Project Info

Project Code
0405C
Tranche
T04
Tranche Type
Regular
Status
Closed
Title
Capacity building for air quality management and the application of clean coal combustion technologies in Central Asia

Entities

Implementing Entity (Lead)
ECE
Collaborating DA Entities
ESCAP
UNEP

Financial and Evaluation Info

Total Budget
$680,000.00
Project Selected for Evaluation
No

Countries and Regions

Areas of Work

Thematic Clusters
Sustainable Development

Objective and Expected Outcomes

Objective
To strengthen the capacity of air quality management institutions in Central Asia to implement the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) and its protocols and to promote the deployment of appropriate clean coal combustion technologies for heat and power generation from solid fuels in the region
Expected Outcome 1
National Concept for air quality management and for implementing selected LRTAP Convention protocols; (ii) National Programme for air quality management and for implementing selected LRTAP Convention protocols; and (iii) An Implementation Plan for the National Programme.; Raised awareness in Central Asia on air quality management and international cooperation on transboundary transport of air pollution; and improved subregional cooperation on air quality management issues
Expected Outcome 2
Upgrading and testing one station of air pollution monitoring in Central Asia as a link between the EMEP and the Asian air-monitoring network; and established cooperation on air pollution monitoring and evaluation, planned cooperation in emission inventories and effects monitoring, between Central Asia on the one hand, and Europe and Asia on the other; Establishment of a sub-regional network comprising representative experts on clean coal technologies and investment project finance from the public and private sectors of interested participating countries in Central Asia; and an Internet/Intranet website for use by all participants of the sub-regional network for value added information exchanges and dissemination of project outputs
Expected Outcome 3
Review of energy policy and energy pricing reforms relevant to the promotion of appropriate clean coal technology with national and municipal authorities, private sector partners and international experts; and an assessment of specific policy options and pricing reforms required to support selected case study investment projects; An enhanced capacity to identify and develop investment projects for the introduction of low cost, fast payback clean coal technologies for the heat and power generation sector in Central Asian countries; and a greater awareness of the modalities of project finance, guarantee mechanisms and sources of investment available for reducing air pollution emissions through the introduction of energy efficiency measures and common best practice clean coal technologies