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The Eighteen Session of the Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting on the EANET (SAC18)

09-Oct-2018- 11-Oct-2018
Hanoi, Viet Nam

The Eighteenth Session of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC18) of the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET) was organized in Hanoi, Viet Nam, during 9-11 October 2018. The meeting was hosted by the Government of Viet Nam. The SAC members from the participating countries and experts have attended the meeting. The session was opened by Dr. Erdenebat Eldev-Ochir, Deputy Director General of Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP), Japan.

Dr. Huynh Thi Lan Huong, Deputy Director General of Institute of Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change (IMHEN), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE), Viet Nam, welcomes the country delegates and participants. Mr. Tomi Haryadi, Coordinator of Secretariat for the EANET and Dr. Kazuhiko Sakamoto, Director General of ACAP delivered opening and introductory remarks, respectively. Mr. Naoya Tsukamoto, Director of Regional Resource Center for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP) also delivered his remarks.

The sessions of the 3-day SAC18 meeting reviewed the progress of the EANET from 2017 activities including monitoring data on wet deposition, dry deposition, soil and vegetation, inland aquatic environment and catchment-scale assessment. The meeting considered  the report of progress in cooperation with World Meteorological Organization, Global Atmosphere Watch (WMO/GAW); draft report of Mid-Term Review (MTR) on the Implementation of the Medium-Term Plan (MTP) for the EANET (2016-2020); draft of the Fourth Report for Policy Makers (RPM4); relevant scientific activities including acid deposition and updates on the progress of revision of the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (EMEP) Monitoring Strategy (2020-2029); progress of the Joint Research Activities on Model Inter-comparison Study in Asia (MICS-Asia); progress of the research activities on Appropriate Measurement Methodology for Elemental Carbon (EC) and Organic Carbon (OC); progress of the Air Pollution Solutions Report of Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership (APCAP); and progress of preparation of the Clean Air Technology Workshop. On the last day of the meeting, the SAC members considered and adopted the Report of the Session and made recommendations for the IG.

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