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Renewal, Modernization and Optimization of Air-quality Monitoring in Lithuania

Renewal, Modernization and Optimization of Air-quality Monitoring in Lithuania. Geneva , 1 1- 06 - 2007. JUOZAS MOLIS Head of Automatic Measurement Systems Department. Introduction. Objectives of Modernization and Optimization. Institutional setting Policy harmonization

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Renewal, Modernization and Optimization of Air-quality Monitoring in Lithuania

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  1. Renewal, Modernization and Optimization of Air-quality Monitoring in Lithuania Geneva, 11-06-2007 JUOZAS MOLIS Head of Automatic Measurement Systems Department

  2. Introduction

  3. Objectives of Modernization and Optimization • Institutional setting • Policy harmonization • Measurement effectiveness • Information system development

  4. 1. Institutional setting

  5. 2. Policy harmonization

  6. The main Lithuanian legal acts • Environmental Monitoring Law (1997) • Ambient Air Protection Law (1999) • Common Orders of MoE & MoH on: • “Affirmation of List of Zones and Agglomerations for Assessment and Management of Ambient Air Quality” (2000) • “Designation of Ambient Air Pollution Norms” (2001) • “Affirmation of the Ambient Air Quality Assessment Programme” (2003) • “Provision of the Information on the Ambient Air Pollution Levels Exceeding the Alert or Information Thresholds to the Public and Concerned Institutions” (2005)

  7. 3. Measurement effectiveness

  8. Air quality monitoring networks

  9. State ambient air monitoring program for the year 2007

  10. Measurement effectiveness Nice environment conditions New pavilions

  11. 4. Information system development

  12. Information system development

  13. Conclusions • After modernization and optimization Lithuanian air-quality monitoring system became an integral part of international air-quality assessment and management systems • Close co-operation between the different institutions and bodies in the national and international level is very important

  14. Conclusions • Clear institutional setting and capacity building accelerate progress on air-quality assessment and management • Monitoring program must be a practical tool related to air-quality policy development and assessing progress achieving policy target • Wide access to environmental information and enhancement of international comparability is necessary

  15. Thank you for your attention ** (Y)OUR QUALITY OF LIFE **

  16. EU requirements

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