The Thirteenth Session of the Intergovernmental Meeting (IG13) of the Malé Declaration on Control and Prevention of Air Pollution and its Likely Transboundary Effects for South Asia (Malé Declaration) was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 20 May 2013. The event was attended by the representatives of the participating countries, namely, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Some international organizations, such as, the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Headquarters, and the Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP) were also represented. A regional facilitator and some experts were also invited as resource persons in the Session.