Seminar & Lecture Series
Learning from Greater Beijing on Air Quality Improvement
11 Mar 2025 Mandaluyong City, Philippines
Join us for a one-day seminar on air quality improvement, showcasing valuable lessons from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This is the first in a new series of quarterly knowledge-sharing events organized by the East Asia Department under the ADB-PRC Regional Knowledge Sharing Initiative. The seminar will discuss the air pollution challenges many developing countries face and how they can draw on advanced experiences from the PRC on air quality management, including the Greater Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region Air Quality Improvement program supported by ADB. Experts will also discuss national and regional approaches to addressing air quality, including those in the energy, water, agriculture, and transport sectors, as well as the role of multilateral development banks. Senior policymakers from India, Pakistan, Mongolia, Thailand, and the Philippines will participate to share their insights and approaches to improving air quality.
Register via Zoom to be part of this impactful dialogue!
Agenda
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| Morning Session | |
| 09:00 – 09:40 | Opening Session Moderator: Kelly Bird, Advisor, East Asia Department, ADB |
Opening remarks
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Keynote Speech
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| 9:40 – 10:40 | Panel Discussion 1: Air Pollution Challenges and Responses from the DMCs Moderator: Toru Kubo, Senior Director, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
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| 10:40 – 11:00 | Group Photo Tea Break |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Panel Discussion 2: Experiences from Greater Beijing Moderator: Safdar Parvez, Country Director, ADB Resident Mission in the PRC
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| 12:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 16:30 | Roundtable Discussion Moderator: Kelly Bird, Advisor, East Asia Department, ADB Representatives from the ADB Board of Directors, speakers, DMC participants and select ADB staff will participate in the roundtable discussion to exchange ideas based on the following two topics: What experiences from the PRC can be replicated to other DMCs? What is the role of MDBs in supporting DMCs to address air pollution? |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Tea Break |
| 16:25- 16:30 | Closing Remarks Muhammad Ehsan Khan, Director General, East Asia Department, ADB |
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Presentations:
- Air Pollution in China: Achievements and Next Steps by Long Yang
- Air Pollution Challenges in Delhi, NCR India and Actions Taken by Sujit Kumar Bajpayee
- Innovative Approaches to Improve Air Quality: Implications from PRC’s Journey by Kebin He
- Status of Air Quality in Asia and the Pacific by Karma Yangzom
- Learning from Greater Beijing on Air Quality Improvement by Lin Liu
- Scientific Based Policy Making and Full Implementation by Lei Yu
- Air Pollution Control in Beijing and BTH Region by Jian Gao
