‘Clean Air Can Become a Powerful Metric of National Success’

Air pollution remains one of Kathmandu’s most pressing public health and environmental challenges, particularly during winter when temperature inversion traps pollutants in the Valley. In this interview with Republica, Zhuldyz Saulebekova, CEO of the Almaty Air Initiative — a Central Asia-based clean air movement supported by inDrive — shares insights from Kazakhstan’s experience and discusses how data, technology and public-private collaboration can help cities like Kathmandu move toward long-term, system-level air quality reform.