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Agenda Item |
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Day 1 (13 September 2021)
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13:00 – 13:30 |
Opening Session |
Moderator: Dr. R. L. Verma PI for Capacity Development Program on Air Quality Management
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13:00 – 13:05
| Welcome Remarks
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Dr. Naoya Tsukamoto Director Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP), Thailand
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13:05 – 13:10 | Opening Remarks
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Dr. Monthip Sriratana Tabucanon Senior Adviser to the National Research Council of Thailand Former Director ERTC, and Former Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand
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13:10 – 13:15 | Opening Remarks
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Mr. Yoichi Toyama Director Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) Secretariat, Japan
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13:15 - 13:20
| Opening Remarks
| Prof. Mario Tabucanon Senior Adviser Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP), Thailand
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13:15 – 13:20
| Photo Session | Screenshot
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13:20 – 13:30 | Introduction of Agenda of Capacity Development Program on Air Quality Management and Emission Reduction of PM2.5 for Asian Countries
Dr. R. L. Verma PI for Capacity Development Program on AQM
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13:30 - 17:30 | Module -1: Air Quality Monitoring Moderator: R. L. Verma
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13:30 – 14:30 | Presentation 1: Overview and importance of ambient air quality monitoring for air quality management Expert resource person will provide details of air quality monitoring including air quality parameters, monitoring methods and analysis, instruments, calibrations, etc. Resource person will explain why air quality monitoring is necessary for the air quality management.
Expert: Prof. N T Kim Oanh, Professor, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
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14:30 – 15:30 | Presentation 2: Air quality monitoring by low-cost sensors Expert resource person will present air quality monitoring by low-cost sensors, comparison of low-cost sensors monitoring data with traditional instruments, availability of low-cost sensors including problems and other technical issues with the sensors. Resource person will explain how air quality monitoring by low-cost sensors is cost effective.
Expert: Prof. S. N. Tripathi, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India
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15:30 – 16:30 | Presentation 3: Air quality monitoring by satellites Expert resource person will present air quality monitoring by satellites. Resource person will explain how satellite data can be retrieved and analyzed and how satellite data is useful for interpreting air quality data of the region
Expert: Prof. Muhammad Bilal, Professor, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, (NUIST), Nanjing, China
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16:30 – 17:30 | Presentation 4: Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) Resource person will present the Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) installed in the industries. How CEMS is useful for regulatory purpose including environmental compliance.
Expert: Dr. Sirakarn Leungsakul, Director, Air Pollution Section, Industrial Environment Technology Promotion Division, Department of Industrial Works, Thailand
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Day 2 (14 September 2021)
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13:00 – 16:00 | Module -2: Emission Inventory Development Moderator: Dr. R. L. Verma
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13:00 – 14:00 | Presentation 5: Overview of emission inventory development process and emission factors Expert resource person will present an overview of emission inventory development process including bottom up and top-down approaches, emission factors, emission calculation from mobile and stationary sources, etc.
Expert: Dr. Ekbordin Winijkul, Assistant Professor, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
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14:00 – 15:00 | Presentation 6: Emission Inventory Tools Expert resource person will present an Emission Inventory Tool such as ABC Emission Inventory Tool or any other online tool and explain how the Tool can be used for compilation of emissions of air pollutants.
Expert: Dr. Didin Agustian Permadi, Lecturer, National Institute of Technology (ITENAS), Bandung, Indonesia
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15:00 – 16:00 | Presentation 7: Source apportionment of emissions of air pollutants Expert resource person will present source apportionment of emission of air pollutants using receptor models, such as PMF or CMB models including open-source models and explain how these models can be used for validation of emission inventories of air pollutants.
Expert: Dr. Md Firoz Khan, Senior Lecturer, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Day 3 (15 September 2021)
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13:00 -16:00 | Module -3: Air Quality Modeling Moderator: R. L. Verma |
13:00 – 14:00 | Presentation 8: Overview of air quality modeling Expert resource person will present overview of air quality modeling including types of models used in air quality modeling and how air quality modeling could help in air quality management
Expert: Dr. Bhupesh Adhikary, Senior Air Quality Specialist, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal,
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14:00 – 15:00
| Presentation 9: Applications of Chemical Transport and Photo Chemical Models in air quality management Expert resource person will present applications of dispersion models (CMAQ, WRF-CHEM, CAMx, and others) for air quality management including validation of emission inventories. Expert: Dr. Bhupesh Adhikary, Senior Air Quality Specialist, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal,
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15:00 – 16:00
| Presentation 10: Air pollution forecasting with focus on PM2.5 Expert resource person will present a complete package (an integration of emission inventory and models) for air pollution forecasting and transboundary of air pollution with focus on PM2.5
Expert: Dr. Sakda Tridech, Environmentalist, Senior Professional Level, Pollution Control Department (PCD), Bangkok, Thailand
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Day 4 (16 September 2021)
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13:00 – 16:00 | Module 4: Air Pollution Impact Assessment Moderator: Dr. R. L. Verma
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13:00 – 14:00 | Presentation 11: Overview of air pollution impact assessment Expert resource person will present an overview of air pollution impact assessment including basic concept (theories and models) of air pollution impact assessment
Expert: Dr. Patcharawadee Suwanathada, Expert on Ambient Air and Noise Monitoring, Pollution Control Department, Bangkok, Thailand
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14:00 – 15:00 | Presentation 12: Impact assessment of air pollution on health Expert resource person will present basic concepts (theories and models) of air pollution impact assessment on health and health impacts of air pollution can be estimated.
Expert: Prof. Tze Wai Wong, Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hongkong
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15:00 – 16:00 | Presentation 13: Co-benefits of air pollution emission reduction Expert resource person will present co-benefit of air pollution reduction.
Expert: Dr. Eric Zusman, Senior Policy Research Leader, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
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Day 5 (17 September 2021) |
13:00 – 17:30 | Module 5: Air Pollution Mitigation Policies Moderator: Dr. R. L. Verma
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13:00 – 14:00 | Presentation 14: Perspectives on air pollution mitigation strategies and actions in Asia Expert resource person will present perspectives on air pollution mitigation strategies and actions in Asia.
Expert: Ms. Glynda Bathan Baterina, Deputy Executive Director, Clean Air Asia, Manila, Philippines
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14:00 – 15:00 | Presentation 15: Air pollution and climate change linkages Expert resource person will elaborate linkages between air pollution and climate change
Expert: Prof. Toshihiko Takemura, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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15:00 – 16:00 | Presentation 16: The Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning -Integrated Benefits Calculator (LEAP-IBC)
Expert resource person will present LEAP-IBC, which is an integrated planning tool for assessing GHG, SLCPs, other air pollutants, build mitigation scenarios, and associated co-benefits
Expert: Dr. Johan C.I. Kuylenstierna, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), UK
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16:00 – 16:45
| Presentation 17: Clean air measures for Asia-Pacific region Expert resource person will present clean air measures for Asia-Pacific region.
Expert: Ms. Maria Katherina Patdu, Coordinator, Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership (APCAP), United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP), Asia Pacific Regional Office, Thailand
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16:45 – 17:25
| Presentation 18: National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) of India Expert resource person will introduce air pollution mitigation efforts undertaken by India
Expert: Mr. Sundeep, Director, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India
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17:25 – 17:30
| Closing Remarks Secretariat
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