RFA: Building an air pollution forecasting and early warning system applying machine learning models for urban areas in Vietnam

REQUEST FOR APPLICATION RFA-6997-24-23 ON BUILDING AN AIR POLLUTION FORECASTING AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM APPLYING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR URBAN AREAS IN VIETNAM

Winrock International (Winrock) is implementing the Reducing Pollution Project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Prime Award Number: 72044021CA00002 in close collaboration with Project Management Unit (PMU) under the Pollution Control Department (PCD) as the Project Owner and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) as the Executive Agency. The Reducing Pollution Project is supporting Vietnam’s efforts to address environmental pollution challenges through a series of?locally driven initiatives using a collective impact approach.

To achieve the ultimate goal of reducing environmental pollution in targeted areas, in addition to implementation of the collective impact initiatives, the Project also supports the Government of Vietnam (GVN) on development of appropriate legal and institutional frameworks and planning tools for effective implementation of the provisions of the Law on Environmental Protection in 2020.

Improving the national air quality monitoring and forecasting system is critical to identify air pollution sources and trends, which in turn inform pollution control efforts and protect public health. To address this issue, the Reducing Pollution Project, through a selected partner, will build an air pollution forecast and early warning system, applying machine learning models, and utilizing inputs from the data management software Envisoft and the Transparent Environmental Data Platform (TEDP).This support is expected to accelerate the development of the forecasting system, meeting urgent practical needs, especially as air pollution increases in urban areas and early forecasting becomes essential to minimize impacts on the population. Moreover, the system should help the Department of Environmental Pollution Control enhance and improve its ability to monitor and forecast serious air quality situations and assess the impact of pollution sources.

Winrock is pleased to announce this Request for Application (RFA) “Building an air pollution forecasting and early warning system applying machine learning models for urban areas in Vietnam”. Through this RFA, we seek to identify and collaborate with capable Vietnamese non-governmental organizations that possess the expertise and capacity to drive this initiative forward.

This RFA is open to capable Vietnamese non-governmental organizations. This can include traditional not-for-profit NGOs, social enterprises, or similar local organizations

For the full RFA documentation and how to apply for grant funding, please click HERE.