1 / 15

Communicating the Results of Air Quality Monitoring in Metro Manila

Communicating the Results of Air Quality Monitoring in Metro Manila. Public Awareness Component Metro Manila Air Quality Improvement Sector Development Programme. LEGAL FRAMEWORK. CLEAN AIR ACT Chapter 2 : Air Quality Management System

yered
Download Presentation

Communicating the Results of Air Quality Monitoring in Metro Manila

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Communicating the Results of Air Quality Monitoring in Metro Manila Public Awareness ComponentMetro Manila Air Quality Improvement Sector Development Programme

  2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK CLEAN AIR ACT Chapter 2 : Air Quality Management System Section 6. Air Quality Monitoring and Information Network. The Department shall prepare an annual National Air Quality Status Report which shall be used as basis in formulating the Integrated Air Quality Improvement Framework…

  3. CONTENT OF NATIONAL AIR QUALITY STATUS REPORT • Extent of pollution in the country, per type of pollutant and per type of source, based on the Department’s monitoring stations • Analysis and evaluation of the current state, trends and projections of air pollution at various levels • Identification of critical areas, activities or projects which will need closer monitoring or regulation; • Recommendations for necessary executive and legislative action • Pertinent qualitative and quantitative information concerning the extent of air pollution and the air quality performance rating of industries in the country.

  4. NATIONAL AIR QUALITY STATUS REPORT 2002 Content : • Executive Summary • Air Pollutants : Criteria Pollutants, Non-Criteria Pollutants, Sources of Pollution • Health Impacts • Trends • Issues • Government Responses • NGO and Private Sector Responses • Appropriate Technologies and Best Practices • Recommendations

  5. LEGAL FRAMEWORK CLEAN AIR ACT Chapter 4 : Institutional Mechanism Section 39. Public Education and Information Campaign. A continuing air quality information and education campaign shall be promoted by the DENR, the Dep Ed, the DILG, the DA and Philippine Information Agency (PIA). Consistent with Section 7 of this Act, such campaign shall encourage the participation of other government agencies and the private sector including NGOs, POs, the academe, environmental groups and other private entities in a multi-sectoral information campaign

  6. RECENT PUBLICATIONS • Lecture poster on Clean Air Act Milestones • Brochures on Clean Air Act Milestones and 2003 Air quality Status Report

  7. OTHER CHANNELS • 10-minute video documentaries • (in VHS and CD versions) • on the following titles: • - Bakit Marumi ang Hangin? • - Epekto ng Polusyon sa Ating Kalusugan • - Ikaw at ang Clean Air Act • - Kapit-bisig para sa Malinis na hangin • - Tungo sa Malinis na hangin at Kapaligiran • - Clearing the Air

  8. OTHER CHANNELS Ten 8ft x 8ft Outdoor Billboards on “Let’s All Act to Clean the Air” that were installed in the following sites: - DENR Main gate (Visayas Avenue) - PAWB (North Avenue and Quezon Avenue gates) - DILG (EDSA) - LTO (East Avenue) - EMB-NCR (Quezon Avenue) - DENR-Region 4 (Roxas Blvd.) - EMB-Region 3 - Phil. Postal Corporation (Lawton) - TOCA (San Lazaro, Rizal Avenue)

  9. GOAL of the PA COMPONENT • By the end of 2004, transport, industries and the general public are practicing activities towards clean air.

  10. OBJECTIVES • To promote awareness of the relevant provisions of the Clean Air Act. • To provide information of clean air in order to encourage change of behavior and practices.

  11. TARGET AUDIENCES • PUBLIC UTILITY DRIVERS AND OPERATORS ( Diesel, i.e. jeepney, taxi, bus, truck) • TRICYCLE DRIVERS • MOTORISTS • INDUSTRIES • GENERAL PUBLIC

  12. MESSAGES • Proper vehicle maintenance = good • emissions 2. Good economics = good emissions = clean air 3. Air  Health impacts

  13. MEDIA CHANNELS • Press Releases/ News Advisories • Feature Stories • Ads/News Update PRINT BROADCAST • TV/Radio Plugs • TV Scrolls • News Advisories with trapik.com • TV Features

  14. Press Conferences Outdoor Advertising i.e., Adboard MEDIA CHANNELS Website

  15. THANK YOU Environmental Education and Information Division Environmental Management Bureau - DENR Telefax : 9202251 emb_eeid@yahoo.com Public Affairs Office Department of Environment and Natural Resources Telefax 9276666 pao@denr.gov.ph 15

More Related