Air QualityAQ Related Programs in the Philippines

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Air Quality(AQ) Related Programs in the
Philippines

• Shihiru Date
• South East Asia Department (SERD)
• Asian Development Bank
• Philippine Development Partners
• Coordination Meeting for Clean Air
• 18 September 2006

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Outline of Presentation

• ADBs AQ-related Projects in Asia
• ADBs AQ Technical Assistance in the Philippines
• ADBs AQ Projects in the Philippines (on-going)
• AQ-related Publications on Philippines

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ADBs AQ-related projects in Asia

• Stationary sources of air pollution and
• cleaner production
• Mobile sources of air pollution
• Overall ambient air quality management
• Health impacts of air pollution
• Climate change and greenhouse gas
• abatement

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ADBs AQ Technical Assistance in the Philippines

• PHI TA 1414 Study on Vehicle Emissions
  Control Planning
• PHI TA 1723 Vehicle Emissions Control in
  Metro Manila
• PHI TA 2835 Metro Manila Air Quality
  Improvement
• PHI TA 3128 Air Emission Policy Studies
• PHI TA 3921 Promotion of Cleaner Production
• RETA 5937 Reducing Vehicle Emissions in Asia
• RETA 6016 Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities

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ADBs AQ Projects in the Philippines (on-going)

• Loan - Metro Manila Air Quality Improvement
  Sector Development Program (MMAQISDP)
• supports efforts of both public and private
  sectors to improve air quality in Metro Manila
  through the combination of loan and grant
  interventions from various financing
  institutions, including ADB
• promotes policy reforms to improve air quality
  through the abatement of mobile and stationary
  sources of air pollution

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MMAQISDP Components

• DENR Component a) mitigation of pollution from
  stationary sources b) air quality mgt. (public
  awareness, technical secretariat, capacity
  building) c) ambient air quality monitoring
• MMDA component (a) Traffic Engg Mgt.
  (cancelled) (b) Smoke belching apprehension
  (transferred its operations to DENR LGUs)
• DPWH component Road Rehabilitation component
  (cancelled)
• DOH component Public Health Monitoring
  (completed CY 2005) and
• DOTC component Implementation of Motor Vehicle
  Inspection System (not yet implementedhowever,
  PETCs were authorized/accredited for emission
  testing)

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MMAQISDP Achievements (1)

• Supported enactment of RA 8749 Philippine Clean
  Air Act and its guidelines
• Established a continuous ambient air quality
  monitoring network (10 stations) in Metro Manila
• Completed stack sampling and testing
• Established the Metro Manila Airshed Governing
  Board
• Completed air quality management training center
  building in DENR compound for EMB personnel and
  air quality management activities

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MMAQISDP Achievements (2)

• Established Anti- smoke belching program
• Strengthened capacity for traffic engineering and
  management
• Supported partnership for clean air initiatives
• Strengthened knowledge on public health impacts
  of air pollution

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Some AQ-related Publications on Philippines
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Thank youFor More Information

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