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Thematic Working Group on Air Quality High-Level Officials’ Meeting and Ministerial Regional Forum on Environment and Health in South East and East Asian Countries Bangkok, Thailand, 8 – 9 August 2007

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Co-chairs: Professor Dr. Yun-Chul Hong, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea Dr. Supat Wangwongwatana, Director General, Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand First Regional Meeting of the Thematic Working Group (TWG) on Air Quality on May 7, 2007, Seoul, Republic of Korea 17 participants :- 7 countries; China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Thailand and Singapore; and 4 international organizations; ADORC, CAI-Asia, UNEP and WHO Review and comment first draft Regional Work Plan (RWP) to reflect the linkage between environment and health and to include the activities of common issues in the region Thematic Working Group on Air Quality

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Regional Work Plan on Air Quality Background Objectives Activities Urban Air Pollution Indoor Air Pollution Transboundary Air Pollution Outputs Resources Monitoring and Reporting

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Regional Work Plan on Air Quality Background Deteriorating air quality => Health at risk Common issues in the region: Urban air pollution Indoor air pollution Transboundary air pollution

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Regional Work Plan on Air Quality Objectives Reducing health burden imposed by deteriorating air quality; Strengthening the cooperation at the national and regional level; Capacity building of researchers and scientists focusing on air quality and health effects.

Regional Work Plan on Air Quality: 

Regional Work Plan on Air Quality Activities Three-years timelines Based on the major issues and the necessity of the region Three sub-group activities

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Regional Work Plan on Air Quality Reducing health burden imposed by deteriorating air quality

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Regional Work Plan on Air Quality Strengthening the cooperation

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Regional Work Plan on Air Quality Capacity building

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Regional Work Plan on Air Quality

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Regional Work Plan on Air Quality

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Regional Work Plan on Air Quality

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Regional Work Plan on Air Quality Monitoring and Reporting on the TWG Activities To the High level meeting and Regional Forum Activities implemented based on Activities and Outputs listed above Activities planned