2nd Science and Policy Committee and Technical Centers Meeting of NEACAP

02 June 2020 - 03 June 2020

Virtual

The 2nd meeting of the Science and Policy Committee (SPC) of North-East Asia Clean Air Partnership (NEACAP) was organized virtually on 2-3 June 2020. The meeting developed the NEACAP priority areas and workplan for operationalizing its core programmes.

Launched in October 2018 under the North-East Asian Subregional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC), NEACAP is expected to promote science-based, policy-oriented cooperation among NEASPEC member States. As the steering body of NEACAP, the SPC coordinates the development and implementation of the workplan and promotes science-policy linkages through guiding technical assessments and dialogues.

02 Jun 2020

14:00

14:15

Opening Session

Opening remarks by Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav, Head of ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office
Introduction of the meeting, NEASPEC Secretariat

14:15

14:20

Election of officers and adoption of the agenda

14:20

15:20

Session 1. Mapping out priority areas and activities of NEACAP

Potential NEACAP approaches and activities on emission inventory, Prof. Junghun Woo, Konkuk University
Potential NEACAP approaches and activities on integrated assessment modeling, Prof. Shuxiao Wang, Tsinghua University
Satellite-based monitoring air pollution: Geostationary Environmental Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS), Prof. Jhoon Kim, Yonsei University
Q&A

15:20

16:20

Discussion – Prioritization and planning

Survey results for NEACAP Priority Areas and Workplan (2021- 2025), Mr. Sangmin Nam, NEASPEC Secretariat
Discussion on prioritization, goals, approaches and modalities: (a) Emission inventory, (b) Policy scenario and Integrated Assessment Modeling, (c) Transport and deposition modeling of air pollutants, (d) Air pollution monitoring and (e) Policy and technology cooperation

16:20

16:30

Break

16:30

17:45

Discussion (continued) – Planning