On 1 November 2026, Dr. Vanisa Surapipith and Mr. Myatthu Kyaw from the Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT RRC.AP) attended the “Science–Policy Dialogue on Black Carbon and Other Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs)” in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The dialogue was jointly organized by the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Stockholm University, Sweden, as a part of the project “Tackling Open Climate Science Questions and Building Consensus on Black Carbon,” funded by the Clean Air Fund.

Highlighting regional efforts, Dr. Vanisa Surapipith gave a presentation detailing “How the Greater Mekong Subregion of ASEAN are Strengthening Black Carbon (BC) Monitoring, Modelling and Regulations to Reduce BC Impacts on Air Quality and Climate Change.” Following her talk, she joined fellow experts in a panel discussion on the topic “Paths Forward: Key Action and Opportunity Areas for BC Mitigation and Accelerated Transition to Climate Stability and Resilience.”

The dialogue provided an opportunity to hear from Policy Makers including Shaikh Faridul Islam, the State Minister, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Bangladesh as well as the Advisors to Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Scientific knowledge was connected with Academia, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Social Climate and Youth Movements in order to find priorities and actions for timely addressing BC & SLCPs mitigation at present and future co-benefits for reducing air pollution and climate change impacts.