Awareness Forum on Prevention of Air Pollution in Asia Pacific: Together we can beat air pollution!
The EANET together with partner organizations and initiatives successfully organized the Awareness Forum on Prevention of Air Pollution in Asia Pacific from 25 to 27 June 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.
More than 130 participants from 16 countries, including representatives of government officials, civil society organizations, academicians, international organizations and private sectors, participated in this sharing and learning event.
The two-day Forum highlighted that air pollution is currently one of the top priority concerns at the regional and global level which proved that no single country could solve this problem alone. It requires collaboration from all stakeholders to take actions in making significant impacts.
The event was organized as a two-day Forum and one day Site Visit to Automotive Emission Laboratory of Pollution Control Department, Thailand and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. It provided an opportunity for countries to share experience and at the same time, to gain specific content information that can strengthen their capacity.
Various aspects of the prevention of air pollution were discussed in the Forum. It included the current status of air pollution, forecasting air pollution based on air quality monitoring program, designing air pollution program that gives significant impacts and designing awareness raising of air pollution programs, as well as potential efforts in strengthening partnership amongst stakeholders. All of the information is available in each session presentation under the Program Agenda below.
More photos of the event can be seen and downloaded here
PROGRAM AGENDA
The Forum was held at the United Nations Conference Center (UNCC), Bangkok from 25-27 June 2019, consisted of two-days indoor Forum and one-day site visit. The first day of the Regional Forum was organized in parallel with the Thailand Air Pollution Session attended by Thailand provincial officers. A site visit was organized for EANET participants on day 3.
| DAY 1, 25 JUNE 2019 – REGIONAL FORUM – LEARNING | |
| Venue: Conference Room 4, UNCC | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Opening of the Session:
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| 09:30-09:40 | World Environment Day Mask Challenge |
| 09:40-10:00 | COFFEE BREAK AND GROUP PHOTO |
| Venue: Meeting Room H, UNCC | |
| 10:00-10:10 | Introduction of Objectives and Agenda
Secretariat for the EANET |
| 10:10-10:15 | Tour de Table
Mr. Jost Wagner, Facilitator |
| 10:15-11:15 | Session R1 – Air Pollution in Asia Pacific: Trends, Measures and Solutions
Ms. Kakuko Nagatani-Yoshida, UN Environment Download the presentation here |
| 11:15-12:00 | Session R2 – Interpretation and Forecast of Air Quality Monitoring Results
Dr. Ken Yamashita, Asia Center for Air Pollution Research/ Network Center for the EANET Download the presentation here |
| 12:00-13:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 13:30-15:00 | Session R3 – Measuring Impacts of Air Quality Programs
Mr. Tomi Haryadi, Secretariat for the EANET Download the presentation here Dr. Ye Wu, Tsinghua University, China Download the presentation here |
| 15:00-15:15 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 15:15-17:00 | Session R4 – Design and Approaches for Air Quality Outreach and Advocacy
Ms. Maria Katharina Patdu, Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership Download the presentation here |
| Venue: ESCAP Hall, Ground floor, UNCC | |
| 18:00-19:30 | Welcome Dinner |
| DAY 1, 25 JUNE 2019 – Thailand Air Pollution Session | |
| Venue: Conference Room 4, UNCC | |
| 10:00-10:10 | Opening Remarks:
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| 10:10-10:15 | Introduction of the Program
Dr. Supat Wangwongwatana, Facilitator |
| 10:15-11:00 | Session T1 – Understanding Thailand’s Air Pollution Sources and Measures
Mr. Thalearngsak Petchsuwan, Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand Download the presentation here |
| 11:00-12:00 | Session T2 – Design and Approaches for Air Quality Outreach and Advocacy in Thailand
Mr. Phunsak Theramongkol, Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand Download the presentation here |
| 12:00-13:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 13:30-14:30 | Session T3 – Interpretation and Forecast of Air Quality Monitoring Results
Dr. Ken Yamashita, Asia Center for Air Pollution Research/ Network Center for the EANET Download the presentation here |
| 14:30-14:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 14:45-15:30 | Session T4 – Sharing Experience in Tackling Air Pollution at Regional Level |
| 15:30-17:30 | Session T5 – Sharing Experience in tackling air Pollution at Provincial Level
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| 17:30-17:45 | Ways Forward and Closing |
| Venue: ESCAP Hall, Ground floor, UNCC | |
| 18:00-19:30 | Welcome Dinner |
| DAY 2, 26 JUNE 2019 – REGIONAL FORUM – EXPERIENCE SHARING | |
| Venue: Meeting Room H, UNCC | |
| 09:00-09:20 | Session R5 – Recap of the discussion on day-1
Mr. Tomi Haryadi, Secretariat for the EANET Download the presentation here |
| 09:20-09:40 | Session R6 – Results and insights from Thailand Air Pollution Session
Ms. Siwaporn Rungsiyanon, Director of Transboundary Air Pollution Sub-division, Air Quality and Noise Management Division, Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand Download the presentation here |
| 09:40-10:00 | Session R7 – Round-up discussion – experience sharing
Facilitator: Mr. Tomi Haryadi, Mr. Jost Wagner |
| 10:00-10:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:30-12:00 | Session R8 – Sharing Experience in Tackling Air Pollution at Regional Level |
| 12:00-13:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 13:30-14:30 | Session R9 – Collaborative Actions for Clean Air in Asia Pacific
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| 14:30-14:45 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 14:45-16:45 | Session R10 – Accelerating Electric Mobility in Asia Pacific |
| 16:45-17:00 | Ways Forward and Closing |
| DAY 3, 27 JUNE 2019 – SITE VISIT FOR EANET PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES | |
| Site visit to Automotive Emissions Laboratory of the Pollution Control Department, Thailand and Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Download background information here |
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| Venue: Automotive Emission Laboratory of Pollution Control Department in Pathumthani, Thailand | |
| 08:00-09:00 | Trip to Automotive Emission Laboratory of Pollution Control Department, Thailand
Address: 138/28 Moo 2 Rangsit Nakhon Nayok Road, Tambon Rangsit, Amphur Thanyaburi, Pathumthani Province, 12110 Thailand Participants will depart from the UN Conference Center at 8 am. |
| 09:00-09:15 | Introduction of Objective, EANET, and Participants
Mr. Tomi Haryadi, Secretariat for the EANET |
| 09:15-10:00 | Presentation on the activity of Automotive Emission Laboratory of Pollution Control Department, Thailand
Dr. Natchanok Pala-en, Pollution Control Department, Thailand Download the presentation here |
| 10:00-11:00 | Visit the Facilities of Automotive Emission Laboratory
Dr. Natchanok Pala-en, Pollution Control Department, Thailand |
| 11.00-11.30 | Conclusion and Closing |
| 11:30-13:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
| Venue: Bangkok Metropolitan Authority, Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 13:30-14:00 | Trip to Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
Address: The Bangkok City Hall 2 189 Mitmaitree Road, Din Daeng District, Bangkok, Thailand Download background information here |
| 14:00-14:15 | Introduction of Objective, EANET, and Participants
Mr. Tomi Haryadi, Secretariat for the EANET |
| 14:15-14:45 | Presentation on Policies and Actions of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration in Tackling Air Pollution Issues
Ms. Nuanphan Phawawes, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Download background information here |
| 15:15-15:30 | Conclusion and Closing |
| 15:30-16:00 | Back to UNCC |