hackAIR – Learn about thermal comfort, forest fires and air quality in your area

Description

The hackAIR web platform and mobile application aims to raise citizens’ awareness of extreme heat episodes, air pollution and fire probability by providing access to information on thermal comfort, air quality, and probability of forest fires in Europe.

hackAIR was created as part of an EU-funded project on ‘Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation’ (2016-2018). It was further enhanced with well-developed citizen engagement tool as part of the EXHAUSTION Horizon 2020 project .

Reference information

Websites:

https://www.hackair.eu/

https://www.exhaustion.eu/resources/qr6kkk39f7iho29rgltjjcgmgo2d6b

Source:

The EXHAUSTION project aims at identifying adaptation strategies that will help avoid premature death and disease among vulnerable groups: older people, infants, the chronically ill, and disadvantaged people.

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jan 16, 2024

Date of creation:

2024

Keywords:

EXHAUSTION, air pollution, citizen engagement, extreme heat

Climate impacts:

Extreme Temperatures

Adaptation Approaches:

Climate services, Adaptation Measures and Actions, Observations and Scenarios, Vulnerability Assessment

Sectors:

Health

Geographic characterisation:

Europe

Health impact:

Heat, Air pollution and aero-allergens, Wildfires

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