PRE-EVENTS (8 November 2010)

PRE-EVENTS (8 November 2010)

Autogas: Exceptional Energy for Asia

  • World LP Gas Association (WLPGA)

Organizers:
World LP Gas Association (WLPGA)

Objectives:
A one day workshop lookingwhy Autogas – which is clean burning, low carbon, storable, portable, available and accessible – is an ideal option as an alternative transportation fuel throughout Asia? What are the challenges and opportunities in that region for Autogas particularly as a contributor towards clean air?

Schedule:
8 November 2010

Venue:
Level 5, Vanda Ballroom
Marina Mandarin Hotel Singapore

Participants: By registration

Experiences in Developing and Implementing Stationary Source Emission Standards

  • Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA)
  • CAI-Asia

Organizers:
Air and Waste Management Association (A&WMA) and CAI-Asia

Objectives:

Air Quality Management and Climate Change: Strategies, Interventions, and Opportunities from the World Bank

  • The World Bank

Organizers:
The World Bank

Objectives:
This full day event will include presentations, panel discussions, and dissemination activities related to World Bank supported activities and opportunities on air quality management and climate change.

Schedule:
8 November 2010 / 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Venue:
Meeting Room 309
Suntec

Participants: By registration
The event will be open to 60 participants, including World Bank staff and consultants.

Contact Person:
Sameer Akbar
Email: [email protected]
Skype: akbarsameer

Training on AIRNow - Air Quality Data, Communication and Management

  • US EPA
  • Shanghai EPB

Organizers:
US EPA and Shanghai EPB

Objectives:

  • Introduce AIRNow-I to BAQ participants
  • Share lessons learned in system development
  • Solicit input from participants on AIRNow-I future improvements
  • Gauge interest in adopting AIRNow-I as an air quality management tool

    • Schedule:
    8 November 2010 / 8:30 -12:00

    Venue:
    Meeting Room 312
    Suntec

    Participants: By registration
    Target Participants
    • Air quality agencies with an air quality monitoring network

    Clean Air Scorecard – A Management Assessment Tool for Cities

    Mon, 11/08/2010
    • Asian Development Bank (ADB)
    • CAI-Asia

    Organizers:
    Asian Development Bank and CAI-Asia

    Objectives:
    The pre-event achieved its objectives in
    - training more cities and other stakeholders on the use of the Clean Air Scorecard
    - disseminating results of pilot work in 8 cities (Bangkok, Colombo, Hangzhou, Hanoi, Jakarta, Jinan, Kathmandu and Manila, and
    - conducted a peer-review of the tool.

    The pre-event was attended by

  • representatives from cities piloting the CA scorecard
  • team members from CAI-Asia who developed the CA Scorecard tool

    • CAI-Asia Partnership Meeting

    • Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center

    Organizers:
    Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center

    Objectives:
    This is a meeting of the CAI-Asia Partnership, organized by the CAI-Asia Center that acts as its secretariat. All members of the air quality community in Asia are invited to join for an update on achievements of the CAI-Asia over the past years

    Schedule:
    8 November 2010 / 4:30 - 6:00 PM

    Venue:
    Level 3
    Theatre
    Suntec

    Participants:
    The event is open to all BAQ 2010 participants

    Contact Person:
    Sophie Punte
    Executive Director

    Annual Meeting of the International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee - Regional Advisory Group - Asia/Australasia (CITA RAG AA ) and meeting of WS8 – Inspection of 2 and 3 Wheelers

    • CITA - Regional Advisory Group

    Organizers:
    CITA - Regional Advisory Group

    Objectives:
    This is an annual meeting that cover various issues of Periodical Technical Inspection and the activities of the CITA RAG AA.

    Schedule:
    8 November 2010 / 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

    Venue:
    Meeting Room 311
    Suntec

    Participants:
    CITA RAG-AA members only

    Contact Person:
    Nguyen Hoai Anh
    CITA RAG AA Coordinator
    Email: [email protected]
    Fax:

    Clean Air for Smaller Cities - Local Solutions with Global Impact

    • Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region, ASEAN-German Technical Cooperation

    Organizers:
    Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region, ASEAN-German Technical Cooperation

    Objectives:

    Third Governmental Meeting on Urban Air Quality Management

    • UNEP
    • CAI-Asia

    Organizers:
    UNEP and CAI-Asia

    Objectives:
    A Third Governmental Meeting on Urban Air Quality in Asia will focus on updating government officials from environment ministries (selected other ministry representatives may be invited) on developments in urban air quality management at the international level and individual Asian countries that are relevant for the implementation of the LTV, and identify recommendations for Governments for the further progression of the LTV. Links with climate change and GHG emissions will also be covered.

    The objectives are

    Accounting for Co-benefits in Asia's Transportation Sector: Methods and Applications

    • Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

    Organizers:
    Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

    Objectives:

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