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Bangkok, Thailand
12-14 November 2008

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Stakeholders from Thailand met in Agra, India during a local networking session of BAQ 2004 to discuss feasible actions to improve air quality. The session -- which was chaired by Mingquan Wichayarangsaridh -- resulted in specific commitments to be implemented over the next two years.

Featured Documents
Thai government planning to cut CO2 emissions by 15-20%

Extreme weather conditions, rising sea levels and health problems potentially related to environmental pollution have prompted Thailand’s new government to draft a plan that will require major industrial companies to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 15-20 percent.


Bestlin wins bus contract

Bestlin Group has won a bid to supply the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) with 45 air-conditioned, gas-fuelled buses costing 388 million baht for the Bangkok Rapid Transit (BRT) project. By Supoj Wancharoen


Regional workshop on hazardous chemicals management

10-14 December 2007, Thailand


Bangkok's air pollution slowly evaporating

For a decade, Bangkok cobbler Swang Porgaew has staked out a place beneath a staircase where he fixes shoes while wearing a mask to filter out the toxic fumes from his industrial glue and the city buses.


Bangkok's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) to Boost Properties Along Rama III

Bangkok’s new form of mass transportation - the Bus Rapid Transit or BRT – is expected to boost property prices along its route, according to the research team at leading property consultants CB Richard Ellis.


CDM Country Guides

CDM Country Guides is a series of manuals on CDM project development for Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand developed by IGES. These guidebooks aim at facilitating CDM project developments in Asia by providing essential information to both project developers and potential investors.


Thailand Air Pollution Center of Excellence

With the intention of efficiently solving the air pollution problems in all areas nationwide in accordance with the Constitution of the Royal Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2540 (1997) and the Act on Decentralisation Procedures for Local Administration Organisations B.E. 2542 (1999), which both emphasise on decentralising the State powers and authorities toward the local communities for their independence and self-decisiveness, Pollution Control Department (PCD) has therefore established Thailand Air Pollution Centre of Excellence (TAPCE) on 14 January 2002.

Events in 2007
EventDate and Venue
JARI Thailand Round Table 200730 March 2007, Bangkok, Thailand
ANGVA 2007: 2nd Conference and Exhibition27-29 November 2007, Bangkok, Thailand
Regional workshop on hazardous chemicals management 10-14 December 2007, Thailand
Events in 2006
EventDate and Venue
Administrative Issues in Air Quality Management22-23 May 2006, Bangkok, Thailand
Principles of Air Quality Management for Less Developed Countries24 May to 2 June 2006, Bangkok, Thailand
Events in 2005
EventDate and Venue
Trainer of Trainer (TOT) on World Bank "Urban Air Quality Management-Distance Learning" Course1-3 March 2005, Pathumthani, Thailand
MTERM International Conference6-10 June 2005, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
CAI-Asia Secretariat Coordination Meeting10 July 2005, Bangkok, Thailand
2nd Regional Dialogue of AQM Initiatives and Programs in Asia12 July 2005, Bangkok, Thailand
Workshop on Sustainable transport, air quality and integration25-26 October 2005, United Nations Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand
Scientific Conference on Asia Pacific Environmental Health8-11 December 2005, Bangkok, Thailand
2nd High-Level Meeting on Health and Environment in ASEAN and East Asian Countries12-13 December 2005, Bangkok, Thailand
Events in 2004
EventDate and Venue
CATNet: Training of Trainer on Ambient Air Monitoring QA/QC18-23 October 2004, Pathumthani, Thailand

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