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NEACAP Second Policy Dialogue

23 September 2025
Blue Sky Hotel, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
NEACAP 2nd Policy Dialogue

The primary objective of the Second NEACAP Policy Dialogue is to engage policymakers and stakeholders from NEASPEC member States in substantive discussions that can inform concrete policy actions and strategic collaborations. The dialogue will also provide an avenue for outreach, disseminating the key messages and recommendations of the NEACAP Policy Analysis Report titled "Success and Challenges in Addressing Air Pollution in North-East Asia: A Call to Strengthen Regional Collaboration", a joint research effort under NEASPEC.
 

23 Sep 2025
Registration
Opening
  • Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav, Head, ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office
  • Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Mongolia (as SOM-28 Country Chair)
Scene Setting: NEACAP Policy Analysis Report – Highlights and Recommendations

The scene-setting presentation will highlight the key messages and recommendations of the NEACAP Policy Analysis Report "Success and Challenges in Addressing Air Pollution in North-East Asia: A Call to Strengthen Regional Collaboration”.
 - Mr. Zbigniew Klimont (Report Project Lead)

Session 1: Addressing Air Pollution – Country Achievements and National Perspectives

The session will feature presentations from NEASPEC member States on national efforts and best practices in addressing air pollution as well as highlight entry points for joint collaborations in the subregion, in line with the NEACAP Work Plan 2026-2030.

  • Country presentations (50 mins)
    o China
    o Japan
    o Republic of Korea
    o Mongolia
    o Russian Federation
  • Interactive discussions and Q&A (25 mins)
Coffee Break
Session 2: Air Quality Management and its Synergies with Climate Strategies – Reflections and Collaborations

The draft NEACAP Work Plan 2026-2030 acknowledges that the interlinkages between air pollution and climate are increasingly recognized as critical areas for integrated action. To this end, the moderated roundtable discussion will feature exchanges among multi-stakeholders on air quality management and its synergies with climate strategies, which is also a priority area of the Work Plan.
 

  • Moderated roundtable discussion among stakeholders (60 mins)
    o Local government: Representative from Ulaanbaatar City Government
    o Partnership: Climate and Clean Air Coalition
    o NGO: Clean Air Asia (tbc)
    o IO: GGGI
  • Open floor and Q&A (15 mins)
Wrap-Up / Next Steps and Closing
  • Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav, Head, ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office)
  • Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Mongolia (as SOM-28 Country Chair)