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In Latin America, the initial phase of the effort known as the Clean Air Initiative in Latin American cities, was launched in 1998 by the World Bank to establish a comprehensive approach to air quality challenges in Latin America. This initial phase supported the development and enhancement of clean air action plans in large urban areas throughout Latin America, enhanced scientific knowledge and understanding of urban air quality and its associated impacts on human health and provided decision makers with tools for assessing policy options.

After more than six years as the Technical Secretariat, the World Bank sought to build on the efforts of the initiative by broadening its geographic and thematic scope as well as its membership and financial base. In 2006, the World Bank, in partnership with Breakthrough Technologies Institute, jointly announced a new, independent, nonprofit organization, the Clean Air Institute, along with the expansion of the partnership into the Clean Air Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean (CAI-LAC).

The restructuring of the original phase of the initiative was envisioned to revitalize efforts by, among other things, creating a forum for strategy and project development, as well as for channeling training, technical assistance, and information exchange at a regional level. The new governing structure of the CAI-LAC partnership comprises the following four bodies: Clean Air Institute, Board of Directors, CAI-LAC Members, and Advisory Committee.


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