Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Building Effective

Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Building Effective Partnerships for Urban Air Quality Management in Asia Regional Workshop Kitakyushu Initiative Seminar on Urban Air Quality Management, Bangkok, Thailand February, 2003

CAI-Asia Goals “Air pollution puts the lives of Millions at risk in Asian cities” The Clean Air Initiative promotes and demonstrates innovative ways to improve the air quality of Asian Cities through sharing experiences and building partnerships • Sharing knowledge and experiences on air quality management • Capacity building • Improving policy and regulatory frameworks at the regional level • Piloting projects to encourage innovation • Assisting cities in implementing integrated air quality management systems Create an Air Quality Management Community in Asia

Progress to date • Organization established February 2001 • Currently about 70 organizational members and 600+ individual members • CAI-Asia is now establishing focal points and local chapters in key countries and cities. • Program merger with Air Pollution in the Mega-cities of Asia (APMA) project (supported by KEI, WHO, UNEP and SEI) • Cooperation agreements with JARI, Kitakyushu Initiative, UNEP Brown Cloud Study “CAI-Asia THE umbrella for air quality management in Asia”

Types of Membership Criteria § Cities in Asia (19) § National government agencies (12) § NGOs and foundations (22) § Academic and research institutes (10) § Multi- and bi-lateral development agencies (3) § Private sector companies (7) 1. Cities with significant air quality problems and committed to address this problem 2. Cities or organizations that have implemented successful solutions and willing to share experiences with other cities 3. Cities and organizations willing to invest their own resources in air quality management activities 4. Development Agencies and Private Sector Companies contributing Interested to join CAI-Asia: Contact Glynda Bathan gbathan@adb. org

Governance and Organizational Structure • Activities of CAI-Asia are governed by CAIAsia Charter and its annual Business Plan which are discussed and approved at annual CAI-Asia General Assembly • Coordinating and Executive Council, composed of CAI-Asia members, oversee the implementation of the Business Plan • CAI-Asia Secretariat is hosted by ADB, World Bank and Pollution Control Department in Thailand

CAI-Asia Website • Community building • Disseminate information on air quality • Major restructuring planned for 2003 • Country specific data to be added in 2003 Webmasters: sconstant@worldbank. org and mrco@adb. org http: //worldbank. org/cleanair/caiasia

CAI-Asia Partner web site • First portal on vehicle emission reduction in Asia and forms important contribution to CAIAsia web site • Contains both general information on strategies to reduce vehicle emissions and country specific data on management of vehicle emissions http: //adb. org/vehicle-emissions

CAI-Asia Discussion Listserv Launch Date: January 2002 600 + subscribers and growing CAI-Asia Listserv is a discussion forum and bulletin board dedicated to air quality management in Asia and is open to all who want to discuss and share experiences on air quality management in Asia To join, send a blank email to: join-cai-asia@lists. worldbank. org

Training and Capacity Building CATNet-Asia Objectives: CATNet-Asia will assist training organizations in Asia to improve curriculum, training materials, and trainers on air quality management. http: //www. worldbank. org/cleanair/caiasia/catnet_asia/ Distance Learning Objectives: Modular training course for decision makers in Asia dealing with all aspects of Air Quality Management Contact Paul Procee: pprocee@worldbank. org

Pilot Projects Criteria • address significant problems faced by several of CAI-Asia members • promote innovative approaches to air quality management • implementation or research • CAI-Asia technical supervision and active involvement of members in implementation Examples Health impact of air pollution in Asian Cities Upgrading of diesel refineries to reduce sulfur Regulatory framework for CNG usage in Asian countries Vehicle emission factors Test protocol for fuel additives Modeling PM reduction through reduced sulfur in diesel

Regional Policies CAI Asia supports the formulation of regional policies and standards aimed at improving air quality management and reduction of air pollution across Asia Benchmarking of Air Quality Management in Asian Cities (in cooperation with APMA project) Strategic Framework for Air Quality Management in Asian Cities (in cooperation with APMA project) Bring ambient air quality standards in Asia in line with WHO guidelines and assess need for ambient PM standards for Asia Adoption of harmonized emission standards across Asia for new vehicles and associated fuel standards to bring Asia in line with European standards by 2010

Rationale Coordination – Cooperation CAI-Asia – Kitakyushu Initiative • Existence of more than one city network on air quality management in Asia creates confusion • Duplication means waste of resources for network management, and supportive activities • Synergy between different initiatives not fully exploited

Cooperation Air Pollution in Megacities of Asia (APMA) Project and CAI-Asia • APMA project was launched in 2001 at same time as CAI-Asia with largely identical objectives • Discussions were started to work together to avoid overlap and duplication • In December 2002 agreement on Program merger was achieved whereby CAI-Asia takes lead role in establishment and maintenance of network and APMA in benchmarking of AQM and Strategic Framework for AQM, reflecting mutual strengths • Mutual representation in management structures of CAI-Asia and APMA • APMA and CAI-Asia will jointly organize BAQ 2003 in Seoul in December 2003

Cooperation CAI-Asia and IES program • Integrated Environmental Strategy (IES) program is supported by US-EPA and provides assistance to cities to develop strategies to improve local air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions • In Asia: Shanghai, Beijing, Manila, Seoul, Hyderabad • Strong emphasis on scientific analysis of pollution and health data to determine potential impact of potential policy and technology measures • CAI-Asia is interested in working with IES because it can help to improve quality of strategies

CAI-Asia views on networking of cities for better Air Quality Management in Asia • Cities participating in a network need to be actively committed to better air quality management: inactive cities harm the reputation of the network • Cities need to set up local network within their city, involving national government agencies, NGOs, Academe, private sector, development agencies • Development agencies need to learn to share city networks, rather than try to own them • Policy formulation in network cities requires better scientific foundation • Risk: too much emphasis on workshops without attention for follow-up

Challenge AQM networks in Asia How to combine regional networking activities with providing effective networking support at city level ? Information Management Pilot Projects/ Studies Capacity Building Regional Policies/ Standards CAI-Asia City AQM Strategies Long Term Perspective + Policy Integration Study Climate Policy Capacity Building Environmental Education Kitakyushu Initiative

Joint approach to networking for AQM in Asia Pilot Projects Regional Policies Information Management Methodology Development Health and Economic Impact Assessment Networking CAI-Asia/APMA/ KI Information Management CAI-Asia IES City AQM Strategy Benchmarking APMA/CAI-Asia Bench Marking Strategic Framework Scientific Analysis IES/ CAI-Asia. PAPA Capacity Building Climate Change BAQ 2003 APMA LTP KI

Co-operation in practice: case of Manila Partnership for Clean Air (PCA) brings together stakeholders from national and local Government, NGOs, private sector and Development agencies to discuss AQM in Manila Partnership for Clean Air (PCA) is expected to Function as facilitator for local network under CAI-Asia Different strategies are not formulated in isolation but are directly related to each other and based on each other Advantages: (1) reduced costs in strategy formulation, (2) more consistency in strategies, and (3) better chances for successful implementation Clean Air Act Air Quality Action Plan Metro Manila Air Quality Sector Improvement Program Gov. + ADB Manila AQM Strategy for CAI Asia CAIAsia WB Environmental Monitor 2002 on Air Quality WB IES Strategy For Manila IES

Recommendations for Cooperation KI and CAI-Asia • Coordination in establishment and strengthening of city network for AQM in Asia at regional level (leading to joint network for AQM between CAI-Asia – APMA and KI) • Strengthening of individual networks in cities that are part of regional network (leading to joint responsibility for mobilizing external assistance) • Coordination in planning and implementation of supportive activities (policy level, studies, capacity building) (leading to joint projects) • Coordination in information collection, analysis and dissemination (leading to joint web site for AQM)

For Further Information On CAI-Asia Contact Cornie Huizenga (chuizenga@adb. org) Glynda Bathan (gbathan@adb. org)