1. Building Institutional Capacity in the Science- Policy Interface for Regional Worldwide Air Quality Management Lars Nordberg Adviser on International Legislation on Air Pollution Stockholm, Sweden Lars Nordberg Adviser on International Legislation on Air Pollution Stockholm, Sweden Better Air Quality in Asian and Pacific Rim Cities, Hong Kong 16-18 December 2002

2. CONVENTION ON LONG-RANGE TRANSBOUNDARY AIR POLLUTION Lays down the general principles of cooperation for air pollution abatement Sets up an institutional framework for collaborative research and exchange of information Provides a framework for specific policy measures (using science – effects-based approaches) Lays down the general principles of cooperation for air pollution abatement Sets up an institutional framework for collaborative research and exchange of information Provides a framework for specific policy measures (using science – effects-based approaches)

4. CONVENTION ON LONG-RANGE TRANSBOUNDARY AIR POLLUTION Implementation Committee Working Group on Strategies and Review Working Group on Effects EMEP Steering Body Expert Groups Task Forces International Cooperative Programmes Expert Groups Task Forces International Cooperative Programmes

5. Gothen -burg 1999 Protocol to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone 31 SignatoriesEffects-based emission ceilings (sulphur, NOx, VOCs, ammonia), mandatory limit values for major sources Effects-based Protocols Oslo 1994 2nd Sulphur Protocol 25 PartiesEffects-based emission ceilings (acidification), mandatory limit values for major sources

6. The model: RAINS developed by IIASA (Atmos data: EMEP, Impact data: RIVM-CCE) Energy/agriculture projections Emissions Emission control options Atmospheric dispersion Environmental impacts Environmental targets Costs OPTIMIZATION Source: IIASA

7. Environmental impacts % Ecosystems not protected against acidification 1990G5/2 - 2010 Source: IIASA

8. Averages for S-and N-deposition at 7 stations in southern Norway NIVA

9. The Progression of Sulphur Emissions in Different Regions

10. The Progression of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions in Different Regions

11. RAPIDC Approach

12. RAPIDC: Aims and Structure

13. International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations (IUAPPA) Resolution on worldwide action on long- range transport of air pollution Catalyst for regional initiatives

14. Conclusions Need for worldwide action on air pollution Regional approaches for capacity building Intergovernmental actors for cooperation Science/policy interface Driving forces Need for worldwide action on air pollution Regional approaches for capacity building Intergovernmental actors for cooperation Science/policy interface Driving forces