Held every three years, the International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations' (IUAPPA) World Clean Air and Environmental Protection Congress is the leading international gathering of air pollution specialists. The Congress provides a forum for environmental protection specialists in both industrialized and newly emerging industrialized countries to exchange information, and to develop relationships with other professionals from around the world. Past Congresses have been held all over the world.
IUAPPA was founded in 1964 to encourage professional organizations to share solutions to environmental challenges. Through information exchange and partnership, IUAPPA hopes to minimize the environmental impacts of growth in both emerging and developed economies.
The Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is a founding member of IUAPPA and represents North America within the IUAPPA organization. IUAPPA members represent environmental protection specialists across the private, public and voluntary sectors in over 35 countries throughout the world. A non-political and non-denominational organization, IUAPPA’s mission is to promote progress in: