Tenth Colombian Congress and International Conference on Air Quality, Climate Change, and Public Health

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May 14, 15, and 16, 2025 / Fórum UPB Events Center, Medellín - Colombia

May 14, 15, and 16, 2025
Fórum UPB Events Center,
Medellín - Colombia

The Colombian Congress and International Conference on Air Quality, Climate Change, and Public Health (CASAP) is a leading event in Colombia and one of the most relevant in Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 2007 and every two years, CASAP has been the platform where the academic, scientific, and professional community socializes and updates themselves on the latest developments in the comprehensive management of local and global pollution, its causes, and impacts.

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TECHNICAL TOPICS

Comprehensive management of local and regional air quality, and interaction between local pollution and climate change, and the role of superpollutants.

Air quality and climate change modelling, application of Big Data and artificial intelligence.

Personal exposure and health effects associated with air pollution and climate change.

Urban air quality by particulate matter – sources, cross-border transport, characterization, modeling.

Technologies for controlling emissions and reducing local and global pollution.

Air quality governance and national and international public policy frameworks.

Noise and odour pollution.

Indoor air pollution and its implications.

ACTIVITIES

National and international keynote conferences

Parallel technical sessions with short presentations

Pre-congress courses and master classes

Panel conversations with experts

Technical visits and cultural activities

Meetings of work groups and associations

Pre-congress courses

May 13, 2025

08:30 am to 05:00 pm

UPB and Pascual Bravo

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Benefits of plant cover on air quality

Aerosol-Cloud Interaction

Measurement of vehicle emissions

Organizational carbon footprint

Thematic panel

Air Pollution and Health in Latin America: Results of the Salurbal-Clima Study

may 14th

12:00 pm

Room 1 (plenary)
Forum UPB

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Ana-Diez Roux, MD, PhD

Distinguished Professor Director of the Collaborative Center on Urban Health

Olga Lucía Sarmiento, MD, PhD

Full Professor, Director of the EPIANDES group

Nelson Gouveia, MD, PhD

Professor of the Department of Preventive Medicine

Ricardo Morales
Moderador

Director of the Center for Research in Environmental Engineering (CIIA)

Thematic panel

Citizen science and governance initiatives in air quality and climate change

may
13th

2:30p.m. to 3:30p.m.

Room 4, UPB Forum Events Center

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Eliana Martínez

Epidemiologist and PhD in epidemiology. Professor and researcher at the National Faculty of Public Health

Santiago Aldana

Environmental administrator and specialist in natural resource management and environmental law

Mónica Espinosa

She holds a PhD in environmental engineering and is part of Hill’s technical team

Laura Rodríguez
Moderate

Full Professor in the Department of Public Health at the School of Medicine-Faculty of Health.

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keynote speakers
Florencia Carreras
Conference

International Methane Emissions Observatory

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Philippe Thunis
Conference

Harmonisation of air quality modelling approaches in support to legislation: the European experience

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Omar Amador Muñoz
Conference

Study of unregulated toxic atmospheric organic pollutants: Implications and technological developments

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keynote speakers
Jesus Serrano
Conference

Emerging challenges in assessing the effects of air pollutants in observational epidemiological studies.

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Diana Marín Pineda
Conference

Impact of air pollution and ambient temperature on children’s health: an exposome approach.

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Jaime Rueda
Conference

Herramientas para el cálculo de emisiones y análisis costo-beneficio de estrategias de reducción en vehículos y maquinaria

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keynote speakers
Héctor Jorquera
Conference

Local and NON-LOCAL source application of black carbon and combustion generated PM2.5

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Alain Clappier
Conference

Method of integrated assessment for air, climate and energy strategies

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CASAP I - 2007

The first version of the event was held in 2007 in Manizales, led by the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. In this first version, a working group on “Diesel quality” was organized, and national and international experts and government representatives discussed a program to improve this fuel in the country. The contributions of this table were fundamental in the subsequent issuance of Law 1205 of 2008 of the Congress, which established the obligation to reduce the amount of sulfur in diesel intended for public transportation to improve the quality of life. As a result of this regulation, the country currently consumes diesel with a sulfur content of 50 ppm compared to the 2,500 ppm that was supplied in 2008.

CASAP IV - 2013

The fourth version of the congress coordinated by the Centro Lasallista de Investigación y Modelación Ambiental CLIMA of Universidad de La Salle, held in Bogotá in 2013, had significant international participation as well as a large presence of national participants, which demonstrates the interest in the problem of air pollution not only at the national level but also at the international level. The topics of most significant impact addressed at the congress were, in order, sampling and analysis of atmospheric pollutants, air quality, and public health, air quality management, public policies, urban planning, and, to a lesser extent, but of equal importance, topics related to climate change, energy efficiency, biofuels, and meteorological modeling.

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CASAP II - 2009

The second version of CASAP was held in Cartagena in 2009, led by the Group of Studies on Urban and Regional Sustainability (SUR) of Universidad de Los Andes, maintaining the choice of a scientific event of international relevance. On this occasion, in addition to the technical and plenary sessions of international guests, there was a broad discussion on biofuels and their impact on air quality and public health.

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CASAP III - 2011

The third version of CASAP took place in Medellin in 2011, led by Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá (AMVA) and a group of regional universities. CASAP 2011 focused on sustainable mobility, a topic that undoubtedly closely relates to air quality in urban centers. Non-traditional mobility options for Colombian cities and incentives that could exist for their implementation were discussed. Today, a growing fleet of electric or hybrid vehicles can be observed on the streets of the leading Colombian cities, in addition to efforts to use sustainable means of transportation, such as bicycles.

CASAP V - 2015

The fifth version of CASAP was held in 2015 in Bucaramanga, led by the Faculty of Environmental Engineering of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. The main topic to be addressed on this occasion was Air Quality Modeling, so a modeling work table was organized. The results are expected to contribute greatly to research and applied regulations on air quality in Colombia.

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CASAP VI - 2017

The sixth version of CASAP was held in 2017 in the city of Santiago de Cali. The theme led by the Universidad del Valle was “Air Quality Management, Challenges and Alternatives for Urban Health.”

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CASAP VII - 2019

The seventh version of CASAP was held in 2019 in Barranquilla, led by the Centro de Educación Continuada of the Universidad del Norte, from August 13-16. The main topic was mobility and urban transport, followed by emerging technologies for monitoring, characterizing, and analyzing air quality. On this occasion, we had 12 international and 12 national speakers, in addition to the presence of environmental and health authorities, companies in the sector, and various universities.

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CASAP VIII - 2021

The eighth version of CASAP occurs once Colombia prepares to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. The eighth version was held online and synchronously through a virtual platform. It was led by the Environmental Engineering Program of the Universidad Sergio Arboleda in Bogotá. The central theme of the congress was the academy’s post-pandemic perspectives, once the atmosphere’s behavior and human response during the pandemic were studied. On the last day of the congress, a forum with the participation of the industry and a discussion of national and international public entities to share experiences in air management was held in person in Hall 74 – the university’s events center.

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CASAP IX - 2023

CASAP IX took place on March 22, 23, and 24, 2023, in Santa Marta. Nearly 300 participants addressed discussions to strengthen collaboration networks in Colombia and Latin America and promote an integrated vision between local and global pollution. A relevant conclusion was how different disciplines and roles should contribute to this comprehensive approach and establish air quality governance.

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