Program
The BAQ 2008 program has been updated (as of Nov 3).
| Day 1 – Wednesday – 12 November 2008 | |||
| Plenary 1: | Opening Session | ||
| 08:30-10:00 |
Members of the Organizing Committee will make opening remarks as well as the co-organizers of BAQ 2008. The Kong Ha Award for excellence in air quality management will be presented for the first time. Venue: Queen’s Park 1, 2, and 3 |
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| Introductory Remarks and Acknowledgement of BAQ 2008 Sponsors and Supporting Organizations | Cornie Huizenga, Executive Director, CAI-Asia Center | ||
| Air Quality and Climate Change in Asia | Dr. Ursula Schäfer-Preuss, Vice President, Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Asian Development Bank Representative | ||
| Magda Lovei, Sector Manager, Operations and Policy Unit, World Bank | |||
| Urban Air Quality in Asia | Sophie Punte, Deputy Executive Director, CAI-Asia Center | ||
| Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Asia | Robert O'Keefe, Vice-President, Health Effects Institute | ||
| Welcome Remarks Co-organizers | Siva Thampi, Director, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific | ||
| Young-Woo Park, Regional Director, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Environment Programme | |||
| Welcome Remarks Organizers | Elisea Gozun, Chairperson, CAI-Asia Partnership | ||
| Apirak Kosayodhin, Governor, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration | |||
| H.E. Anongwan Thepsutin, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand | |||
| Presentation of Kong Ha Award | |||
| SP A | PAPA Report Phase 1 | ||
| 10:30-12:00 |
This session will address trends in air quality sources, emissions and exposures across Asia, with a focus on developing countries of Asia. Results of the latest review of the evidence on the health effects of air pollution in Asian cities will be presented, including detailed results of the latest review of the health effects of air pollution in Asia.
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| Overview of the Review | Robert O’Keefe, Vice President, Health Effects Institute | ||
| Status and Trends in Air Quality and Air Pollution Exposure in Developing Asia | Michael Brauer, Professor, University of British Columbia | ||
| Emerging Evidence on the Health Effects of Air Pollution in Asia | Sumi Mehta, Senior Scientist, Health Effects Institute, USA | ||
| The Health Effects of Air Pollution: Epidemiologic Studies of Acute and Chronic Effects | Aaron Cohen, Principal Scientist, Health Effects Institute, USA | ||
| Discussants: Policy Implications and Research Needs | Facilitated by Nuntavarn Vichit-Vadakan, Dean, Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Thailand:
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| SP: 1 | Air Quality and Climate Change: Measurement and Management | ||
| 10:30-12:00 |
The insight is growing that air pollution and climate change have common drivers as was also highlighted by the findings earlier this year on the role that Black Carbon plays in global warming. This session will review evidence on the linkage and present case studies.
Chairperson: B. Sengupta, Director, Central Pollution Control Board |
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| Gains-Asia: Synergies and Trade-Offs Between Air Pollution Control and GHG Mitigation In India and China | Markus Amann, Program Leader, Atmospheric Pollution and Economic Development Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) | ||
| Black Carbon in Ambient Air and Climate Change Implication: Long Term Data In Six Asian Countries | Kim Oanh, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Environmental Engineering and Management Field of Study, Asian Institute of Technology | ||
| Results of Stockholm Meeting on Co-benefits | Kevin Hicks, Research Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute, York, UK | ||
| SP: 2 | Measuring Road Transport and its AQ and GHG Impacts | ||
| 10:30- 12:00 |
How can you master what you can't measure? That is the question. This session will provide guidance on how air quality and greenhouse gasses from transportation can be measured and identify the important parameters to be considered.
Chairperson: James Leather, Senior Transport Specialist, Asian Development Bank |
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| Counting Carbs: You Can’t Master What You Can’t Meter - Automobile Fuel; Economy and CO2 Emissions in Industrialized Countries: Troubling Trends through 2006 | Lee Schipper, Project Scientist, Global Metropolitan Studies, UC Berkeley and Senior Research Engineer, Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency, Stanford University | ||
| Transport, Energy and CO2 in Asia Where are We Going and How do We Change it? | Lew Fulton, Senior Transport Energy Specialist, International Energy Agency (IEA) | ||
| Developing a First-Ever National Mobile Source Emissions Inventory for China | Vance Wagner, International Policy Adviser, Vehicle Emission Control Center, Ministry of Environmental Protection, China | ||
| ASEAN Efforts to De-couple Economic and Transport Growth | Anneli Lontoc, Undersecretary, Department of Transportation and Communications, Philippines | ||
| SP: 3 | Successful Strategies for Reducing Indoor Air Pollution from Household Energy Use | ||
| 10:30- 12:00 |
Learn how improved household energy programs in Asia are contributing to achieving the Millennium Development Goals to reduce child mortality, improve maternal health, eradicate how you can be an integral part of this campaign. poverty, promote gender equality, and ensure environmental sustainability. Find out how you can be an integral part of this campaign.
Chairperson: Brenda Doroski, United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) |
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| Partnership for Clean Indoor Air: Leading the Way in Improving the Health and Lives of Mothers and Children in Asia | John Mitchell, Partnership for Clean Indoor Air, US EPA | ||
| Improving Indoor Pollution: A Comparative Analysis Of Indoor Air Pollution In Northern Pakistan | Nahida Khudadad, Manager – Monitoring and Evaluation, Building and Construction Improvement Program (BACIP) | ||
| Indoor PM2.5 and CO Concentrations Reduction from Alternative Energy Installation in Rural Northwest Yunnan Province, China | Zohir Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, San Diego State University | ||
| SW: 1 | Integrated Emission Inventories | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
To what extent has the growing attention for climate change resulted in integrated air pollution/ GHG emission inventories? What are the challenges in developing such integrated emission inventories?
Chairperson: May Ajero, Air Quality Program Manager, CAI-Asia Center |
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| Analyzing Co-Benefits Of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Targets And Measures In Thailand | Ram M. Shrestha, Professor, Energy Field of Study, Asian Institute of Technology | ||
| Some Results of GHG and Air Pollutants Monitoring and Emission Inventory in Mongolia | Gankhuyag Enkhsaikhan, Researcher, Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia | ||
| 1 km X 1 km Resolution of Anthropogenic and Natural Emissions Inventory of Multi-Species for Thailand: Present Estimation and Future Forecast | Chatchawan Vongmahadlek, Engineer, Bang Pakong Combined Cycle Power Plant, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) | ||
| The Relative Importance of Air Pollution Sources to the Population Exposure in HCMC, Vietnam | Vo Thanh Dam, Head of Environment Quality Monitoring Division, Department of Natural Resources an Environment (DONRE) HEPA and Bjarne Sivertsen, Associate Research Director, Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU) | ||
| SW: 2 | Characterization of Particulate Matter Pollution in Asia | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
Particulate matter (PM) is in most of Asian cities the dominant pollutant. PM has received additional attention because of the new insights on the role of black carbon in global warming. What do we know about the sources of PM and black carbon in Asia?
Chairperson: Judith Chow, Research Professor, Desert Research Institute, Nevada, USA |
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| Present and Potential Future Contributions of Sulfate, Black and Organic Carbon Aerosols from China to Global Air Quality, Premature Mortality and Radiative Forcing | Eri Saikawa, Ph.D. Candidate/ Consultant, Princeton University | ||
| Sources and Characterization of PM10 and PM2.5 In Hyderabad, India | K.V. Ramani, Joint Chief Environmental Scientist, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, TBC | ||
| Current Source Apportionment Studies In Asia: An Overview | Zohir Chowdhury, San Diego State University , TBC | ||
| Vehicle Emissions and PM In Beijing, China And Jakarta, Indonesia: Transportation As A Source Of Health, Visibility, And Climate Impacts | Dane Westerdahl, Research Scientist, Cornell University | ||
| SW:3 | Public Information on AQM and Climate Change | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
Providing air quality data to the public coupled with appropriate education and outreach are important tools for reducing emissions and controlling air pollution and climate change. The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s partnership with Shanghai on the AIRNow-International system will be highlighted as a stand-alone air quality data management system that countries could use for data sharing, public notification and outreach.
Chairperson: Mike Co, Knowledge and Communications Manager, CAI-Asia Center |
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| Addressing Air Quality Improvements and Climate Change through Education and Public Outreach - Experiences and Examples in the United States | Timothy Dye, Vice President, Sonoma Technology, USA | ||
| Air NOW in Shanghai | Scott Jackson, Environmental Scientist, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, US EPA | ||
| Air Quality Assessment and Management: Web-Based Tools | Kurt Fedra, Director, Environmental Software & Services | ||
| SW: 4 | Impacts of AQ and CC on Food Production, Biodiversity and Forestry | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
Air pollution and climate change pose substantial current threats to food production biodiversity and forestry and are likely to intensify over the coming decades. This session will discuss reduce these risks. the causes, the impacts and possible adaptation measures to reduce these risks.
Chairperson: Frank Murray, Associate Professor, School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University |
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| Effects of Climate Change on Rice Production in Southeast Asia | Chitnucha Buddhaboon, Prachin Buri Rice Research Center, Bansang, Prachin Buri, Thailand | ||
| Present and Potential Future Adverse Impacts of Surface Ozone on Food Production in Asia | Denise Mauzerall, Associate. Professor, Princeton University | ||
| Effects of Climate Change and Regional Air Pollution on Biodiversity | Luong Quang Huy, Climate Change Programme Manager, International Union for Conservation of Nature, (IUCN), Hanoi, Vietnam | ||
| Effects of Climate Change and Regional Air Pollution on Forestry | Rafaela Jane P. Delfino, Researcher, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Philippines | ||
| SW: 5 | Integrated Strategies to Manage AQ and Climate Change | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
Assessing impacts on health entails the need to have an integrated assessment of the drivers of air pollution. This session will present the results of the integrated environmental strategies program of the US EPA.
Chairperson: Shannon Cowlin, Project Leader ,Strategic Energy Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory(NREL) |
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| Economic and Energy Security Co-Benefits: Assessment Methodologies for Application to the IES Program | Shannon Cowlin, Project Leader, Strategic Energy Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory(NREL) | ||
| Inventory & Co-benefits Analysis of Hyberabad Action Plan for Transport Sector |
Sarath Guttikunda, Affiliate Assistant Research Professor, Desert Research Institute TBC | ||
| Co-benefits from Energy Policies in China | Yanshen Zhang, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Science | ||
| Cost-benefit Analysis of Co-control Strategies in the Seoul Metropolitan Area | Gayoung Yoo, Research Fellow, Korean Environment Institute | ||
| SW: 6 | Quantifying Co-benefits from Transport Interventions | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
As policies for cleaner transport systems gain momentum in Asia, it is essential to propagate the idea of co-benefits, highlighting and quantifying the benefits of such interventions across various dimensions. This session serves this purpose.
Chairperson: Eric Zusman, Climate Policy Researcher, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) |
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| Measuring Transport Emissions and Understanding Vehicle Activity In Istanbul, Turkey | Sibel Koyluoglu, Director, EMBARQ Istanbul | ||
| Building a Bottom-up Tracking Model for Transport Sector in Canada and its Applicability for Asia | Andre Bourbeau, Manager, Economic Analysis, Environmental Policy Transport Canada | ||
| Emission Inventory of GHGs (CO2 and CH4) from Transportation Sector Using Vehicles Kilometer Traveled (VKT) and Fuel Consumption Approaches in Bandung City | Puji Lestari, Associate Professor, Departement of Environmental Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology | ||
| Projections of Air Pollutants (PM) and Greenhouse Gas Emissions (CO2) from Transportation in Asia (2005 - 2035) | Bert Fabian, Transport Program Manager, CAI-Asia Center | ||
| SW:7 | Fuel Economy | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
Current high price of fuels and the dependence on oil as a long term energy source has encouraged countries to think of a co-benefits approach of linking reduction of emissions and fuel consumption. In this session, fuel efficiency measures to address climate change and air pollution issues are discussed.
Chairperson: Sanjivi Sundar, Theme Champion for Environment and Climate Change, Global Transport Knowledge Partnership and Distinguished Fellow, TERI |
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| In-depth Presentation on Technical Possibilities to Improve Fuel Economy in Asia | KG Duleep, Managing Director, Energy and Environmental Analysis | ||
| Review of Fuel Economy Programs in Developed and Developing World | Anumita Roychowdhury, Associate Director, Centre for Science and Environment | ||
| Passenger Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Standards In Asia: The Risks of Regulating By Weight | Daniel Rutherford, Staff Scientist, International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) | ||
| Summary of Open Forum Discussions in pre-event with respect to Future Programs in Asia. | Sheila Watson, Director of Environment, FIA Foundation | ||
| SW:8 | Maritime Emissions and Green Ports | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
There is a growing concern on the impacts of emissions from the shipping industry and from ports on urban air quality and climate change issues. This session will provide information on the extent of this sectors contribution towards the over-all emissions of air pollution and greenhouse gases and review new emerging policy approaches in the USA, Europe and Asia.
Chairperson: Mark Kasman, United States Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ocean-going Ships: Impacts, Mitigation Options and Opportunities for Managing Growth | Fatumata Kamakate, Senior Scientist, ICCT | ||
| Green Harbours: Hong Kong and Shenzhen Reducing Marine- And Port-Related Emissions | Veronica Galbraith, Researcher, Civic-Exchange | ||
| SW: 9 | Reducing Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from In-Use Vehicles | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
Air pollution in Asian countries is greatly influenced by a high percentage of old, pre-Euro 1, vehicles. Many of these vehicles which are either public transport modes or para-transit modes use diesel as the primary fuel. This session will provide information on how this situation can be addressed and how this can impact CO2 emissions as well.
Chairperson: Charles Melhuish, Technical Director, Global Transport Knowledge Partnership (gTKP) |
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| Reducing In-Use Vehicle Emissions – Time for Action!! | Peter Anyon, CEO MicroCAD Australia | ||
| CITA and Inspection & Maintenance in Asia | Nguyen Hoai Anh, Assistant to General Director, Vietnam Register | ||
| Comparison of Retrofit Options for Carbureted Two-Stroke Engines | Nathan Lorenz, Vice President of Engineering, Envirofit | ||
| Air Pollution Co-benefits from Petroleum to CNG Conversion in Motor Vehicles in Dhaka | Zia Wadud, Assistant Professor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | ||
| SW:10 | Marketing Public Transportation - Panel Discussion | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
Bus Rapid Transit Systems and other Public transport improvements need to be marketed properly in order to gain public support and capture public imagination. In this session, making use of cases from Asia, Europe and Latin America, ways and means to package and market public transportation will be discussed.
Chairperson: Armin Wagner, Transport Policy Advisor, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) |
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| Introduction to the Session | Armin Wagner, Transport Policy Advisor, GTZ-SUTP | ||
| Overview of Campaigns on Promoting Public Transportation | Heather Allen, Senior Manager - Sustainable Development, International Association of Public Transport, UITP | ||
| Discussion | Panel, TBD | ||
| SW: 11 | Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Industrial Sources | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
Stationary or point sources of air pollution are often significant GHG emitters. In order to be able to formulate integrated co-benefit strategies assessments need to be carried out which measure both air pollution and greenhouse gasses. This session will present and discuss examples of such integrated assessment tools.
Chairperson: Wijarn Simachaya, Director, Air Quality and Noise Management Bureau, Pollution Control Department, Thailand |
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| Measuring and Modeling of Particulate Dispersion from the Cement Plant | Kanyanee Seangkiatiyuth, Student, Department of chemical engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Thailand | ||
| Role Of Air Quality Model Vis-À-Vis Actual Air Quality Scenario In Haldia Industrial Region, West Bengal, India – A Case Study | Prasenjit Bhattacharya, Director, Environ India | ||
| Technology Innovation and Diffusion – Opportunities for CO2 Mitigation in Indian Small-Scale Industry Sector | Girish Sethi, Senior Fellow, TERI, New Delhi TBC | ||
| Ambient Volatile Organic Compounds Standards in the Kingdom of Thailand | Kessinee Unapumnuk, Air Quality and Noise Management Bureau, Pollution Control Department, Thailand | ||
| SW: 12 | Scaling-Up and the Multiple Benefits of Adopting Improved Cooking and Heating Technology | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
Learn how programs are successfully scaling up the adoption of clean, affordable, efficient, and safe home cooking/heating practices that reduce people’s exposure to indoor air pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve family health, economics and quality of life.
Chairperson: John Mitchell, Coordinator, Partnership for Clean Indoor Air, US EPA |
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| Scale-Up of High-Efficiency Low-Emissions Biomass Household Stoves in Western China | Guangqing Liu, Assistant Professor, Beijing University of Chemical Technology | ||
| Cost Benefit Analysis of Indoor Air Pollution Mitigation Efforts | Min Bikram Malla Thakuri, Project Officer, Practical Action Nepal | ||
| Scaling-up and the Multiple Benefits of Adopting Improved Cooking and Heating Technology | Iwan Baskoro, Country Director, GERES-Cambodia | ||
| Developing Protocols and Data needed for a Household Energy (Home Cooking and Heating) Carbon Offset Sale on the Voluntary Market | Jimmy Tran, PhD Candidate, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Berkeley, USA | ||
| 15:00- 16:00 |
Poster Session Venue: Mezzanine Floor |
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| 16:00- 17:00 |
Announcement on New Projects and Publications Venue: Queen’s Park 1 |
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| 17:00- 18:30 |
Mayors’ Signing of Kyoto Declaration on EST of Environmentally Sustainable Transportation of the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) Venue: Bangkok Panorama 1 |
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| 18:30 onwards |
BMA Reception Venue: Queen’s Park 1, 2, and 3 |
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| Day 2 – 13 November 2008 | |||
| Plenary 2: | Air Quality and Climate Change Achievements in Bangkok and Thailand | ||
| 08:30- 10:00 |
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the Pollution Control Department will give an overview of past achievements in air quality management in Bangkok and Thailand and present future challenges in integrating air quality management with climate change mitigation.
Chairperson: Elisea Gozun, Chairperson of CAI-Asia Partnership |
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| Health Effects from Air Toxics | Deputy President, Chulapbon Research Institute |
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| Thailand Air Pollution Management | Director General, Pollution Control Department | ||
| Bangkok Air Pollution Management | Apirak Kosayodhin, Governor, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration | ||
| Thailand Climate Change Strategy | Secretary General, Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning | ||
| 10:30- 12:00 | Country Roundtables
South Asia - Chairperson: Jitendra Shah, Country Sector Coordinator, East Asia and the Pacific, World Bank |
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| SP B | Peñalosa Master Class | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
Enrique Peñalosa has played a leading role in the debate on how to improve the quality of life in cities in developing countries. In BAQ 2008 he will conduct a master class on leading change processes at the city level.
Chairperson: Emiel Wegelin, Program Coordinator, Cities Development Initiative for Asia |
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| SP: 4 | Air Quality - Impacts on Vulnerable Populations: Health Effects, Exposure, and Climate Change | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
This session will address issues on inequalities in exposures and health effects of air pollution among the poor, climate interactions, and as well as lessons learned from the Beijing Olympics.
Chairperson: Michael Brauer, Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada |
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| Air Pollution, Poverty, and Health– Assessing Inequities in Exposures and Health Effects among the Poor - a Case Study in HCMC | Sumi Mehta, Senior Scientist, HEI | ||
| Climate Interactions | Tord Kjellstrom, Professor, ANU | ||
| Lessons learned from the Beijing Olympics | Jim Zhang, Associate Dean for The Piscataway/New Brunswick Campus and Global Public Health, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers University | ||
| SP: 5 | Current and Future Technological Challenges of Transportation in Asia | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
Asian cities will continue to face problems in addressing emissions from mobile sources as economies continue to grow. This sessions aims to identify the existing technological problems and as well as anticipate future tailpipe related solutions that can have the biggest impact on reducing air pollution and CO2 emissions.
Chairperson: Jitendra Shah, Country Sector Coordinator, East Asia and the Pacific, World Bank |
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| The Future of Motorization in India | Harjeet Singh, President, Society for Automotive Fitness & Environment (SAFE) - Initiative of Society Indian Automotive Manufacturers (SIAM) | ||
| Fuel Economy as a Means to Avoid Future Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Transport | Pierpaolo Cazzola, IEA | ||
| Status of Diesel Emissions and Control – Can We Drop All Emissions, Including CO2 | Timothy Johnson, Director – Emerging Technologies and Regulations, Corning | ||
| Electric Bikes and Vehicles in Asia: Impact on the Environment | Chris Cherry, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee-Knoxville | ||
| SP: 6 | Energy Scenarios for Asia and their Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Impacts | ||
| 13:30- 15:00 |
As part of the discussions on the follow-up to the Kyoto protocol there is a strong debate on the need to modify the energy structure of Asian countries. What does this imply and how realistic is it? Will this help air quality? This session will present different viewpoints in this important debate.
Chairperson: He Kebin, Professor, Environment Science and Engineering Department, Tsinghua University and Vice Dean of Graduate School of Tsinghua University (TBC) |
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| Future Energy Scenarios for Asia | Lew Fulton, Senior Transport Energy Specialist, IEA | ||
| Tackling Climate Change in the Post-2012 Regime: The Role of Cities and Urban Regions in Asia | Andrew Stevenson, Researcher, Civic-Exchange | ||
| Prospects for Integrated Greenhouse Gas and Air Quality Reporting for Companies - A Filipino Case Study | Alvin Mejia, Air Quality Researcher, CAI-Asia Center and Edith Cabrera, Manager Environmental Management Group, San Miguel Corporation, Philippines | ||
| Role of Cities in Global Energy and Carbon Emissions: The Relevance of Chinese Cities | Shobhakar Dhakal, Executive Director, Global Carbon Project | ||
| SW: 13 | Integrated Regional and Transboundary Scenarios on Climate Change and AQM | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
Results of new studies on integrated regional and transboundary modelling studies will be presented and discussed.
Chairperson: Kevin Hicks, Research Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute, York, UK |
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| Modeling of Air Quality and Regional Climate Interactions | Carey Jang, Senior Environmental Scientist, USEPA | ||
| Pollution Over the Red Sea: A Transboundary Air Quality Study | Alan Gertler, Professor, Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institue, Nevada, USA | ||
| The Air Quality Supersite as a Tool for Air Quality Management | Judith Chow, Research Professor, Desert Research Institute | ||
| Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Emissions from Biomass Open Burning in GMS (using integrated methodology of data collection) | Savitri Garivait |
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| SW: 14 | Black Carbon: Air Quality and Climate Change Issue | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
The types and the degree of potential effects of particles depend on their chemical and physical properties. Black carbon normally carries with them a range of carcinogenic pollutants and is at the same time a strong climate forcing agent. The global warming potential of BC is found to be 2000 times of that of CO2, on the mass basis, for 20 years time span. This session will provide more information on the science of black carbon and how it impacts air quality and climate change.
Chairperson: Kim Oanh, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Environmental Engineering and Management Field of Study, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand |
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| APN Project and Preliminary Findings on Rural-Urban Air Pollution Interaction using EC, OC and WSOC Measurement Data | Kim Oanh, Associate Professor and Coordinator, Environmental Engineering and Management Field of Study, Asian Institute of Technology | ||
| Assessing Black Carbon Reduction as a 'Rapid-response' Climate Strategy | Tami Bond, Assistant Professor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, U.S. | ||
| Analysis of EC/OC and CO in Relation to the Emission Sources in Bangkok Metropolitan Region | Lokesh Kumar Sahu, Tokyo University | ||
| Comparative Analysis of BC Concentrations in Ambient Air by Different Measurement Techniques | Prapat Pongkiatkul, Lecturer, King Mongkut University | ||
| SW: 15 | Young Voices Award on Urban Air Pollution and Climate Change Award | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
CAI-Asia encourages new thinking and approaches to deal with the problems of urban air pollution and climate change in Asia. So far, traditional approaches used in dealing with these problems have not produced enough results nor are seen to create significant impacts in the future. It is therefore important to consult with the next generation of air quality and climate changes policy makers, experts and managers. The 2008 Young Voices Awardees on Urban Air Pollution and Climate Change (the Young Voices) will present their papers.
Chairperson: TBD |
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| Deepty Jain, International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Enschede, Netherlands and the Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT), Ahmedabad, India | |||
| Andrew Stevenson, Hong Kong University Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management , Hong Kong SAR | |||
| Jun Wang, College of Environmental Science and Engineering in Nankai University, China | |||
| Wang Rong, College of Environmental Sciences, Peking University, China | |||
| SW: 16 | The PAPA Program: Quantifying the Health Effects of Air pollution in Asia | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
This session will summarize key scientific contributions of the PAPA time series studies. Opportunities for scaling up (to include hospital admissions data) and replication (to other cities across Asia) will be discussed.
Chairperson: Dan Greenbaum, President, Health Effects Institute, USA |
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| Modifying Factors for Air Pollution-Related Deaths in Shanghai, China | Haidong Kan, Assistant Professor, Fudan University | ||
| Seasonal Patterns of Associations between Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in Wuhan, China | Z Qian, Epidemiologist and Co-director, Geisinger Center for Health Research | ||
| The effects of air pollution on mortality in BKK | Nitaya Vajanapoom, Associate Professor, Thammasat University | ||
| The Effects of Air Pollution on Mortality in Socially Deprived Urban Areas in Hong Kong | CM Wong, Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong | ||
| Overview of Combined Study -Coordinated Analytic Approach and Analysis | CM Wong, Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong | ||
| Time-Series Studies: Lessons Learned from Indian Studies | Rajarathnam Uma, Head, Environment Practice, EnzenGlobal | ||
| SW: 17 | City-based Action Plans on Air Quality and Climate Change | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
Few cities in Asia so far have developed integrated air quality management plans. Yet, several of ongoing air quality management strategies can be recast or retrofitted with a climate change component.
Chairperson: Warawut Suadee, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand |
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| Integrating Climate Change Considerations into the Air Quality Management Plan of eThekwini Municipality, South Africa | Tirusha Thambiran, CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment |
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| Urban Transport Scenarios in South Asia: Energy and Environmental Impact of Enhanced Public Transport Systems | Ranjan Bose, Senior Transport & Energy Specialist, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), World Bank | ||
| Co-Benefits Of Controlling Transport Emissions In Bangalore City, India |
H.C Sharatchandra, Chairman, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board |
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| The Co-benefits of Low-Carbon Development in Shanghai, China | Haidong Kan, Assistant Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, China | ||
| SW: 18 | Transport and Motorization in India | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
Rapid urbanization, economic growth, globalization and opening of markets have led to increased demand for personal mobility in India. The explosion in number of vehicles led to increased problems of emissions, congestion and safety. What holds the future for India?
Chairperson: Anumita Roychowdhury, Associate Director, Centre for Science and Environment, India |
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| Visioning and Backcasting for Transport in India | Sharad Saxena, Doctoral Researcher , Oxford University | ||
| CO2 Emissions from Land Transport in India: Choosing Futures Today | Lee Schipper, Project Scientist, Global Metropolitan Studies, UC Berkeley and Senior Research Engineer, Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency, Stanford University | ||
| Transportation, Air Quality and Climate Change in Indian Cities | Sudhir Gota, Transport Specialist, CAI-Asia Center | ||
| Conversion of Vehicle Engines to Natural Gas: Viability under the Clean Development Mechanism |
Conor Reynolds, Ph.D. Candidate, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada | ||
| SW: 19 | Two- and Three-wheelers | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
Preference for personal mobility in Asia has led to rapid growth of two-and three-wheelers in Asia. In several Asian cities more than 75% of vehicles are two and three wheelers. In this session, issues pertaining to 2-3 wheeler emissions, their integration in traffic and their future role will be explored.
Chairperson: Anne Lontoc, Undersecretary, Department of Transportation and Communications, Philippines |
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| Two and Three Wheeler Best Policy Practices: Opportunities To Improve Emissions And Fuel Economy | Fatumata Kamakaté, Senior Scientist, International Council for Clean Transportation | ||
| Prospects Of Achieving Co-Benefit Of Lower Exhaust Emissions And Improved Fuel Efficiency On Small Two-Wheelers In India | Narayan Iyer, Independent Consultant | ||
| The Cost-effective Technology Applications of Turbulent Structures in Metallic Honeycomb Substrates | Shivraj Waje, Asst. General Manager, Technology & Application Engineering Emitec Emission Control Technologies India Pvt. Ltd | ||
| Advanced Emissions Control Devices for Motorcycles | Keshavaraja Alive, Senior Chemist, BASF | ||
| Catalytic Converter Design for Two-Wheelers | Rustom Cursetji, Süd-Chemie India Private Limited | ||
| SW: 20 | The Role of Biofuels for AQM and Climate Change Mitigation | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
Bio-fuels remain at the center of discussions on climate change. In the last year a controversy has emerged on the overall impact of especially first generation biofuels on GHG emissions because of their indirect land-use impacts. Also, the actual impact in terms of reduced emissions of air pollutants is also still being discussed.
Chairperson: Jeremy Weingart, Senior Biofuels Specialist, ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program |
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| Biofuels in Asia: What's Next after Kyoto | Jane Romero, Policy Researcher, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies | ||
| Effects of Biofuels on Emissions of Air Pollutants | Pieter Hammingh, Policy researcher for air quality, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency | ||
| SW: 21 | Walking and Cycling Inclusive Transport Planning | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
Asian cities with their often unique land use structures are struggling to make cycling and walking attractive alternatives while at the same time motorized 2-3 wheelers remain as an important mode. Policies for both motorized and non-motorized transport will be presented and discussed.
Chairperson: Walter Hook, Executive Director, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy |
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| Road Regulation and Design Issues Relevant to 2-3 Wheelers | Luc Nadal, Director, Urban Development, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy | ||
| The Position of Cycling in India and the Asian region – Context and Need | Geetam Tiwari, Associate Professor, Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP), IIT Delhi | ||
| Bicycle & Cycle-Rickshaw Promotion In Delhi For Air Quality Improvement | Nalin Sinha, Programme Director, ITDP India | ||
| The Right To Walk: - A Hyderabad Perspective | Kanthimathi Kannan, Founder, The Right to Walk Foundation | ||
| SW: 22 | Co-Benefits of Energy Efficient Buildings | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
Buildings are responsible for more than 50% of greenhouse gas emissions in most cities, and for more than 70% of emissions in mature cities such as New York and London. Retrofitting public and private buildings to incorporate more energy efficient products, technologies, and systems can significantly reduce energy use and pay for itself through energy cost savings.
Chairperson: Christopher Seeley, City Director - Bangkok & Regional Manager, Asia - Project Development, Clinton Climate Initiative - The William J. Clinton Foundation |
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| An Innovative Approach to Reducing the Impact of Buildings on the Environment | Christopher Seeley, City Director - Bangkok & Regional Manager, Asia - Project Development, Clinton Climate Initiative - The William J. Clinton Foundation | ||
| Cost-effective Measures to Reducing Energy Consumption in Buildings | Adis Peukpattanaruks, Senior Manager - Thailand and Indochina Energy Solutions / Services, The Trane Company | ||
| SW: 23 | Energy and GHG Impact of International Trade and Potential of International Emission Trading to Improve AQM and Climate Change Mitigation | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
Increasing evidence shows that a considerable part of the GHG and air pollution emissions are linked to the outsourcing of production from the west to Asia. This session will review this trend and will assess the desirability and feasibility of international emission trading schemes to reduce air pollution and GHG emissions.
Chairperson: Masami Tsuji, Senior Environment Specialist, Asian Development Bank |
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| US Applications of Emission Trading: SO2, NOx, and CO2 | Dale Evarts and Jeremy Schreifels, US EPA | ||
| Trade and Environment: Due Imbalance Between China and EU | Yang Laike, Professor, East China Normal University | ||
| Policy Reform in Vietnam: Clean Air Legislation and Decree on Air Pollution Charges | Nguyen Hoang Minh, Researcher, Department of Integrated Research, Institute for Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) | ||
| SW: 24 | Energy and AQM Scenarios for China | ||
| 15:30- 17:30 |
The future of air quality in China and the future of global GHG scenarios will be heavily determined by the manner in which the energy sector in China will develop. This session reviews the latest information on energy scenarios for China and the trend towards integrated air pollution - energy efficiency and GHG reduction strategies.
Chairperson: Ivo Allegrini, Director, Italian Research Council, Institute for Atmospheric Pollution |
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| Energy and Air Pollution in China and the United States | John G. Watson, Research Professor, Desert Research Institute | ||
| Integrated Approach to Cost-effective CO2 and SO2 Emission Reduction Options for China and the Associated Economic and Sustainable Development Co-Benefits | Xiuming Yuan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Research Center for Urban Development and Environment, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) | ||
| 3-in-1: Improving Energy Efficiency, Local Air Quality and Climate Protection through Voluntary Agreements on Industrial Energy Efficiency in China | Daniel Bongardt, Research Fellow, Wuppertal Institute for Climate | ||





