Supporting Local Networks to Improve Air Quality in Asia

1. Supporting Local Networks to Improve Air Quality in Asia PCA General Assembly Manila, 20 October 2005

2. Local networks vis-à-vis CAI-Asia (1) • Local networks are vital for the success and sustainability of CAI-Asia (Manila is too far away from the field) • Local networksallow CAI-Asia to cooperate with stakeholders in Asian cities and countries in: • Knowledge management • Capacity building • Policy formulation • Project implementation • Local networks facilitate the smooth flow of information from CAI-Asia to stakeholders in Asian cities/countries and vice versa

3. Local Networks vis-à-vis CAI-Asia (2) CAI-Asia China Project PCA Philippines MEB Indonesia CAI-Asia Regional CAI-Asia Pakistan Clean Air SL Sri Lanka CAI-Asia Vietnam CAN-N Nepal

4. Local Networks vis-à-vis CAI-Asia (3) • CAI-Asia Secretariat supports local networks either solely or with partner organizations • CAI-Asia Secretariat in overseeing role: China Project and Pakistan • CAI-Asia in partnership with others: • Clean Air Network-Nepal • Partnership for Clean Air, Philippines • Vietnam (Swisscontact) • Mitra Emisi Bersih (Swisscontact) • CleanAirSL (USAID)

5. Local networks vis-à-vis CAI-Asia (4) • Cooperation between CAI-Asia and its local networks is regulated through an MoU, which includes: • Joint Objectives • Joint Activities • Communication mechanism • MoU’s are ideally accompanied by a Business Plan which specifies concrete joint activities. • MoUs are ideally also accompanied by a financial plan which indicates how activities will be funded. • Objective for 2005: MoU’s in place with Philippines, Nepal, Sri-Lanka, Vietnam, Pakistan, Indonesia and China

6. Communication CAI-Asia Manila – PCA (1) • Communication between local networks and the CAI-Asia Secretariat needs to be a two-way process • CAI-Asia regularly transmits information to local networks on: Training and funding opportunities as well news updates on AQM in Asia • Networks send information to CAI-Asia on air quality levels, AQM projects, local network plans and news events

7. Communication (4) • CAI-Asia listserv: Local network members can join in the regional email discussion group: CAI-Asia Listserv with over 700 members. To join go to http://www.cleanairnet.org/listserv • A separate email discussion group exists for PCA. To join PartnershipforCleanAir-subscribe@yahoogroups.com • CAI-Asia can set up national email discussion groups and help advertise these. Please contact CAI-Asia Secretariat

8. Who to contact in CAI-Asia for what These are the members of the CAI-Asia Secretariat that will receive information from you and help you with your concerns: • Head of CAI-Asia Secretariat: Cornie Huizenga (chuizenga@adb.org) • General support for local networks: Glynda Bathan (gbathan@adb.org) – Local Network Coordinator • Sustainable urban transport matters: Bert Fabian (hfabian@adb.org) and Au Ables (aables@adb.org) • General air quality management, stationary sources, climate change mitigation: May Ajero (majero@adb.org) • Website matters: Michael R. Co (mrco@adb.org) and Mon Pleno (mpleno@adb.org)

9. Knowledge Management: Process CAI-Asia offers to host local network website as part of www.cleanairnet.org/caiasia, local language content is possible.

10. Knowledge Management: Content (1) Information categories on website: • General AQM data: Air quality data and policies • Transboundary AP and Climate Change • Stationary Sources of Air pollution • Mobile Sources of Pollution and Sustainable Urban Transport

11. Knowledge Management: Process (2) • CAI-Asia Secretariat will work with PCA coordinator on the redesign and restructuring of Philippines country pages to accommodate specific needs of PCA • Local networks are encouraged to take “ownership” of the page and should periodically monitor the page if the information presented indeed depicts the current country/city situation • Local networks will be asked to help gather updated information about AQM • Documents in local languages are allowed provided they are in PDF format (with embedded fonts)

12. Capacity building (1) • Clean Air Training Network for Asia (CATNet-Asia) is the training program of CAI-Asia. See for information http://www.cleanairnet.org/catnet • Efforts underway to appoint full time coordinator for CATNet Asia at AIT in Bangkok • CAI-Asia supports various regional and national training courses in which local networks can participate. • Emissions inventory training (Bangkok, and Bangalore) • Distance Learning Course on Urban AQM, Bandung, Hanoi, Manila, Cebu, Pune • CAI-Asia Secretariat will assist local networks in following up on training activities by developing pilot activities

13. Pilot activities • CAI-Asia provides support to Local networks through country-based projects–e.g. Proposed BRT pilot project in Manila • CAI-Asia includes member cities and local networks in its regional projects, such as: • Public Health and Air Pollution in Asia, (PAPA) • Sustainable Urban Mobility for Asia, follow up to PSUTA project • SUMA project will have funds for knowledge management, capacity building, networking, policy formulation, concept papers and pilot projects

14. Fund raising • CAI-Asia assists local networks in fund raising: • Joint fund raising efforts of CAI-Asia and local networks to obtain core support as in the case of Shell for PCA • Project funding as in the case of BRT in Manila • CAI-Asia allows local networks to use the CAI-Asia “brand” to get sponsors for the local network operations and activities • CAI-Asia provides list of funding opportunities on the Opportunities page of website so that local networks like PCA can submit their own proposals

15. Next steps in strengthening local networks • CAI-Asia organized first coordination meeting of local networks in Bangkok, July 2005 • One week coordination-training planned for November/ December 2005 for all local networks secretariats • One additional week coordination-training planned for May/June 2006 • Hands on assistance from CAI-Asia Secretariat in Manila

16. Local networks and BAQ 2006 • BAQ 2006 will be in Yogyakarta, Indonesia – September 2006 • Local networks are expected to: • Advertise BAQ 2006 • Assist in selection of relevant participants • Fundraising for participants • Provide country report on AQM to BAQ, including report on BAQ 2004 “commitments” • Contribute best practices for best practices exhibition • Develop follow-up mechanism for BAQ 2006