AQM Strategies and Policy Initiatives by Local Networks

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AQM Strategies and Policy Initiatives by Local
Networks
CAI-Asia Internal Secretariat Coordination
Meeting 10 July 2004 Bangkok, Thailand
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AQM Strategies and Policy Initiatives
BAQ 2004 Commitments

• What is the status of the implementation of these
  commitments?
• What are the challenges faced in implementing
  these commitments?
• What are the proposed steps to overcome these
  challenges?
• How can the CAI-Asia community help?

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AQM Strategies and Policy Initiatives
Commitments from Country Participants at BAQ 2004
Participants from these countries committed to
undertake action to improve air quality in their
country China, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan,
Philippines, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and others
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AQM Strategies and Policy Initiatives
China

• Further define the organizational structure for
  the China network
• CAI-Asia China Network as a vehicle to bring
  together different players in AQM, with SEPA as
  the leading government agency for the network
• Conduct structured consultation with network
  members
• Consultation of players should include all
  stakeholders (such as cities, other government
  agencies, NGOs, academics, and experts)
• Emission apportionment studies
• Identify priorities where the network can add
  value to existing or planned AQM programs

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AQM Strategies and Policy Initiatives
Indonesia

• Phase-out leaded gasoline nationwide by 2005
• Adoption and implementation of National Action
  Plan on Integrated Vehicle Emission Reduction
• Developing I/M regulation for private cars and
  motorcycles
• Encourage city planning to have more
  environment-friendly road design and development
• Reform urban public transport
• Improve and optimize national air quality
  monitoring system
• Use CNG for Bus Way in Jakarta
• Parliament issues the Local Act on Air quality
  improvement management

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AQM Strategies and Policy Initiatives
Nepal

• Increased awareness on air quality issues
• Improved I M system
• Additional research including emission inventory
  in Kathmandu Valley

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AQM Strategies and Policy Initiatives
Pakistan

• Awareness raising aimed at generating public
  support/concern for air quality improvement
• Legislation establish ambient air quality
  standards
• Improved coordination among stakeholders working
  closely with provincial and city district
  governments
• Trial testing of I/M with private sector
  involvement
• Phaseout of 2-stroke auto rickshaws in major
  cities

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AQM Strategies and Policy Initiatives
Philippines

• Periodic review of Air Quality Action Plan
• Consistent Air Quality Monitoring
• Engage LGUs in air quality management and address
  sustainability
• Mobile Sources
• Intensify anti-smoke belching campaign
• Operationalize citizens suit against owners of
  smoke belching vehicles
• MVIS to be implemented in small scale for gross
  polluters
• Euro 2 standards for new vehicles and standard
  for 2nd hand vehicles
• Form multi-sectoral group to explore cost
  effective, mass transport solutions (e.g., BRT,
  bike lanes, pedestrianization)
• Engage LGUs in anti-smoke belching campaign
  especially pollution from tricycles
• Improve Fuel Quality
• CNG mother-daughter stations up and running
  midyear 2005
• Ethanol to be made part of fuel mix
• Euro 2 for gasoline (lower sulphur),
  implementation by 1st quarter 2005
• Expand Clean Air Campaign to include Area Sources
• Indoor Air Pollution
• Anti-smoking campaign

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AQM Strategies and Policy Initiatives
Sri Lanka

• Main goal To reduce present PM10 by 35 (base
  year 2003) and other pollutants proportionately
• Introduce emission standards for power plants
• Regular monitoring of rundown plants auditing of
  power plants
• Amend the National Environment Act giving more
  powers to the general public
• Bicycle lanes for new urban roads
• Ambient air quality monitoring for selected
  cities
• Establishment of baseline emission inventory data
  base for high air polluting industries and
  development of mitigation strategy

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AQM Strategies and Policy Initiatives
Vietnam

• National Master Plan for AQ monitoring developed
• Capacity building on AQ monitoring through
  training, exchanges, focusing on QA\QC, data
  management
• Awareness raising for public on air pollution and
  health effects
• Reductions of vehicular emissions through
  tightening fuel quality specifications and
  issuance of road map for Euro 3 standard
• Emission inventories for Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh
  City
• National Air Quality monitoring database
  developed
• Study on Air Pollution Health Poverty in Ho
  Chi Minh City (HCMC) completed
• A distance training program on AQM implemented
  with support from CATNet