Experts Warn Against Waste Incineration as False Solution Ahead of Africa Clean Air Forum

Africa Clean Air Forum Banks On Continental Shift To Address Pollution

PRETORIA, South Africa – Participants from 47 African nations are meeting at the Africa Clean Air Forum this week as part of a continental drive to address the air pollution health crisis.  The forum, convened by the Africa Clean Air Network (AfriCAN), is in its fourth year, and this is the first time it is being […]

Experts Warn Against Waste Incineration as False Solution Ahead of Africa Clean Air Forum

Pretoria mdash; Policymakers, scientists, civil society groups, development partners, and community leaders are converging in Pretoria this week for the 2026 Africa Clean Air Forum, running from July 13 to 16, under the theme ldquo;Investment Case for Clean Air and Healthy Cities. rdquo; The annual gathering has evolved from a conference into a continental platform where governments, researchers, and communities exchange evidence, build partners…

Investing in clean air should also mean rejecting false solutions to the waste management crisis

By Weyinmi Okotie, GAIA Africa, Clean Air Program Manager This week, 13 - 16 July, policymakers, scientists, civil society organisations, development partners, and community leaders will gather in Pretoria for the 2026 Africa Clean Air Forum. The theme is "Investment Case for Clean Air and Healthy Cities." Air pollution is becoming one of Africa's most