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>From: Jxie at worldbank.org
>Subject: Clean Air Initiative in East Asian Cities - the first
announcement of the
> regional workshop in Bangkok, Feb. 7-9, 2001
>To: 
>Cc: ndiaz at worldbank.org, Mschwartz at worldbank.org
>Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 15:01:18 -0500
>
>
>Friends, You are welcome to join us in the workshop.  Please help post the
>announcement wherever appropriate.
>
>                                     *****
>                 First Announcement and Call for Participation
>
>                               Regional Workshop
>               Fighting Urban Air Pollution: From Plan to Action
>
>                                  Organized by
>                     Bangkok Metropolitan Authorities (BMA)
>                             in Collaboration with
>                   the Bangkok Air Quality Management Project
>
>                                Co-sponsored by
>     The World Bank, Asian Development Bank, AusAID, and Ford Motor Company
>                                    through
>                 the Clean Air Initiative in East Asian Cities
>
>                               Bangkok, Thailand
>                               February 7-9, 2001
>
>
>Background
>
>    Human exposure to air pollution has caused thousands of cases of
premature
>death and respiratory illness in urban areas.  This is particularly acute
among
>the urban poor in many developing countries.  East Asia is one of the regions
>suffering the most from urban air pollution.
>
>    In many East Asia cities, governments have already recognized that a high
>concentration of air pollution is threatening public health, productivity in
>urban areas, and the quality of life.  Fighting air pollution has become a
top
>priority of government policies as well as that of many donor agencies'
>assistance strategies.  For instance, in recent years the Government of
Bangkok
>attaches a high priority to reducing vehicular emissions of the city.  The
World
>Bank has also identified air pollution as one of key environmental issues
in its
>recent Environmental Strategy for East Asia and proposed to expand urban
>environmental projects to include cross-sectoral collaboration on urban air
>quality management throughout the region.
>
>     Most studies and projects to date on urban air quality management have
>looked at the problem from a sectoral perspective.  An integrated,
>multidisciplinary, and action-oriented approach involving the public and
private
>sectors would provide the political-technical interface needed for municipal
>governments to be more effective.  This, therefore, calls for the
involvement of
>the Clean Air initiative in East Asian Cities.  The goal of the Initiative
is to
>assist developing country governments in the region to effectively manage
urban
>air quality and protect public health.  By bringing together stakeholders,
both
>public and private, the Initiative will help build a consensus for actions.
>
>Objectives of the Workshop
>
>·    to foster discussions and the exchange of experiences among cities and
>different stakeholders and promote air pollution reduction action planning
and
>project preparation in the host city Bangkok and other participating cities
>·    to encourage the establishment of a team of focal points representing
>relevant government agencies, civil society groups, the private sector, and
>donor agencies to fully develop the Clean Air Initiative and coordinate
future
>activities
>
>Organizers and Sponsors
>
>     The workshop will be organized by the Bangkok Metropolitan
Authorities in
>collaboration of the Bangkok Air Quality Management Project and
co-sponsored by
>the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, AusAID, and Ford Motor Company
through
>the Clean Air Initiative in East Asian Cities.  Other donor agencies and
private
>companies are welcome to join in the workshop and/or the Clean Air
Initiative in
>East Asia Cities as a soponsor.
>
>Participants
>
>     The workshop will be attended by participants representing government
>agencies and civil society groups in selected cities in Thailand, the
>Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China as well as representatives and
>experts of international organizations, donor agencies, and the private
sector.
>
>Language
>
>    The workshop will be conducted in English and Thai.  Simultaneous
>translation between English and Thai will be provided.
>
>Contact Persons
>
>For the registration of local participants and local logistics, please
contact:
>(tbd)
>
>For the registration of international participants, please contact
>Ms. Nelvia Hayme Diaz
>Environment and Natural Resources Division
>World Bank Institute, The World Bank
>1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A.
>Phone: 202-458-9277, Fax: 202-676-0977, E-mail: ndiaz at worldbank.org
>or Ms. Maria Rosa Schwartz
>Phone: 202-473-8782, Fax: 202-676-0977, E-mail: mschwartz at worldbank.org
>
>For general information on the workshop, presentations, and sponsorships,
please
>contact
>Mr. Jian Xie, World Bank Institute, The World Bank
>1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A.
>Phone: 202-473-2766, Fax: 202-676-0978, E-mail: jxie at worldbank.org
>
>                                     *****
>The preliminary program with registration form and a brief introduction to
the
>Clean Air Initiaitve in East Asian Cities are attached.
>
>
>(See attached file: CAI-EA Jan 2001 Workshop Announcement.doc)
>
>(See attached file: EA CleanAir - Program Brief.doc)
>
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>Jian Xie
>Environmental Specialist
>Environment and Natural Resources
>World Bank Institute
>The World Bank, Rm J4-009                    Phone: 202-473-2766
>1818 H Street, N.W.                                    Fax: 202-676-0978
>Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A.               E-mail: jxie at worldbank.org
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