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Background

Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health globally. While progress has been made to tackle the air pollution crisis, it is uneven. Capacity and financing gaps hold countries back from making further gains. National air pollution management agencies consistently identify a lack of resources as a significant barrier to taking action on air pollution.

Inaction on air pollution is costly, not just for human health but also for economies and climate. Unlocking resources and innovative pathways for air pollution management therefore offers cost-effective, win-win opportunities for cleaner air, climate action and better human health. 2024 will be an important year for clean air action. To prepare for this, UNEP with support from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), will convene development partners, multilateral organizations, businesses, philanthropies and other partners to identify needs and opportunities to leverage resources for clean air.

Join us and share your experiences and insights on:

  • Successful actions to create a stronger enabling environment for future funding and financing
  • Untapped resources that can be accessed to catalyze global action on air pollution
  • Innovative resource mobilization pathways, including from climate finance and private sector
  • Next steps and opportunities to convene further discussions in 2024

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Resources

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Contact

Please contact Ms. Lea Las Piñas at laspinas[AT]un.org for any queries or for additional information.

07 Dec 2023

Time & Place
Event Details
08:30
Registration Registration period
09:00
Opening Session The opening session of the workshop will set the scene for the sessions that follow, through opening remarks and a presentation.
• UNEP Welcome Remarks – Marlene Nilsson, UNEP
• Thailand Opening Remarks - Siwaporn Rungsiyanon, PCD
• Framing presentation – Soraya Smaoun, UNEP
• Question and Answer
• Moderator – Mushtaq Memon, UNEP
10:00
Coffee break 30-minute break between sessions
10:30
Session A. National-level perspective Member States will present actions taken at the national level. This session aims to feature success stories and good practices, particularly in relation to resource mobilization. The session will comprise brief presentations followed by a panel discussion.
• Soraya Smaoun, UNEP (moderator)
• Selelah Okoth, National Environmental Management Authority, Kenya
• Aminath Maiha Hameed, Ministry of Environment, Maldives
• Chandath Him, Ministry of Environment, Cambodia
• Nevy Rinda Nugraini, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Indonesia
12:00
Lunch 90-minute break for lunch
13:30
Session B. Bilateral development partners dialogue This session will feature a presentation of the 2023 Clean Air Fund report’s key findings on international development funding for air pollution, followed by a panel discussion featuring Member States. The objective of the session is to understand the current international funding situation for air pollution mitigation, and identify opportunities for existing and new bilateral development partners to increase their support.
• Cristina, Zucca, UNEP (moderator)
• Yu Kamei, Ministry of Environment, Japan
• Kimmo Pekari, Embassy of Finland in Thailand
• Saroj Srisai, Delegation of European Union to Thailand
• Ekachai Lojanaphiwat, GIZ Thailand
• Bounmany Soulideth, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR
15:00
Coffee break 30-minute break between sessions
15:30
CCAC Session: Presentation of Clean Air Flagship Session led by Nathan Borgford-Parnell of Climate and Clean Air Coalition
16:00
Session C. Private sector and philanthropy This session aims to identify opportunities to leverage the resources of the private and philanthropic sectors to tackle air pollution. Considered as a significant source of air pollutants, the private sector is also faced with a range of negative impacts, including diminished productivity, increasingly costly compliance and the departure of skilled workers. At the same time, companies are very well placed to bring enormous resources of innovation, dynamism, scale, finance, influence and expertise to joint efforts with government and other stakeholders to tackle the air pollution crisis.
• Supat Wangwongwatan, Director, Thailand’s Hub of Talents on Air Pollution and Climate (moderator)
• Eleni Michalopoulou, Alliance for Clean Air Secretariat
• Pornphrom Vikitsreth, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration
• Yun Zhou, Asian Development Bank
• Frank Hammes, IQAir
• Passakorn Sartphan, Charoen Pokphand Foods
17:00
Closing segment Closing of Day 1

08 Dec 2023

Time & Place
Event Details
08:30
Registration Day 2 registration
09:00
Session D Part 1 - Towards an enabling environment and roadmap to 2030 The Day 2 morning sessions will focus on the priority actions and success factors that different stakeholders can take in the short- and medium-term, to create an enabling environment of policies, partnerships and resources for ambitious and well-resourced global clean air action. The agenda will include two panel discussions, question and answers and opportunities for discussion as a group.

Panel 1
• Mushtaq Memon, UNEP (moderator)
• Napak Tesprasith, USAID
• Tomi Haryadi, World Resources Institute Indonesia
• Ana Luisa Gomes Lima, World Bank
• Ping Yean Cheah, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
10:30
Coffee break 30-minute break between sessions
11:00
Session D Panel 2 - Towards an enabling environment and roadmap to 2030 Panel 2
• Mushtaq Memon, UNEP (moderator)
• Nasir Hassan, World Health Organization
• Eric Zusman, IGES

Presentation: Desiree Raquel Montecillio-Narvaez, UNICEF
12:30
Lunch 90-minute lunch break
14:00
Bilateral meetings Time for attendees to engage and network.
Did you know?
Only 12 per cent of cities have air quality measures that meet WHO standards.

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