AIR POLLUTION EMERGENCY RESPONSE MANAGEMENT : THE 10TH CHINA CITY AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

The 10th China City Air Quality Management Workshop: Air pollution Emergency Response Management

The theme of managing emergency response air pollution of the eleventh city management workshop air quality was held 24 to June 25, 2014 in Beijing, which was co-organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Economic Cooperation (FECO) of the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China (MEP) and Clean Air Asia (CAA), with the support of the Energy Foundation of China. The objective of the workshop was to support implementation of the Plan of Action of Air Pollution Prevention and Control of revising the Law of PRC on the Prevention and Control of Atmospheric Pollution and city pollution Air management emergency response. Eighty participants attended the workshop, including officials from MEP, Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) and the National Environment Agency of Singapore (NEA), representatives of 20 provinces and cities, and experts from universities and research institutions.

Mme. Li Pei, Deputy Director General of FECO hosted the opening ceremony and delivered the keynote address. He expressed welcome and thanks to all participants and collaborators. She introduced the background of the workshop and noted the positive role that previous nine workshops Quality Management China Air City have played in promoting exchange of experiences and improving cities'capacities on prevention and control of air pollution.

 Mr. Yan Jingjun, Deputy Director General, Center for Environmental Emergency and Accident Investigation MEP said the thematic workshop on emergency management, air pollution is very timely and relevant; He also called for a more proactive response to deal with heavy air pollution in the future. 

Mr. Lu Shize, Director, Air Division, Department of Control of Pollution Prevention, MEP presented the progress and priorities of their work since the publication of the prevention of air pollution and Control Action Plan in September 2013, and stressed the importance of emergency response air pollution. Zhao Lijian, Program Director of Environmental Management, Energy Foundation of China, said the human, material and financial resources are necessary input for the prevention and control of air pollution and spread the will to carry out a increased cooperation with the FECO and CAA to provide provinces and cities in China with international experiences and practices. Dr. Fu Lu, Director of China in CAA expressed his sincere thanks to the members, sponsors, experts and representatives of provincial and municipal levels. 

She said CAA will keep providing cities with technical support and a platform for the exchange of experiences and communication in the management of air quality in cities; She also invited guests and representatives joining the Better Air Quality Conference (BAQ 2014) from 19 to 21 November 2014 in Sri Lanka.