08:30 09:00 Participant registration
09:00 09:30 Opening Ceremony
Moderator: Mr Konrad von Ritter, The World Bank
- Mr Moravcik, Mayor of Bratislava
- Mr Ivan Zavadsky, Ministry of Environment, Slovakia
- Mr Roger Grawe, Country Director, The World Bank
09:30 10:00 The Clean Air Initiative: General Overview
- Mr Anthony Bigio, The World Bank Institute
10:00 10:30 Break
10:30 12:30 Major Issues and Challenges of Air Quality in Cities of Europe and Central Asia
Moderator: Mr Helmut Schreiber, The World Bank. Major Issues and Challenges
12:30 14:00 Lunch
14:00 16:00 Challenges of Improving Air Quality: City Case Studies
Moderator: Mr Jernej Stritih, Regional Environment Center
- Clean Air Action Planning - Mr Stanislav Tokos, Bratislava City Council
- Air Quality Monitoring & Modeling - Ms Irina Butorina, Mariupol
- Health Impacts Assessment - Dr Ainura Djumanalieva, Bishkek
- Public-Private Partnerships - Mr Botond Aba, Budapest Transport Co.
- Energy Efficiency - Mr Krzyztoph Gorlich, Krakow
16:00 16:30 Break
16:30 18:00 Investments and Experience of the Private Sector in Reducing Air Pollution
Mr Andrew Ewing, The World Bank
18:00 18:30 Wrap-up and Summary of the Discussions
19:00 Dinner
08:30 - 09:00 Introduction to working groups
09:00 11:30 Working Groups
Group 1: Energy Strategies to Reduce Urban Air Pollution. Moderator: Mr Helmut Schreiber, The World Bank
Group 2: Transport Strategies to Reduce Urban Air Pollution. Moderator: Mr Frazer Goodwin, Transport-Environment
Group 3: Public Awareness and Capacity Building. Moderator: Ms Elizabeth Ashbourne, The World Bank
- Public Participation - Ms Ingrid Belcakova, Bratislava Technical University
- Public Pressure to Demand Change - Mr Michael Funcke-Bartz, CDG
- Capacity Building through Distance Learning - Mr Anthony Bigio, The World Bank Institute
11:30 12:30 Reconvene in plenary for conclusions of group sessions
12:30 14:00 Lunch
14:00 15:30 Financing air quality improvements : A Panel Discussion
Moderator: Mr Helmut Schreiber, The World Bank. Financing Air Quality Improvements: The World Bank
15:30 16:00 Break
16:00 17:30 Panel with the Cities: How Can The Clean Air Initiative Help us?
Moderator: Mr Anthony Bigio, The World Bank
- Ostrava, Czech Republic - Mr Jiri Michalik, Department of Environmental Protection
- Rostov on Don, Russia - Mr Evgeny Shepelev, Deputy Mayor
- Almaty, Kazakhstan - Mr Yevgeny Shatov, Department for Environmental Protection
- Sofia, Bulgaria - Mr Boris Spirov, Mayor
17:30 18:30 Wrap-up and Summary of the Discussions : Moderators of all sessions
18:30 Dinner
Clean Air Initiative Coordination Meeting Bratislava town Hall
9:00 11:00 Framework Proposal for The Clean Air Initiative in Cities of Europe and Central Asia
Mr Anthony Bigio, Mr Konrad von Ritter, Mr Helmut Schreiber. Framework Proposal.
Discussion & Formalization of the Framework Proposal
11:00 11:15 Break
11:15 13:00 Clean Air Initiative
Commitments from Cities and Partners: Creation of the Steering Committee
Activities & Workprogram of the Clean Air Initiative, 2001
13:00 14:30 Lunch
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