The Data Healing the Lungs of a City

About This Project

Summary

Humanity is wrestling with the ubiquitous challenges posed by climate change and its extreme impacts on our health. The film, The Data Healing the Lungs of a City, showcases global health organization Vital Strategies and its partners for their work to address air quality and promote clean air action for health in Jakarta, Indonesia. The film is part of The Climate and Us series, produced for the Global Climate and Health Alliance by BBC StoryWorks Commercial Productions.

Goals & Objectives

By being able to access data on the levels of pollution across Jakarta, residents are able to make informed decisions to reduce their risk, and decision makers are able to use the data address the leading sources of pollutants.

Results & Impact

The series was shown at New York City Climate Week and COP 28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, that took place in Nov. and Dec. 2023. In the first 8 weeks on Facebook and Twitter, it received 1.08 million impressions, 588.5k total views, 556.5k engagements, and 33k clicks.