Back to MeetingsRoundtable on the Future of North-East Asia Clean Air Partnership and the First Science and Policy Committee Meeting of NEACAP
The secretariat held the first meeting of NEACAP Science and Policy Committee (SPC) on 5 July 2019 following the Roundtable on the Future of NEACAP on 4 July. The SPC agreed to initiate programmes on (a) emission inventory, (b) scientific assessment report, (c) integrated assessment modeling and (d) policy dialogue. The detailed plan of each programme will be developed by mid-2020 including through the Working Group on Emission Inventory, the Working Group on IAM and consultations with experts and governments.
- Opening remarks by Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav, Head of ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office/NEASPEC Secretariat
- Opening remarks by the host government of 1st SPC Meeting: Mr. Taeho Lee, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Mr. Byungok Ahn, Chairman, Executive Management Committee, National Council on Climate and Air Quality
Mr. Sangmin Nam, ESCAP/NEASPEC Secretariat
- Objectives, programme, desired outcome
- Background brief
Moderator: Mr. Sangmin Nam, ESCAP/NEASPEC Secretariat
Presenters
- Professor Qiang Zhang, Tsinghua University
- Professor Jung Hun Woo, Konkuk University
- Dr. Laurence ROUÏL, CLRTAP
Discuss the potential needs and approaches for the NEACAP emission inventory
Moderator: Mr. Curt Garrigan, ESCAP
Presenters
- Professor Jhoon Kim, Yonsei University
- Dr. Mark Elder, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Discuss approaches and processes for the scientific assessment report
Moderator: Dr. Laurence ROUÏL, CLRTAP
Presenters
- Professor Shuxiao Wang, Tsinghua University
- Dr. Zbigniew Klimont, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Discuss potential approaches to utilizing IAM to support science-based, policy-oriented cooperation
Moderator: Mr. Sei-joong Kwon, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROK
Panelists
- Mr. Youngwoo Kim, Ministry of Environment, ROK
- Dr. Lei Yu, Chinese Academy of Environment Planning
- Mr. Ohmura Takashi, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
- Mr. Enkhbat Altangerel, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Mongolia
- Mr. Alexander Romanov, Scientific Research Institute for Atmospheric Air Protection
Discuss potential areas and modalities for NEACAP policy dialogue
- Objectives, programme and expected outcome
- Key recommendations of the Roundtable on NEACAP
- Building a common information basis: emission inventories
- Bridging knowledge on the state, impact and trend of air pollution: scientific assessment report
- Developing policy scenarios for mitigation potentials and measures:
- Integrated Assessment Modeling
- Sharing information of policy experiences and technologies
- Regular and ad-hoc meetings
- Annual or biennial subregional review reports
- Seminars, workshops and trainings
- Research projects
- SPC members
- Technical Centres
