9:00 - 10:00 Opening session
- Ms Letitia Obeng, Sector Manager, World Bank [PDF 15KB]
- Dr Frank Sprow, VP, Health, Safety & Environment, ExxonMobil [PDF 26KB]
- Mr Bleu Lainé, Minister of Environment, Cote d'Ivoire
- Mr Modou Fada Diagne, Minster of Environment, Senegal
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:00 Conference Framework
- Film on the phasing-out of leaded gasoline in Sub-Saharan Africa
- The Clean Air Initiative in Sub-Saharan African Cities: Bultynck (WBG)
- Reliquet (WBG) [PDF 339KB]
11:00 - 12:30 Impacts of Leaded Gasoline
- Environmental & Health impacts on Adults & Children: Schwela (WHO) [PDF 83KB]; Phoenix (NSC)
- The case of Dakar: Diouf (Univ. of Dakar) [PDF 62KB]
- Myths & realities of leaded gasoline: Rochow (AECLP) [PDF 25KB)]
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:45 Technical and financial issues of the phase-out of leaded gasoline
14:45 - 15:30 Fuel Refining and Distribution Issues
- : Obih (ExxonMobil) [PDF 495KB]
- : Megnin (Caltex) [PDF 43KB]
- Refinery reconfiguration: Nimaga (SAR)
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:30 Working Groups by Sub-regions
17:30 - 18:00 Wrap-up of day's conclusions
Correa (US EPA)
08:00 - 09:00 Overview of Technical, Policy and Regulatory Options in Integrating Lead Phase-Out in Air Pollution Abatement Strategies: Mayorga Alba (WBG) [PDF 157KB]
09:00 - 10:00 Vehicle Emissions
Lead Phase-out and emission control: Southern African motor industry experience: Rayner (NAAMSA) [PDF 275KB]
Vehicle emission control: Diallo [PDF 30KB]
Correlations between air quality and vehicle emissions: impact on costs: Hecq (Univ. of Brussels) [PDF 157KB]
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:15 Air Quality Monitoring
Environmental Lead Levels in African cities: Sridhar (Ibadan Univ.) [PDF 41KB]
Risk Factors in exposure of African children to lead: Nriagu (Univ. of Michigan)
Air Quality Guidelines & monitoring program: Schwela (WHO) [PDF 463KB]
11:15 - 13:00 Working Groups - Examination of lead phase-out options and implications by sub-region
13:00 - 14:30 Lunch
14:30 - 15:00 Pricing and Regulatory Issues
Economic and financial incentives. Regulation & standards: Cayrade (BEICIP) [PDF 47KB]
15:00 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 17:00 Policy Strategies
Promotion of public transport, land-use control and city planning: Amsler (UITP) [PDF 82KB]
17:00 - 17:30 Wrap-up of day's conclusions : Bultynck (WBG)
08:30 - 09:15 Successful Lead Phase-out Programs
Cases of oil importing/exporting countries: Muylle (WBG) [PDF 97KB]
09:15 - 10:00 Panel discussions
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:30 Working Groups - Development of action plans and recommended follow-up steps
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:30 Presentation of Preliminary Sub-regional Action Plans
15:30 - 16:00 Next Steps and Wrap-Up [PDF 6KB]
16:00 - 16:30 Break
16:30 - 17:00 Closing Ceremony
- Dr Amadou Diouf, Dakar University
- Mr Brian Doll, ExxonMobil [PDF 10KB]
- Ms Letitia Obeng, World Bank
- Mr Luc Gnacadja, Minister of Environment, Habitat & Urbanism, Benin
- Mr A Youssouph Sakho, Minister of Equipment & Transport, Senegal
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