Plenary Lecture 5

Bjarne Pedersen's presentation will focus on the “2023 Air Quality in Asia Status and Trends” which was prepared by Clean Air Asia as part of the 2023 Better Air Quality Conference (BAQ2023), with support from the Asian Development Bank Asia Clean Blue Skies Program. His presentation will cover the following topics:

(i) status of air quality monitoring in Asia including the number of air quality monitoring stations and degree of accessibility of air quality data in Asia,
 

(ii) air quality trends in Asia including historical pollution trends and air pollution levels relative to WHO air quality guideline values,
 

(iii) main emission sources in Asia based on emission inventories and source apportionment studies, and
 

(iv) air quality policies and measures in Asia including (a) legal frameworks and strategies for air quality management, (b) status of air quality standards in Asia, © policies recognizing air pollution health impacts, (d) communicating air quality, (e ) clean air action planning of cities in the region, (f) sectoral policies in transport, residential, agriculture, energy and waste sectors.