The project, led by David Courtin and associating Richard Lalou and Adrian Luty from MERIT, aims to produce sensors measuring air quality and to increase the production of reliable spatial and temporal data on the concentrations of fine particles in three major cities in Ghana (Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast). This data, essential for the implementation of pollution reduction strategies, will also enable the Young Team Associated with IRD (JEAI) RIPE – Respiratory illnesses and air pollution exposure to study the link between exposure to fine particles and respiratory health.
Northern partners : UMR GET (Toulouse environmental geosciences); UMR PRODIG (Research center for the organization and dissemination of geographic information); UMI UMMISCO (Mixed Unit for Mathematical and Computer Modeling of Complex, Natural, Biological or Social Systems).
Southern Partners : University of Cape Coast (Professor Kofi Amegah, Co-PI of the project and Dr Benjamin Amoani); University of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
Funding : French Embassy in Ghana, Solidarity Fund for Innovative Projects (FSPI)
Calendar : November 2023 – November 2024