12/06/2026
Across African cities, low-cost air quality sensor networks are expanding monitoring capacity, generating critical data, and helping communities better understand local air pollution patterns. However, sustaining these networks requires more than deploying sensors. It depends on reliable data flows, strong operational systems, local technical capacity, effective maintenance, stable power and connectivity, and long-term institutional commitment.
On 16 June 2026, we invite you to join the Virtual Sensor Network Town Hall on Strengthening Data Flow and Use of Low-Cost Sensors (LCS) in African Cities, a prelude to the Sensor Management Workshop at the Africa Clean Air Forum 2026.
This interactive session will bring together researchers, practitioners, city officials, and partners from across Africa to discuss the practical realities of building, managing, and sustaining low-cost air quality sensor networks. Discussions will explore lessons on network operations, governance, data reliability, local capacity building, open data approaches, and how hybrid monitoring systems can combine reference-grade instruments with low-cost sensors to support hyperlocal air quality monitoring.
Participants will also hear from experts working across Africa and beyond, sharing practical experiences on creating resilient sensor networks that support evidence-based decision-making and clean air action.
Date: 16 June 2026
Time: 15:00 EAT | 14:00 SAST | 12:00 GMT
Format: Virtual
Register for the Town Hall: https://lnkd.in/dUXPydsQ
We also encourage individuals and organisations working with low-cost air quality sensors to participate in the Building Blocks for Low-Cost Sensor Networks Survey.
Whether your experience involves hardware selection, calibration, maintenance, data management, network governance, or data access, your understanding will help identify best practices and inform future capacity-building efforts across African cities.
Complete the Survey: https://lnkd.in/dGygypde
Together, we can strengthen air quality monitoring systems, improve access to reliable data, and accelerate clean air action across Africa.
Allison Felix Hughes
