City AQM Workshops are organized by CAI-Asia and MEP at least once per year for the CAI-Asia China City Network which has 13 members: Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Guangzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Harbin, Jinan, Lanzhou, Luoyang, Qingdao, Tianjin and Urumqi. Representatives from Beijing EPB, Shanghai EPB, and EPBs of other large cities are also involved in the workshops.
Objectives are: a) Direct interaction between MEP and Cities on AQM policies and Practices; b) Experience sharing on AMQ among cities; c) Develop Linkage between city EPBs and other local agencies (i.e. transport committee, MDRCs, Vehicle Emission Centers); d) Strengthen awareness and identify the needs of cities on AQM; e) Training of cities on AQM topics and tools.
Workshop topics are selected based on city needs and national priority policies. To date, seven workshops have been held:
- The 8th China AQM City Workshop (2012)
- The 7th China AQM City Workshop: Clean Air Planning and Reporting (2011), Dalian
- The 6th Air Quality Management (AQM) City Workshop of CAI-Asia China Network (2010), Beijing
- The 5th Air Quality Management City Workshop of CAI-Asia China Network: Air Quality and Co-benefits (2010), Beijing
- The 4th City Workshop of CAI-Asia China Network:Advancing Vehicle Emission Management (VEM): Emission Standards, Fuel Quality and Fuel Efficiency (2009), Qingdao
- The 3rd City Workshop of CAI-Asia China Network: Key Sources Identification and Emission Inventory Development Training Course (2007), Beijing
- The 2nd City Workshop of CAI-Asia China Network: Workshop on Strengthening the CAI-Asia PRC Network (2006), Beijing
- The 1st City Workshop of CAI-Asia China Network: CAI-Asia China Project Inception Workshop (2005), Beijing
Donor:William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Energy Foundation, and DEKRA AGADB, Sida, China Sustainable Energy Program (Energy Foundation)
Duration:since 2005 (yearly)
Partners:China State Environment Protection Administration (SEPA), Ministry of Environmental Protection of China
CAI-Asia contact:
Yan Peng, yan.peng(at)cai-asia.org