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The Southeast Asia Air Quality Tracker is a regional, web-based platform designed to support clean air collaboration across ASEAN countries. Developed to integrate satellite data, ground-based sensors, and machine learning-enhanced forecasts, the platform enables communities throughout the region to monitor and manage air quality in near real time. By overlaying satellite-based aerosol and fire hotspot data with local ground measurements, the tool provides both broad coverage and local validation. It also offers three-day PM2.5 forecasts and historical air quality trends, making it a valuable resource for short-term planning and long-term analysis.
The platform is built with accessibility in mind, offering a user-friendly interface tailored to policymakers, researchers, and the general public. It plays a vital role in protecting public health, coordinating transboundary haze monitoring, and supporting evidence-based policymaking. In addition to offering technical training and public outreach, the initiative promotes regional adoption of shared air quality datasets and indicators, encourages collaboration with local institutions on data sharing, and supports policy alignment for more effective haze management.
The Southeast Asia Air Quality Tracker delivers key benefits to ASEAN by supporting regional coordination on air quality. It helps protect public health by addressing pollution linked to millions of deaths annually and improves transboundary haze management by tracking pollution sources across borders. The tool also informs national clean air strategies and promotes capacity building through technical training and public outreach across the region.