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Roundtable on the Future of North-East Asia Clean Air Partnership and the First Science and Policy Committee Meeting of NEACAP

04 July 2019 - 05 July 2019
Seoul, Republic of Korea
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The secretariat held the first meeting of NEACAP Science and Policy Committee (SPC) on 5 July 2019 following the Roundtable on the Future of NEACAP on 4 July. The SPC agreed to initiate programmes on (a) emission inventory, (b) scientific assessment report, (c) integrated assessment modeling and (d) policy dialogue. The detailed plan of each programme will be developed by mid-2020 including through the Working Group on Emission Inventory, the Working Group on IAM and consultations with experts and governments.

04 Jul 2019
Opening of the Meeting
  • Opening remarks by Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav, Head of ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office/NEASPEC Secretariat
  • Opening remarks by the host government of 1st SPC Meeting: Mr. Taeho Lee, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs  & Mr. Byungok Ahn, Chairman, Executive Management Committee, National Council on Climate and Air Quality
Coffee/Tea Break
Introduction to the Meeting

Mr. Sangmin Nam, ESCAP/NEASPEC Secretariat

  • Objectives, programme, desired outcome
  • Background brief
Session 1. Building a common information basis: emission inventories

Moderator: Mr. Sangmin Nam, ESCAP/NEASPEC Secretariat

Presenters

  • Professor Qiang Zhang, Tsinghua University
  • Professor Jung Hun Woo, Konkuk University
  • Dr. Laurence ROUÏL, CLRTAP

Discuss the potential needs and approaches for the NEACAP emission inventory

Session 2. Bridging knowledge on the state, impact and trend of air pollution: scientific assessment report

Moderator: Mr. Curt Garrigan, ESCAP

Presenters

  • Professor Jhoon Kim, Yonsei University
  • Dr. Mark Elder, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Discuss approaches and processes for the scientific assessment report

Lunch
Session 3. Developing policy scenarios for mitigation potentials and measures: integrated assessment modeling

Moderator: Dr. Laurence ROUÏL, CLRTAP

Presenters

  • Professor Shuxiao Wang, Tsinghua University
  • Dr. Zbigniew Klimont, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Discuss potential approaches to utilizing IAM to support science-based, policy-oriented cooperation

Coffee break
Session 4. Sharing information of policy experiences and technologies

Moderator: Mr. Sei-joong Kwon, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ROK

Panelists

  • Mr. Youngwoo Kim, Ministry of Environment, ROK
  • Dr. Lei Yu, Chinese Academy of Environment Planning
  • Mr. Ohmura Takashi, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
  • Mr. Enkhbat Altangerel, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Mongolia
  • Mr. Alexander Romanov, Scientific Research Institute for Atmospheric Air Protection

Discuss potential areas and modalities for NEACAP policy dialogue

Conclusions
05 Jul 2019
Introduction of the Meeting
  • Objectives, programme and expected outcome
  • Key recommendations of the Roundtable on NEACAP
Session 1. NEACAP core programme in the following context
  • Building a common information basis: emission inventories
  • Bridging knowledge on the state, impact and trend of air pollution: scientific assessment report
  • Developing policy scenarios for mitigation potentials and measures:
  • Integrated Assessment Modeling
  • Sharing information of policy experiences and technologies
Lunch
Session 2. NEACAP operational workplan
  • Regular and ad-hoc meetings
  • Annual or biennial subregional review reports
  • Seminars, workshops and trainings
  • Research projects
Session 3. Institutional arrangement and responsibility
  • SPC members
  • Technical Centres
Coffee Break/ Preparation of meeting summary
Conclusions