Cité des Sciences et de l’Innovation de Guinée (CSIG)

Air pollution is becoming an important health concern in Guinea, but until recently, there has been very little information available about the quality of the air people breathe. Guinée Air+, led by the Cité des Sciences et de l’Innovation de Guinée (CSIG), is helping to change this. We are installing air-quality sensors in Conakry and Labé to measure pollution regularly and share the results with everyone. But our goal is not simply to measure pollution. We want to understand where and when air pollution becomes a health risk, who is most exposed, and how it affects people’s lives. We will use this information to better understand pollution in Guinea and identify the periods and places where people may need greater protection. The evidence generated by Guinée Air+ will support the government in developing Guinea’s first national air-quality standards and in taking practical measures to reduce exposure to air pollution. It will also help us develop ways of informing families, schools, and health services when pollution levels are particularly high so that appropriate action can be taken to protect those most at risk. Ultimately, Guinée Air+ is about giving Guinea the information, tools, and knowledge it needs to understand and protect the air its people breathe using data generated in Guinea, for Guinea.

“Through Guinée Air+, our team will build Guinea’s first hybrid air-quality monitoring network, generating continuous, open PM2.5 data across Conakry and Labé, where none existed before. But measurement is only the beginning. Over the project, we aim to turn that evidence into action: helping the Ministry of Environment set Guinea’s first ambient air-quality standards, giving health authorities, schools and families early warning of dangerous pollution episodes, and protecting the children most at risk. Above all, we want to show that Guinea can produce its own environmental and health intelligence, with local data, local expertise, and solutions built for Guinean realities.”

Dr. Djibril Kaba, Director of Data & Artificial Intelligence, Cité des Sciences et de l’Innovation de Guinée (CSIG)