2nd Global Chemicals Outlook and the Waste Management Outlook for Small Island Developing States launched today. The global goal to minimize impacts of chemicals and waste will not be achieved by 2020. But solutions exist! 10 action areas identified so we can #solvedifferent
Sharing Beijing's story of 20 years fighting air pollution - Launch the report “A Review of 20 Years Air Pollution Control in Beijing”. PM2.5 from 2013 to 2018 has gone down by 45% (90 to 51ug/m3) #BreatheLife
Successful Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership training at #BAQ2018 to strengthen capacity on action planning, health impact assessment and awareness raising #BreatheLife @UNEnvironmentAP
Interesting visit to Thailand PCD automotive emissions lab today for APCAP training! Results are used to develop emission factors to estimate emissions and to design vehicle emission standards. #BreatheLife @UNEnvironmentAP @PCDnewz
We are at @AITAsia this week for part 1 of APCAP air quality training. 10 Asian countries are learning and sharing how to estimate emissions and how to develop national action plans. @UNEnvironmentAP #BreatheLife
We went to visit background met station and #EANET acid deposition site in #Mongolia operating many years. In this site, they change the filters every 2wks while in the UB site, filter needs to be changed every week #breathelife
@bertfabian: Transition from Euro 2 to Euro 5 in #Mongolia can be done! 90% fuel imports come from Russia and 10% from China. Both countries have Euro 5-equivalent fuels. @UNEnvironmentAP and @ccacoalition are working with partners in #Mongolia for better #airquality #Breathelife
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Time to rethink our air quality index? Time lag between real time air quality levels and index because API is usually based on 24-hour average concentration. How can we better inform citizens on air pollution? In #Mongolia #BreatheLife @UNEnvironmentAP
Prof Wong sharing to #Mongolia colleagues how Hong Kong's policy to reduce sulfur in diesel led to health benefits #BreatheLife @UNEnvironmentAP
Kick off workshop to develop clean air plan for #PhnomPenh with RUPP. Great to see the PM2.5 monitoring station of MOE #breathelife @UNEnvironmentAP
Interesting discussions on child focused #cleanair and sustainable mobility strategies for East Asia and Pacific. Opportunity with speed reduction measures and city/space design #breathelife @AQMobilityUN @UnicefAsiaPac @UNEnvironmentAP
Just finished a successful writeshop on developing training modules for #airquality management for cities with @cleanairasia
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Isabelle Louis, Deputy Regional Director, @UNEnvironmentAP sharing UN Environment's approach to improve #airquality in southeast asia at @WHOSEARO meeting on #airquality and #health #cleanair4health
Join us in Bangkok for a week-long event bringing together governments leaders, experts, private sector and civil society organizations in a series of events focused on solutions for better air quality in the Asia Pacific region. cleanairweek.org/
Thought leaders from governments, businesses and academia at the #SciencePolicyBusiness Forum @UNEPAsiaPacific
Ongoing: Contact group discussions on #UNEA3 resolutions at OECPR: marine litter & microplastics; water & air quality; pollution prevention in conflict-affected areas; soil pollution; environment & health; & biodiversity #BeatPollution @UNEPAsiaPacific
@ErikSolheim at #GMGSF2017 on expectations for UNEA-3: clear direction to #BeatPollution using the formula of science and action by citizens, politicians and private sector. @UNEPAsiaPacific
