach to street and public space design- prioritizing nature-based solutions and plantation that actively intercept particulate matter and suppress dust.

This is the third discussion in a series of dialogues exploring the multifaceted challenges of pollution, bringing together perspectives from science, policy, health, and civil society.

(Collaboration: Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), Raahgiri Foundation)