Train4CleanAir Program

Train4CleanAir Program
Partnerships for Capacity Building
in the ASEAN Region
Tanya B. Gaurano
Environment Researcher
Clean Air Asia
ASEAN – German Technical Cooperation
Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
Outline
● About Clean Air Asia
● Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN
Region Program
● Train-for-Clean-Air (T4CA) Program
● Next Steps: Opportunities for Continuing and
New Partnerships
ASEAN – German Technical Cooperation
Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
ABOUT CLEAN AIR ASIA
Mission: to promote better air quality and livable cities by translating knowledge
to policies and actions that reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions
from transport, energy and other sectors.
Clean Air Asia was established by the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and USAID in
2001. Since 2007, Clean Air Asia consists of
• the Clean Air Asia Center as an independent NGO
• a UN recognized partnership of more than 240 organizations in Asia and worldwide
• Country Networks in China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and
Vietnam.
ASEAN – German Technical Cooperation
Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
Cities, Environment, and Transport in the ASEAN Region
Clean Air for Smaller Cities
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Climate Change Mitigation
Better health for local citizens
More tourism and increased overall quality of life
Sustainable Port Development
CASC
Transport and Climate Change
CET
SPD
Commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
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Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
Project Objective:
● To empower smaller cities in the ASEAN region to develop
and implement Clean Air Action Plans (CAPs)
Improved air quality
Co-benefits
Climate change mitigation
Better health
More tourism
INCREASED OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE
ASEAN – German Technical Cooperation
Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
Train4CleanAir: A Regional Training Approach
● Goal: assist cities to create and implement CAPs
and make informed policies and decisions
● Complements efforts to achieve the CASC objective
through capacity building
● A standardized modular training system on AQM,
customized for different stakeholder groups – i.e.
decision-makers, technical staff, NGOs, and the media
● Adheres to the TRAIN-X methodology used by UN
agencies and other international organizations
ASEAN – German Technical Cooperation
Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
Train4CleanAir: A Regional Training Approach
Five teams of course developers
from the ASEAN region that
developed training courses in
accordance with the ‘TRAIN-X’
methodology.
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Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
Train4CleanAir: A Regional Training Approach
Priority Courses
Target
Population
General AQ management for decisionmakers in smaller cities
Mayor, Chief
Administrative
Officer
Air quality monitoring for smaller cities
Duration
1 day
4 days
Emissions inventory for smaller cities
Technical officer
3 days
Effective Communication for NGOs on Air
Quality Management
Influencer (e.g.
NGOs, Media,
Civil Society)
2 days
General AQM for NGOs in smaller cities
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2 days
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Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
Train4CleanAir: A Regional Training Approach
● Partnerships at the
national level in three (3)
countries forged
● Knowledge-sharing
among cities facilitated
through regional
events/fora
ASEAN – German Technical Cooperation
Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
Train4CleanAir in the Philippines
● Since November 2013, five (5) workshops
have been organized in partnership with
different institutions and LGUs
● Offshoots of the training:
• Plans to undertake citywide EI (San Fernando,
Pampanga; Baguio City)
• Commitment to include air pollution issues in
seminars (DOT-CAR, DOTC-CAR)
● Active and regular engagement of experts
ASEAN – German Technical Cooperation
Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
Next Steps: Continuous Engagement with Partners
and Stakeholders
● Localize existing modules
• More local examples; case studies
• Training as a platform for peer-to-peer learning (city-to-city)
● Development of new modules to make the training program
more robust
● Other activities and initiatives to raise awareness
Better Air Quality (BAQ) Conference
● Leading event on air quality in Asia, covering air quality,
climate change, transport, energy, and industry
● It has grown into a community of practitioners , policy
makers and businesses who meet every two years for
networking, learning and sharing experiences
● BAQ has proven to influence policies, initiate new
projects and establish partnerships
● Organized by Clean Air Asia in partnership with the host
city, national environment ministry, ADB and World Bank,
and several supporting organizations
www.baq2014.org
For
Formore
moreinformation:
information: www.cleanairasia.org
www.cleanairasia.org
ASEAN – German Technical Cooperation
Clean Air for Smaller Cities in the ASEAN Region
Clean Air Asia Center
[email protected]
Unit 3505 Robinsons Equitable Tower
ADB Avenue, Pasig City
Metro Manila 1605
Philippines
Clean Air Asia China Office
Clean Air Asia India Office
[email protected]
901A Reignwood Building,
No. 8 YongAnDongLi
Jianguomenwai Avenue Beijing
China
[email protected]
1st Floor, Building No. 4
Thyagraj Nagar Market, Lodhi Colony
New Delhi 110003
India
Clean Air Asia Country Networks
China
Clean Air Asia
Center Members
. India . Indonesia . Nepal . Pakistan . Philippines . Sri Lanka . Vietnam
250 Clean Air Asia
Partnership Members
• Cities
• Environment ministries and government
agencies
• Development agencies and foundations
• Non-government organizations
• Academic and research institutions
• Private sector companies and associations
Donors in 2013
Asian Development Bank  AECOM  China Road Transportation Association
(CRTA)  Civic Exchange  Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)  ClimateWorks
Foundation  DHL/IKEA/UPS  Energy Foundation  Fredskorpset Norway  Fu Tak
Iam Foundation  German International Cooperation (GIZ)  Institute for Global
Environmental Strategies (IGES)  Institute for Transport Policy Studies  Institute
for Transportation and Development Policy  MAHA  Pilipinas Shell  Rockefeller
Brothers Fund  Shakti Foundation  Shell Foundation  Sida  UNCRD  United
Nations Environment Program Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (UNEP
PCFV)  UNEP DTIE  UN Habitat  USAID CEnergy  World Bank
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