Report by the BAQ 2004 Reporting Committee

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Report by the BAQ 2004 Reporting Committee

• Frank Murray, Murdoch University, Australia, on
  behalf of the Reporting Committee

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Objectives

• Report on whether the objectives of BAQ 2004 were
  achieved
• Strengthening of networking for AQM in Asia
• Improving the understanding of the science on
  which AQM is based in Asia
• Strengthening the governance structure for AQM in
  Asia
• Clarifying the linkage between urban air quality
  management, long range transport of air
  pollutants and climate change in Asia 

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Additional reporting tasks

• To report on
• The main highlights of BAQ 2004
• Suggestions for BAQ 2006
• Suggestions to help strengthen the approach of
  CAI-Asia for 2005-2007
• Recommendation of presentations of exceptional
  originality that would meet or exceed the
  requirements for publication in the BAQ 2004
  Special Edition of Atmospheric Environment

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Membership of the Reporting Committee
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Were the objectives of BAQ 2004 met?

• 1. Strengthening of networking for AQM in Asia
  
• Fully met there were opportunities for
  networking formally in the country sessions and
  informally throughout the workshop
• 2. Improving the understanding of the science on
  which AQM is based in Asia
• Partially met many of the presentations
  discussed the application of science rather than
  new science. The unique character of BAQ as a
  meeting of many types of stakeholders is important

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Were the objectives of BAQ 2004 met?

• 3. Strengthening of understanding the governance
  structure for AQM in Asia
• More than partially met participants were
  exposed to a range of views and examples of
  governance structures
• 4. Clarifying the linkage between urban air
  quality management, long range transport of air
  pollutants and climate change in Asia 
• Mostly met A number of papers and sessions
  discussed these linkages

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Networking sessions

• Most of these were very successful
• They should be extended and given more time and
  importance in BAQ 2006
• CAI-Asia should encourage the implementation of
  the outcomes of the networking sessions, by for
  example, documenting the commitments on its web
  site and providing updates on implementation
• Include success stories from the networking
  sessions at this meeting in the program for BAQ
  2006.

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Highlights of BAQ

• The quick and comfortable road journey from
  Delhi ?
• Ease of getting into a hotel room.
• Several spirited discussions occurred.
• Rickshaws were an excellent idea.

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Highlights of BAQ

• Putting faces to names.
• Enrique Penalosas presentation was
  thought-provoking.
• The hard working, helpful, cheerful secretariat.
• THE TAJ MAHAL!

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Recommendations for BAQ 2006

• It is recommended that
• the organisers consider having a theme for BAQ
  2006
• oral presentations should be selected considering
  this theme
• For BAQ to be effective, the organisers should
  actively solicit innovative, state-of-the-art
  presentations
• To ensure there is adequate focus on air quality
  issues in the host country, the organisers
  consider commissioning independent reviews of air
  quality in the host country using the latest
  information.

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Recommendations for BAQ 2006

• The organisers should give creative thought to
  ways to broaden and strengthen active
  participation in BAQ.

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Recommendations for BAQ 2006

• For example
• Poster sessions should be given added value by
  means of poster-discussion sessions with more
  time allocated. One-on-one interaction is
  valuable.
• A coffee break should be held in the poster
  session room.
• Plenary and sub-plenary speakers should be
  required to prepare a poster.

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Recommendations for BAQ 2006

• Joint presentations by different country
  participants on common problems should be
  actively solicited by the organisers.
• Shorter presentations tighter time management
  more time for discussion
• Awards to recognise visionary champions of clean
  air should be considered.

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Recommendations for BAQ 2006

• The organisers should insert into the program
  sharing of experience with successes and failures
  in the implementation of policies
• Sub-workshops could be made more effective if
  carefully scheduled
• Student participation should be more strongly
  encouraged
• Planning should start now!

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Conclusion

• BAQ is a unique meeting of decision makers and
  academics from both developing and developed
  nations, government and non-government
• This exchange and integration of ideas,
  innovations, experience and backgrounds is
  something we all cherish
• BAQ provides a light along the path to clean air
  in Asia.

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Thank you!