13:30 – 14:45 - Main Auditorium
PANEL DISCUSSION: Stakeholders Working Together to Achieve Clean Air for Health and Climate
To overcome the complex challenges of air pollution and its health impacts and climate change, multi-stakeholder action is needed. This panel will discuss the most important actions each stakeholder could take to scale up solutions to address specific sources of pollution and/or improve air quality management; what support they need from other sectors to do their work better; and what’s needed to improve stakeholder collaboration.
PROGRAMME
INTRODUCTION OF SESSION CHAIR
Glynda Bathan-Baterina, Deputy Executive Director, Clean Air Asia
PRESENTATION OF CHAIR’S SUMMARY
Bindu Lohani, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Clean Air Asia
PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator: Karma Yangzom, Principal Environment Specialist, Asian Development Bank
Panelists:
- City: Ms. Andrea Valentine Villaroman, Head of Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Department, Quezon City Government, Philippines
- Private Sector: Dr. (HC) Noni Sri Ayati Purnomo, President Commissioner/Chairperson of Blue Bird, Indonesia and Board Member, Clean Air Asia
- Academia: ZHU Tong, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor with College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University
- NGO: Ramon San Pascual, Executive Director, Healthcare Without Harm
- Youth: Nicole Anne Ponce, Environmental activist and Asia Convener, World’s Youth for Climate Justice (virtual)
- Development Agencies: Yoko Watanabe, Director, Environment Group, CCRE, CCSD, Asian Development Bank
Announcement of BAQ 2025
*to be confirmed