Cities Clean Air Partnership (CCAP)
Launched in August 2014 by Clean Air Asia and the International Environmental Partnership.
Goal of setting 200 cities across Asia on the pathway to achieving improvements in air quality by 2020
CCAP’s membership base grew from 8 in 2014 to currently 42 cities.
Clean Air Certification
Have developed a draft voluntary standard that will: Recognize actions that cities take to improve air quality Increase opportunities for cities to learn from each other
and collectively address issues Make it easier to establish new collaborations with public
and private stakeholders
The focus is on actions cities can take to address air quality, not on absolute air quality levels.
Development of Certification
The draft standard has been developed drawing on input from a balanced and representative group of stakeholders.
Between September and November 2015, stakeholder consultationswere organized on the sidelines of the following events: Urban Environmental Accords Summit in Iloilo, Philippines, Asia-Pacific Urban Forum in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Joint Forum of the Asia-Pacific Clean Air Partnership in Bangkok, Thailand.
Stakeholders include: city networks air quality management specialists researchers and practitioners addressing pollution from transport, area sources and
stationary sources economic and development professionals
Development of Certification
Clean Air AsiaBoard of Trustees
Certification Advisory GroupSecretariat
(Clean Air Asia)
Air Quality Governance
andAssessment
Measuring Impact of Control
Measures
WORKING GROUPS
Urban Development
Challenges in addressing air pollution
Our consultations have shown there are challenges in taking action on air pollution at the city level because of the lack of:
good quality evidence demonstrating the impact of solutions (particularly in relation to behavior change)
air quality impacts being factored into economic and development decisions
engagement of urban stakeholders around solutions
Challenges in addressing air pollution
Costs of the health impacts of air pollution are not visible meaning decisions are made which cost cities more in human and financial terms in the longer term
Environmental requirements in permitting may be seen as anti-business resulting in city permits given that aren’t in-line with development plans/visions
Increasing trends in use of air polluting products i.e. vehicle use may be missed due to focusing on existing problems
IDENTIFYING CORE PERSONNEL TO TAKE ACTIONS FORWARD
ADDRESSING AIR POLLUTION UNDERSTANDING SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION
Initial suggested focus on: Particles ≤ 10µm (PM10): sulfur dioxide (SOx): nitrogen dioxide (NOx)
Recognize actions taken by Cities
CITY REGISTERS COMMITMENT.
CITY DEMONSTRATES ACTION IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Action Emissions Inventory
Action Institutional Coordination
Actions Control Measures
Impacts taken into account in
economic and development
decisions
Alignment of urban stakeholders
around solutionsASSESSING AIR QUALITY AND IMPACTS
Action Air Quality Information
CITY REGISTERS COMMITMENT
COMPLETION OF ACTIONS
• CANDIDATE CITY submits the required documents for verification.
AUDIT
• THIRD-PARTY AUDITOR verifies that actions have been taken and completed.
Recognize actions taken by Cities
Certification awardedto successful City
Learn and share what works
CITY OFFICIALSWhat City leaders and officials need to know about Clean Air Certification and how to commit to taking action
CITY STAKEHOLDERSWhat organizations, government agencies, business and investors need to know to support city action on clean air.
TECHNICAL EXPERTSHow to link to recognized experts to address clean air challenges.
Platform presentation:
www.cleanairasia.org/ccap/resources
Learn and share what works
Building on existing resources Guidance Framework for Better Air Quality in Asian Cities Clean Air Scorecard Tool for the Rapid Assessment of Urban Mobility (TRAM) Walkability Survey Tool
Linking to existing initiatives and drivers for action
Establish new collaborations
www.cleanairasia.org/experts/
TECHNICAL EXPERTSHow to link to recognized experts to address clean air challenges.
Efforts by cities to obtain certification can foster partnerships between cities and research institutions
Establish new collaborations
Clean Air Certification can help:
Government and development agencies identify cities that understand the link between economic development and air quality and have a commitment to improving air quality. These agencies may choose to give preferential funding to certified cities.
Business make decisions, including selection of equipment and processes, phasing out or modifying older facilities and locating new facilities. Certified cities will create markets for low emissions sources and products.
Investors link air quality with profitability measures and disclosure requirements. Investors can use certification status as a decision factor for selecting suppliers and locating new facilities.
Pilot Focus
Osaka KitakyushuYokohama
(3)
KaohsiungKeelungTaichung
TainanTaipei
Taoyuan(6)
Kathmandu
(1)
JakartaMalang
SurabayaYogyakarta
(4)
BaguioIloiloPasig
Sta. Rosa
CochinCoimbatore
ShimlaVaranasi
(4) (4)
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ADB Avenue, Pasig CityMetro Manila 1605
Philippines
Clean Air Asia
[email protected], JianGuoMenWai Diplomatic Residence
Compound, No.1 XiuShui Street, ChaoYang District,
Beijing 100600 China
Clean Air Asia China Office
[email protected] Floor, Building No. 4
Thyagraj Nagar Market, Lodhi Colony New Delhi 110003
India
Clean Air Asia India Office
15
Clean Air Asia Center Members
261 Clean Air Asia Partnership Members
• Cities• Environment ministries and government
agencies• Development agencies and foundations• Non-government organizations• Academic and research institutions• Private sector companies and associations
Clean Air Asia Country Networks
Indonesia . Malaysia . Nepal . Pakistan Philippines . Sri Lanka . Vietnam
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