PAPILA · Prediction of Air Pollution in Latin America
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2018-01-01 → 2023-10-31
- EU contribution
- €999,000
- Participants
- 19
- Scheme
- MSCA-RISE
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Results in brief
Prediction of Air Pollution in Latin America
Each year, three million people die prematurely in the world because of outdoor air pollution. The overall objective of the PAPILA project (Prediction of Air Pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean) is therefore to establish a sustained network of partners with complementary expertise that develop and implement an analysis and forecast system for air quality with downscaling capability for Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC region), and to assess the impact of air pollution (background and peaks) on health and on the economy. This system will help decision-makers improve air quality and public health, and avoid the occurrence of acute air pollution episodes, particularly in urban areas. The project combines an ensemble of state-of-the-art models, high-resolution emission inventories, space observations and surface measurements to provide ability for near real time forecasts and analysis of regional air pollution in the LAC region. To reach this objective, the project brought together an interdisciplinary team of scientists from Europe, Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela) and the Caribbean (Puerto Rico), and fostered synergies between the groups involved in research and service activities. The project co-develops several products and services of importance for the LAC region. An important objective of the project is to make use of complementary competence to develop innovative ideas, to establish sustained partnerships between research groups, to transfer information to the public, to develop educational activities and to create a dialogue with interested stakeholders. The project activities also aim to provide the basis for sustained capacity building actions.
Data: CORDIS, © European Union
Project objective
The overall objective of the PAPILA project (Prediction of Air Pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean) is to establish a sustained network of partners with complementary expertise, which will develop and implement an analysis and forecast system for air quality with downscaling capability for Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC region), and assess the impact of air pollution (background and peaks) on health and on the economy. This forecast system will help decision-makers improve air quality and public health, and avoid the occurrence of acute air pollution episodes, particularly in urban areas.The project combines an ensemble of state-of-the-art models, high-resolution emission inventories, space observations and surface measurements to provide near real time forecasts and analysis of regional air pollution in the LAC region. To reach this objective, the project will bring together an interdisciplinary team of scientists from Europe, Latin America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela) and the Caribbean (Puerto Rico), and foster synergies between the groups involved in research and service activities. The project will co-develop with users and other stakeholders several products and services of importance for the LAC region. An important objective of the project is to make use of complementary competence to develop innovative ideas, to established sustained partnerships between research groups, to transfer information to the public, to develop educational activities and to create a dialogue with interested stakeholders. Societal impacts, specifically on human health, on crop production, on ecosystems, on the mountain snow cover and on the hydrological cycle as well as the economic benefits of mitigation policies will be assessed. Finally, the planned activities will provide the basis for sustained capacity building actions.
Original text from CORDIS.
Participants
- MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV · MUNCHENCoordinatorGermany
- CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · ParisFrance
- COMISION NACIONAL DE ENERGIA ATOMICA · BUENOS AIRESArgentina
- ILMATIETEEN LAITOS · HelsinkiFinland
- INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES - INERIS · Verneuil En HalatteFrance
- INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · Altos De PipeVenezuela
- KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS METEOROLOGISCH INSTITUUT-KNMI · De BiltNetherlands
- LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FUER TROPOSPHAERENFORSCHUNG e.V. · LeipzigGermany
- METEOROLOGISK INSTITUTT · OsloNorway
- STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET · StockholmSweden
- UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE · SantiagoChile
- UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE · BOGOTAColombia
- UNIVERSIDAD DE PUERTO RICO · San JuanUnited States
- UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES · La PazBolivia
- UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO (UNAM) · CIUDAD DE MEXICOMexico
- UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA · BogotaColombia
- UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA · ValparaisoChile
- UNIVERSIDADE DE SAO PAULO · SAO PAULO SPBrazil
- UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES · GrenobleFrance
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