International specialists in Cape Town to discuss air pollution research

More than 350 delegates from across the world are expected to attend the 16th International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations’ World Clean Air Congress at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, from 29 September to 4 October.

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The event will see more than 100 international and local environmental specialists and scientists present their most recent research findings on climate change and air pollution.

Setting the tone for the event are two key-note presentations. One is the ‘Climate and Air Pollution Impacts on Africa’ by Dr Bob Scholes, an ecologist with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The other is ‘Short-Lived Climate Pollutants: The Scientific and Policy Issues’ by Dr Martin Williams, chairperson of the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution.

A detailed programme is available at www.IUAPPA2013.com.

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