6. IGAC National/Regional Working Groups
Building Capacity
IGAC builds capacity in developing countries/regions by
creating a strong cohesive community of atmospheric scientists
that together have a sum greater than their parts and connects
these scientists to the larger IGAC community to foster
international collaborations.
7. Research Challenge for Air Pollution
n Why? : Impacts on
n human health – toxicity, acute/chronic effects
n climate change – warming effects
n How can we challenge the AP-HH & AP-CC issues in Asia?
n Better understanding the processes controlling O3 and PM2.5
n Emissions
n Building scientific community/capacity to link to policy processes
Three Perspectives from IGAC:
International, Global, and Atmospheric Chemistry point of view
11. Research Challenge for Air Pollution
n Why? : Impacts on
n human health – toxicity, acute/chronic effects
n climate change – warming effects
n How can we challenge the AP-HH & AP-CC issues in Asia?
n Better understanding the processes controlling O3 and PM2.5
n Emissions
n Building scientific community/capacity to link to policy processes
21. Common Questions/Issues in Asia
n Common questions
n air quality, biomass burning, haze-transboundary pollution
n health impact, indoor air quality
n Common issues (severity depends on country)
n air quality is not concerned, relative to water quality
n limited funding at national level
n # of scientists
n local networking of scientists
n instruments/equipments
n modeling capability
n int’l collaboration (JICA, NASA, …)
n Funding and infrastructure are needed to foster scientific
research, capacity building, and regional collaborations
22. Towards Equal Opportunity for Air Quality
n The ultimate goals of air pollution research are:
n to better protect people’s health and ecosystems
n to better mitigate global warming
n Accurate emission estimates are one of key scientific
challenges. Satellites with higher spatial resolution help us
better identify sector-specific emissions, and investigate NOx-
saturated regimes in urban grid for non-linear chemistry. This
initiative needs strong community support.
n There is no international framework for air pollution in Asia,
and definitely needs one
n Scientific community in Asia should be strengthened, with an
emphasis on air pollution