Representatives from CAI-Asia’s Local Networks in China (CAI-Asia China Project Office), Nepal (Clean Air Network Nepal), Philippines (Partnership for Clean Air), Pakistan (Pakistan Clean Air Network), Sri Lanka (Clean Air Sri Lanka) and Vietnam (Vietnam Clean Air Partnership) and staff of the CAI-Asia Center met in Manila for the CAI-Asia Local Network Summit to share their achievements in 2007 and plan activities for 2008.
Among the main achievements of Local Networks and the CAI-Asia Center in 2007 are:
- Increase in the number of implemented and scheduled basic and advanced air quality management (AQM) and sustainable urban transport (SUT) training courses;
- More active involvement in AQM and SUT policy development; and
- Increased involvement in collecting, analyzing, and disseminating AQM and SUT information to stakeholders; and
- Increase in the number of project proposals developed for potential funding.
More information on the Local Network 2007 Achievements and Work Plans 2008 are available on the Local Network pages:
During the Summit, the CAI-Asia Center and the Local Networks agreed to focus on these Local Network priorities: (a) enhancing their profile and impact through monthly e-newsletters, participation in national meetings and activities, and liaison with the national AQM community, (b) securing their financial sustainability by holding development partners meetings with donor agencies, and identifying sources for core funding from within the country, and (c) strengthening collective branding and increasing cooperation between Local Networks through common brochures, web-pages, and a joint approach to BAQ 2008. Some of the joint activities to be undertaken by the CAI-Asia Center and the Local Networks in 2008 are:
- Knowledge management
- Update of the Compendium of AQM and SUT Projects and Programs, Organizations, and Training Courses
- Develop an air quality database
- Undertake a survey on air quality management and climate change mitigation efforts by cities
- Capacity building
- Training for stakeholders and coordinators on basic AQM, SUT, co-benefits and other special topics
- Experts’ exchange among Local Networks
- Establish linkages with institutes that could serve as Technical Advisor of CAI-Asia Center and Local Networks
- Policy development/networking
- Update of the Country Synthesis Reports on Urban Air Quality in Asia
- Actively participate in the Better Air Quality 2008 workshop in Bangkok
- Hold "Clean Air Day"
- Implementation and investment
- Hold development partners meetings
- Jointly formulate project proposals and implement projects
- Exchange information on donor priorities and sources of funding for AQM, SUT and co-benefits projects
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