2nd Science and Policy Committee and Technical Centers Meeting of NEACAP
02 June 2020 - 03 June 2020
Virtual
The 2nd meeting of the Science and Policy Committee (SPC) of North-East Asia Clean Air Partnership (NEACAP) was organized virtually on 2-3 June 2020. The meeting developed the NEACAP priority areas and workplan for operationalizing its core programmes.
Launched in October 2018 under the North-East Asian Subregional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC), NEACAP is expected to promote science-based, policy-oriented cooperation among NEASPEC member States. As the steering body of NEACAP, the SPC coordinates the development and implementation of the workplan and promotes science-policy linkages through guiding technical assessments and dialogues.
02 Jun 2020
Opening Session
- Opening remarks by Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav, Head of ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office
- Introduction of the meeting, NEASPEC Secretariat
Election of officers and adoption of the agenda
Session 1. Mapping out priority areas and activities of NEACAP
- Potential NEACAP approaches and activities on emission inventory, Prof. Junghun Woo, Konkuk University
- Potential NEACAP approaches and activities on integrated assessment modeling, Prof. Shuxiao Wang, Tsinghua University
- Satellite-based monitoring air pollution: Geostationary Environmental Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), Prof. Jhoon Kim, Yonsei University
- Q&A
Discussion – Prioritization and planning
- Survey results for NEACAP Priority Areas and Workplan (2021- 2025), Mr. Sangmin Nam, NEASPEC Secretariat
- Discussion on prioritization, goals, approaches and modalities: (a) Emission inventory, (b) Policy scenario and Integrated Assessment Modeling, (c) Transport and deposition modeling of air pollutants, (d) Air pollution monitoring and (e) Policy and technology cooperation
Break
Discussion (continued) – Planning
- Additional input and reflections on prioritization
- Activity planning, resources and timeline
- Technical centers
- Collaboration with other mechanisms
- Rules of Procedure for Technical Centers and Working Groups
Summary of discussions
03 Jun 2020
Session 2. NEACAP workplan (2021-2025) and SPC recommendation
- Comments and discussion on the initial draft workplan
- SPC recommendation to SOM
- Additional inputs from SPC members and TCs
Break
Break
Discussion (continued)
Conclusions
Outcome document