Intergovernmental Network
on Atmospheric Pollution
• Objectives of the Intergovernmental
Atmospheric Pollution:
Network
on
– Promote the exchange of research and information on air quality
management
– Harmonize national air quality management legislation,
standards, monitoring procedures, and data management
procedures
– Facilitate cooperation in the development of common priorities
and strategies
– Explore the synergies and co-benefits of taking joint measures
against the emission of atmospheric pollutants and greenhouse
gases
• Nomination of national focal points
Intergovernmental
Objetivos de laNetwork
Red
onIntergubernamental
Atmospheric Pollution
• Modalities of cooperation:
– the Network should become a platform for the
articulation of regional priorities and the preparation of
joint strategies and programmes on key issues of
common concern
– priorities for the Action Plan should be set periodically
by the Forum of Ministers of the Environment
– the Secretariat should be provided by the UNEP
Regional Office
Objetivos
de
la
Red
Framework Agreement
Intergubernamental
• Structure of the suggested Framework
Agreement
Main target of intervention
Regional
governance
(1) Regional cooperation,
(2) National and regional environmental governance,
(8) Public participation in atmospheric management,
(9) Capacity building and research & development
Sectoral
priorities
(3) Transport sector,
(4) Urban planning and management,
(5) Point and area sources,
(6) Forest fire, uncontrolled burning, and deforestation,
(7) Indoor air pollution,
Objetivos
de
la
Red
Formulation of Action Plan
Intergubernamental
• Variations in information and resources across the
region - need for a regional information base
• Development of a Regional Policy Framework, to
provide officials with the guidance and mandate and
be a basis for mobilising the support of other
stakeholders
• Integrating Climate and Pollution: the Role of SLCFs:
‘co-benefits’ should be a key theme of the atmospheric
pollution strategy and the action plan should be
effectively linked to national and regional climate
programmes
• Ministerial Guidance on Policy Priorities
Objetivos
de
la
Red
Assessment on SLCFs
Intergubernamental
• Global assessment undertaken by UNEP has
indicated that the so-called Short-Lived Climate
Forcers (SLCFs) – black carbon, methane and ozone
– both have major impacts on health and crops and
also account in total for nearly as much global
warming as CO2
• Meeting carried out in Mexico (September 2011)
and report launched at the COP17 in Durban
• Major role in Action Plans for controlling atmospheric
pollution in the LAC region
UNEP support
to sustainable
Objetivos
de la Red transport
and atmospheric
pollution initiatives
Intergubernamental
• Air Quality Monitoring Study–Asuncion, Paraguay, developed Action
Plan for Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles with the PCFV and presented
to Congress in 2011
• Fuels and Vehicles–Chile, UNEP national support through the GFEI
for clean and efficient vehicles policies including fuel economy
labelling, a baseline study on vehicle market environmental trends
focused on local pollutants (NOx and PM) and CO2 / fuel
consumption and a fee-bate proposal of incentives for low emission
and fuel efficient vehicles in 2010/2011
• Regional and National Trainings with the UNEP Clean Fleet
Management Tool – 70+ organizations from 16 countries in LAC
Recommendations
Objetivos de la Redto
the
Forum of Ministers
Intergubernamental
• Continue work on the elaboration of an Action Plan, with
the aim of presenting it to Ministers for approval at the next
Meeting of the Forum.
• Participate in a collective exercise to assemble and review
information and resources for monitoring and assessing
atmospheric pollution impacts.
• Encourage the development of national Action Plans and
regional strategies on atmospheric emissions including
SLCFs.
• Strengthen work on fuel quality and emission standards
from transport-related sources.
Recommendations
Objetivos de la Redto
the
Forum of Ministers
Intergubernamental
• Prepare a draft Ministerial Statement on Atmospheric
pollution problems of the region.
• Strengthen the institutional areas responsible for
atmospheric pollution.
• Promote the public-private dialogue and the role of all
sectors.
• Request technical, financial and capacity support from
relevant financial, international cooperation agencies and
donors.