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On completion of certification actions, applicable to cities’ circumstances, cities are required to submit supporting documentation for third-party verification. Achievement of the standard required will result in automatic certification and international recognition. This will make it easier for cities to communicate their achievements transparently and build further momentum and support to improve air quality.
Certification actions are being developed via a transparent and participatory process with the establishment of Working Groups comprised of air-quality specialists and representatives from city associations, national environmental agencies, NGOs and development organizations. Working Groups are providing input on actions to be taken in the following areas 1) Air-Quality Governance and Assessment, including emission inventories and air-quality monitoring; 2) Area Sources of Pollution (Fugitive Dust Emissions Control); 3) Stationary Sources of Pollution (Industrial Emissions Control); 4) Power-Generation Emissions Control; 5) Emissions Control from Motor Vehicles (Tailpipe Solutions); and 6) Sustainable Transportation Systems (including mass transit, planning for transit-oriented development, cycling and walking). Members of Working Groups will help ensure that the certification actions are achievable, have impact and are technically defensible.
The team of Air Quality Governance & Assessment are:
- Dr. Wijarn Simachaya, Director General of the Pollution Control Department at Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.
- Dr. Prashant Gargava. Additional Director, Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change.
- Dr. Arnico Panday. Senior Atmospheric Scientist and Coordinator of the Atmospheric Initiative, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).
- Emani Kumar. Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability South Asia Office.
- Alan Chan. Manager, AirNow & International Programs, Sonoma Technology, Inc. Alan Chan joined Sonoma Technology as a meteorologist in 2002.
- Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh. Professor, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).
- Dr. Bjarne Sivertsen. Associate Research Director, Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU).
- Dr. Dieter Schwela. Senior Research Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute.
- Dr. Gary Haq. Senior Research Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute. Dr Gary Haq undertakes research on ethical living, behavioral change and urban environment issues.
- Linda Giannelli Pratt. Managing Director, Green Cities California.
- Max Grüenig. Senior Fellow, Ecologic Institute US Office/Post-Carbon Cities of Tomorrow (POCACITO).
- Bernadia Tjandradewi. Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC).
For the complete list of experts involved in the different Working Groups and for more certification updates, visit www.cleanairasia.org/ccap/
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