Name of project
Air Quality Management in South China and the Pearl River Delta

Duration: Dec 2011 – Mar 2013

The objective of this project is to strengthen air quality management (AQM) at the city and provincial level in South China.

Clean Air Asia contacts:
Sophie Punte, sophie.punte(at)cleanairasia.org
Wei Wan, wei.wan(at)cleanairasia.org

Donor: Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Activities :

Assessment of AQM in about 3 cities/city clusters of South China Clean. The application of the Clean Air Management Assessment Tool to the three cities/city clusters to identify:
(a) What needs to be done to improve existing AQM through an understanding of strengths and gaps;
(b) How integrated AQM is at the provincial and city level and where this can be improved;
(c) Barriers and need for external support and expertise.

Facilitated technical assistance to strengthen AQM in PRD supported by national and international experts and organizations, which could include research, training, and visits to other cities outside of PRD or China with best practices. Examples of AQM priorities are emissions inventory, source apportionment, review of its AQ monitoring stations to improve the quality of monitoring, air quality forecasting, and NOx policies/measures to be adopted.

Establishment of a South China Clean Air Forum. With the results of assessments of 3 cities/city clusters and technical assistance provided, the forum is held in 2013 as a platform for PRD provinces and cities to interact with national government agencies, and other national/international experts and organizations (see The 9th China City AQM Workshop).

Outputs:

• Report of the First South China Clean Air Forum and forum materials (presentations, participant list, handouts)
• Clean Air Management Assessment Report for 3 South China cities/city clusters
• Technical Assistance Reports
• Report of the Second South China Clean Air Forum, with an evaluation form completed by the 9 provincial/city EPBs
• A summary report for the entire project