Nathaly Rodriguez
Team Air Quality
20 Questions We Need to Answer to Advance the Venture Forward
- What is the main objective of our project?
- Who are we trying to impact?
- Who is most impacted by the issue?
- What sector of air quality can we impact?
- What impact are we going to have?
- What are the externalities of Kazakhstan’s air pollution?
- What are the main pollutants affecting the community?
- What side effects do the pollutants have?
- How does air pollution impact the rest of the environment in Almaty? Water? Soil?
- How can we use culture to our advantage?
- How does outdated technology impact the project and our direction?
- What work are people there already doing towards combating the poor air pollution?
- What factors into the poor air quality?
- What bias are there in the information we receive due to the type of government there is?
- How has Kazakhstan attempted to address this issue before?
- How can we show that improved air quality can have a positive impact on the economy?
- How can we adapt to their culture while doing fieldwork?
- Will the government play a part in the solution that we come up with?
- How can we most effectively use our resources?
- What are the people in Almaty’s perspective of air quality?
- How aware are people in Almaty about air quality issues?
Logic Model
Inputs:
- Collaborations
- Research
- Determining the main pollutants and effects
- Mapping out most affected areas
Outputs:
- Reduce Pollution through one of two of the following methods:
- Create a blueprint for powerplant filters that aid in preventing the spread of pollutants coming from heaters
- Public health announcements that inform citizens of the time of day and weather that is most dangerous to go out
- Nasal strips (filters) that allow people to go out into polluted air but still breathe in clean air
- Number of attendants at workshops that inform people how to live more sustainable lives
Outcomes:
- Be able to see the mountains they are proud of
- Decrease the number of people with respiratory diseases
- Behavioral changes that lead to the lower carbon footprint