Scoping Meeting National AQM Training System Project Concept

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Scoping Meeting National AQM Training System-
Project Concept -
Beijing, 28 May 2007
Sustainable Urban Mobility in Asia A CAI-Asia
Program
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Program 28 May , 2007 (1)

• Opening Remarks by SEPA
• Introduction of participants
• Introduction of the purpose of the scoping
  meeting
• by Cornie Huizenga, Head of CAI-Asia
  Secretariat
• AQM Training in China
• Air quality management (AQM)-
• in PRC (Pollution Control Department (PCD)
• Capacity Building for AQM improvement (Personnel
  Department)
• Training activities organized by China Academy
  for Environment Planning (CAEP)
• Training Activities organized by Centre for
  Environmental Education and Communication (CEEC)
• AQM training activities organized by Tsinghua
  University by Fu Lixin, Professor and Director of
  Air Pollution Research, Dept. Environmental
  Science and Engineering
• Lunch

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Program 28 May , 2007 (2)

• International Experience in AQ training
• US Environmental Protection Agency by Leo
  Stander, Environmental Engineering Consultant and
  Fellow Member, Air Waste Management Association
• AQM training experience Italy by Maria Pia
  Ancora, Project Supervisor, Sino-Italian
  Cooperation Program for Environmental Protection
• AQM training experience Norway by Steinar
  Larssen, Associate Research Director, Norwegian
  Air Research Institute (NILU)
• US Air and Waste Management Association by Leo
  Stander
• Thailand experience by Glynda Bathan, CAI-Asia
  Local Network Coordinator
• Introduction and discussion of the Project
  Concept

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Project Team Members

• Fu Lixin, Professor and Director of Air Pollution
  Research, Dept. Environmental Science and
  Engineering, Tsinghua University
• Leo Stander, Jr., Environmental Engineering
  Consultant and Fellow Member, Air Waste
  Management Association (AWMA)
• Maria Pia Ancora, Project Supervisor,
  Sino-Italian Cooperation Program for
  Environmental Protection
• Steinar Larssen, Associate Research Director,
  Norwegian Air Research Institute (NILU)
• Cornie Huizenga, Head of Secretariat, Clean Air
  Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)
• Glynda Bathan, Local Network Coordinator, Clean
  Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)
• Yan Peng, Network and Program Development
  Specialist, CAI-Asia China Project Office

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Objective

• Design and establish a system which will meet the
  demand for Air Quality Management training in
  China at the national and local level
• EPBs learn the new Chinese standards and
  international experience. This will help to
  implement Chinese AQM policies

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Target groups Type of Training

• Target groups
• National level government staff
• Local level government staff
• State enterprise/Private sector
• NGOs, media ????
• Types of training
• Policy makers (administrative and management type
  of training) -- leaders
• Implementors (technical type of training)
  technical staff

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Design Approach
Type 1 AQM training in support of SEPAs
regulatory functions
Type 2 Technical Training on AQM
Provider SEPA and attached institutes
Provider Universities, donor projects, etc.
Provide hands-on assistance by providing inputs
to ongoing SEPA training
Detailed design of training system and possible
piloting of design
Component B
Component A
Project Phase 1
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Project structure
Management
Trainers
Replicators
East China
West China
SEPA (FECO, PCD, Personnel)
CAI-Asia
South China
North China
University 1
University 1
University 1
University 1
NILU/ other Norwegian Organizations
University 2
University 2
University 2
University 2
Tsinghua University
CNR (Italy)
University 3
University 3
University 3
University 3
US-EPA
Air and Waste Management Association
University 4
University 4
University 4
University 4
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Project Phasing

• 2006 May 2007 discussion of project concept
  and build support for project
• 28 May 1 June, 2007 scoping meeting to design
  first phase of the project
• June September, 2007 detailed design first
  phase of the project and submission of proposal
  by SEPA to Norway
• October 2007 April 2009 Implementation Phase 1
  (Component A and B)
• January April 2009 Detailed design phase 2 of
  project
• May 2009 Start of phase 2- full scale
  implementation of the project

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Resources

• CAI-Asia committed to support the development of
  the program
• Norway interest in supporting phase 1 (18 months)
  possibly 250.000 - 300,000,
• AWMA can contribute to training under Component A
  in phase 1 (honorarium plus expenses?)
• US-EPA can make available training courses (75)
  and participate on honorarium plus expenses basis
• Tsinghua University text books, training courses
• Italy financial contribution 300,000
• CEEC training infrastructure
• CAEP training materials

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Key Scoping Questions Component A Regulatory
Training

• Strength - weakness analysis of AQM regulatory
  training for leaders
• Identification of training inputs to be delivered
  by the project what topics
• Training methodologies to be used
• Organization of project activities under
  Component A, including distribution of tasks and
  associated budget

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Key Scoping Questions Component B detailed
design

• Training topics reduce major pollutants,
  regional coordination and automotive pollution?
• Training supply what are the expected
  qualifications for second generation training
  providers. Who are possible second generation
  training providers in China?
• Training demand how can we ensure that there
  will be customers for the training offered?
• Sustainability how can the training system to be
  developed be financed best?
• Pilot Should we have a pilot in component B in
  Phase 1?
• Organization Organization of project activities
  under Component B, including distribution of
  tasks and associated budget

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Needs assessment (Stander approach)

• Survey design
• Conduct survey 12 agencies in 10 states
• Managers completed survey covering 300 persons
• Evaluation of results
• Current status and capabilities
• Current training provided
• Needs and priorities for staff activities
• Compose list of ALL available training courses
  and programs in place in the USA
• Identify best courses and techniques (e.g. web
  based, conferences, hands-on training, classroom)
  by type of activity/work (monitoring,
  engineering, modeling, compliance and
  enforcement, regulatory development)
• Curriculum development

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Meetings 29 May 1 June

• May 29
• 0900 Norwegian Embassy
• 1030 Centre for Environmental Education and
  Communication
• 1400 Tsinghua University
• May 30
• 0900 National Development and Reform
  Commission, Sustainable Transport Development
  Strategy Partnership Project
• French Embassy
• Rest of the Day Team Meeting (Project Design
  Preparation)
• May 31
• Whole Day Team Meeting (Project Design
  Preparation)
• June 1
• 1000 Presentation of project design to SEPA
• 1330 Presentation of project design to donor
  agencies