The Asia Pacific region continues to be at the forefront of the fight against air pollution. Improving air quality can bring significant benefits that go beyond health, to confronting other crises such as climate change and sustainable development. Member States also reinforced the importance of regional cooperation to address this issue at the Sixth Session of the UN Environment Assembly with new resolution on Promoting regional cooperation on air pollution to improve air quality globally. The Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership (APCAP) is one of the initiatives working to strengthen international cooperation on air quality in the region.
The Fifth APCAP Joint Forum will be held in Yokohama, Japan in a hybrid format on 20 to 21 March 2025. For its fifth edition, the forum will be organized under the theme “Invest in Clean Air Now” in alignment with the 5th International Day of Clean Air for blue skies and hosted by the Ministry of Environment of Japan.