Workshop on Transboundary Air Pollution in North-East Asia
Date & Location :
10-11 November 2011, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Organized by UNESCAP SRO-ENEA/NEASPEC and Asian Development Bank
Introduction to goals and objectives of the workshop, Mr. Sangmin NAM, NEASPEC Secretariat
Session 1: Subregional and national progress in addressing SO2 emissions
- Technical and policy issues for addressing national SO2 emission regulations, Dr. James J. QIN, H & J, Inc., ADB consultant
- Introduction to air quality monitoring in China, Dr. Shuai WANG, Chinese National Environmental Monitoring Center (CNEMC)
- National activities to curb SO2 emissions in China, Dr. James J. QIN, H & J, Inc., ADB consultant
- National process to establish new SO2 emission standards in Mongolia, Prof. Adiyasuren and Prof. Tseyen-Oidov, ADB national consultants, Mongolia
Session 2: National and subregional strategies for co-benefits approach in North-East Asia with a particular focus on black carbon
- Possible strategies for applying co-benefits approach to coal-fired power plants, Dr. James J. QIN, H & J, Inc., ADB consultant
- Modeling of black carbon emissions and their transport in China and North-East Asia, Dr. Meng Fan, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), China
- Atmospheric Brown Clouds (ABC) − Regional Assessment report with focus on Asia, Dr. Sang-Woo Kim, ABC research team, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
- UNECE CLRTAP's technical and policy approaches to black carbon and other short- lived climate forcers, Mr. Krzysztof Olendrzynski, CLRTAP Secretariat/ UNECE
Session 3: Mapping of current mechanisms of cooperation on TAP in North-East Asia and identification of potential synergies
- Presentation of a new NEASPEC project on the review of existing and required capacities for addressing adverse environmental impact of transboundary air pollution in North-East Asia, Ms. Kristina Volkova, SRI Atmosphere, Russian Federation
- Joint Research Project on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollutants (LTP) − progress and outcomes, Dr. Lim Seok Chang, NIER, Republic of Korea
- Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET), Dr. Ken Yamashita, Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP), Japan
- Two presentations by Janusz Cofala and Zbigniew Klimont (IIASA) on: GAINS-ASIA for CHINA and on GAINS-CITY for Beijing and Jinan, Mr. Krzysztof Olendrzynski, CLRTAP Secretariat/ UNECE