The Ministry of Environment and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency co-organized the SSEA-AIR: Mongolia Trilateral Engagement and Multicountry Technical Exchange Air Quality Workshop, to improve air quality in south and southeastern Asia.
MOENV Minister Peng Chi-ming and Justin Spenillo, U.S. EPA environmental protection specialist launched the five-day
event, starting Sept. 9. Nine academics and governmental officials from Indonesia, Mongolia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines attended the forum and will exchange views on strategies to regulate air pollution, the MOENV said.
The event includes both online and in-person sessions, during which representatives from the U.S. EPA will share fire and smoke mapping, a national air quality standard technology training plan, air quality standard-setting and the application of technology in providing tactics for air pollution control.
During the event the MOENV will share successful policy and laws that tackle and regulate air pollution, specifically, officials will brief participants on the second stage air pollution prevention project. This includes real time monitoring of stationary pollution sources, management of mobile source emissions and other issues.
The symposium includes visits to a variety of venues offering insight into Taiwan’s initiatives and accomplishments in managing air pollution.
Due to its geographic location, Taiwan is susceptible to pollutants from the Indochina peninsula in spring and contaminants from northeast Asia in winter. It is anticipated that technological exchange facilitated by the symposium will expedite improved air quality in the Asian region. (POC-E)
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