From 9 to 10 July 2012, SRO-ENEA and the Scientific Research Institute (SRI) "Atmosphere" organized a NEASPEC Expert Consultation Meeting on Transboundary Air Pollution in North-East Asia in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation. The meeting gathered about 20 representatives of member States and scientific community to review the progress of the current NEASPEC project and consider a set of possible short to long-term objectives for strengthening subregional cooperation on this important environmental challenge for North-East Asia.

Concept Note and Programme 
List of Participants 
Meeting Report 
Introduction to Goals and Objectives of the Meeting 

Session 1: Overview of the current activities and future plans of the major subregional/regional scientific frameworks on transboundary air pollution

• China, Dr. Fan MENG, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES)
• Japan, Mr. Jiro SATO, Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP)
• Transboundary air pollution in case of Mongolia, Dr. Erdenebat ELDEVOCHIR, National Agency for Meteorology and Environment Monitoring of Mongolia
• ROK, Dr. Lim-Seok CHANG, National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER)
• Russia, Ms. Kristina Volkova, SRI Atmosphere

Session 2:    Overview of cooperation of the Russian Federation with the UNECE LRTAP Convention: Lessons for the North-East Asian subregion

• Russian experience within the UNECE Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention: Bridging policy with science for effective mitigation of transboundary air pollution, Ms. Kristina Volkova, SRI Atmosphere
• Modeling of transboundary air pollution within CLRTAP and the role of EMEP, Dr. Victor Shatalov, Senior Scientist, Meteorological Synthesizing Center-East

Session 3: Recent developments and emerging issues in multilateral cooperation on transboundary air pollution

• Revised Gothenburg Protocol to CLRTAP: Implications and lessons for North-East Asia, Mr. Krzysztof OLENDRZYNSKI, CLRTAP Secretariat

Session 4: Institutional and knowledge gaps in subregional/regional frameworks and relevant needs and priorities

• Conceptual and technical recommendations, Mr. Alexander ROMANOV, SRI Atmosphere