16:00 – 17:30 - Auditorium 4
BACKGROUND
This event will bring together national policy makers, regulatory authorities, public health specialists, NGOs, and ADB project officers to discuss the health effects of air pollution. We will consider the updated WHO Air Quality Guidelines 2021, and how national governments and city authorities should use these guidelines to set their own targets and navigate towards improving air quality and public health and wellbeing.
We will look at the current understanding of the effects of air pollution on health, and methods for quantifying the health impacts of exposure to air pollution and monetizing the benefits that result from improving air quality. Lessons learned on the challenges and solutions related to health improvement through better air quality will be highlighted.
SESSION ORGANIZERS
Clean Air Asia, Ricardo, ADB
OPENING
Dr. Vasoontara S. Yiengprugsawan, Senior Universal Health Coverage Specialist, Asian Development Bank
OVERVIEW
Dr Mark Broomfield, Ricardo
PRESENTATION
- WHO report on Air Quality Standards in Western Pacific region countries - Dr. Akeem Ali, World Health Organization
- Setting the scene: How air pollution affects health - Dr. Pallavi Pant, Global Health Program, Health Effects Institute
- Case study: Health and social impacts of air pollution on women and children in Kyrgyzstan - Prof Jay Turner, Vice Dean for Education and Head, Division of Engineering Education and Professor of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, James McKelvey School of Engineering
MODERATED PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Dr Mark Broomfield, Ricardo
Panelists: All previous speakers, joined by 1 additional panelist (ADB Gender Team representative)*
AUDIENCE FEEDBACK
Moderator: Dr Mark Broomfield, Ricardo
CLOSING
Dr. Vasoontara S. Yiengprugsawan, Senior Universal Health Coverage Specialist, Asian Development Bank/Dr. Mark Broomfield, Ricardo*
*to be confirmed