Regional Cooperation for Clean Air and Climate Action

16:00 – 17:30 - Multi-Function Hall 3
 

BACKGROUND

To achieve meaningful reductions in air pollution throughout the region, a shared co- benefits approach to cooperation is needed. Countries must actively engage both internally and collectively to manage to ensure that the airsheds of the future safeguard the right to a healthy environment

OBJECTIVE

This Session will describe existing cooperative mechanisms to implement activities, with particular focus on identifying concrete areas for regional collaboration which can be implemented in the next 2-3 years. Emphasis will be placed on initiatives and funding opportunities. The Session will also discuss reflections and lessons learned from existing regional platforms and intergovernmental bodies on air pollution.

SESSION ORGANIZERS

EANET, UNESCAP

PROGRAMME
 

OPENING

Bert Fabian, United Nations Environment Proogramme (UNEP)

PRESENTATION

• Regional Action Programme on Air Pollution: Activities and opportunities for collaboration - Matthew Perkins, United Nations Economic and Social Commision for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) (Virtually)
• Clean Air Flagship and the potential concrete support it can provide to the countries in Asia- Martina Otto, Head of Secretariat, Climate and Clean Air Coalition, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

MODERATED PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Bert Fabian, UNEP

Panelists:

• Eloise Scotford Professor of Environmental Law, University College London (Virtually)
• J.S. Kamyotra, former CPCB, India 
• Patrick Bueker, GIZ
• Azka Ghaida, World Resources Institute 

Reactions from Matthew Perkins, UNESCAP and Martina Otto, CCAC

CLOSING

Bert Fabian, UNEP