Malé Declaration of on Control and Prevention of Air Pollution And Its Likely Transboundary Effects for South Asia Presentation on the Bangladesh National.

Malé Declaration of on Control and Prevention of Air Pollution And Its Likely Transboundary Effects for South Asia

Presentation on the Bangladesh National Activities of Malé Declaration

Annual Network Meeting : 2006

Progress of ImplementationProgress of Implementation

Routine monitoring activities carried out.

Monitoring of Ozone as a pollutants by passive samplers.

Health Impact Study Proposal prepared.

Progress of ImplementationProgress of Implementation

Institutional Arrangement

Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF)National Focal

Point(NFP)

Department of Environment (DoE)

National Implementing Agency (NIA)

National Advisory Committee (NAC)

Permanent Monitoring Station, NoornagarShyamnagar

Bangladesh Deptt. of Meteorology

Progress of ImplementationProgress of Implementation

National Focal point

Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)

Management of environment and ecology. Matters relating to environment pollution control. Conservation of forests and development of forest resources

(government and private), forest inventory, grading and quality control of forest products.

Planning cell is responsible for preparation of schemes and coordination in respect of forest.

Protection of wild birds and animals and establishment of sanctuaries.

Liaison with international organizations and matters relating to treaties and agreements with other countries and world bodies relating to subjects allotted  to this Ministry.

Progress of ImplementationProgress of Implementation

Principal Activities of DOE

Analysis of water qualityAnalysis of ambient air qualityAnalysis of industrial wastesSurvey of industries

Issuance of Environmental Clearance of industries & projects following the procedures under Environment Conservation Act (ECA)'95 and Environment Conservation Rules (ECR)'97

Act as technical arm of Ministry of Environment & Forest (MOEF)

Carryout national activities under different International Agreements, Conventions & Protocols

Progress of Implementation Progress of Implementation

National Advisory Committee (NAC) Members are:

Ministry of Environment and Forests Convener Bangladesh Meteorological Department Member Department of Environment Member Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission Member Department of Science, Khulna University Member Department of Chemistry, Dhaka University Member Department of Microbiology, Dhaka University Member IMED, Ministry of Finance Member FF&L wing of Planning Commission Member CEN Member FBCCI Member BARC Member SRDI Member Project Director Member

Secretary

Progress of ImplementationProgress of ImplementationDecisions of 1st Meeting of NAC

Monitoring results may be hoisted in the website of the department.

Following institutes/organizations could be given the responsibility for air pollution impact studies.

Sl.No. Subject on Impact Assessment of Air Pollution Expert Institute

1. Provide guidance and nominate an expert institution for the crop impact assessment programme.

Environmental Science Department ,Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymenshing.

2. Provide guidance and nominate an expert institution for the human health impact assessment programme.

National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Mahakhali, Dhaka.

3. Provide guidance and nominate an expert institution for the corrosion impact assessment programme.

Department of Chemical Engineering, BUET, Dhaka.

Progress of ImplementationProgress of ImplementationDecisions of 1st Meeting of NAC (Contd.)

Sl.No. Subject on Impact Assessment of Air Pollution Expert Institute

4. Provide guidance and nominate an expert institution for the impact study on soil acidification.

Soil Resources Development Institute (SRDI), Dhaka.

5. Provide guidance and nominate an expert institution for training on emission inventory, modeling and scenario development.

Department of Environmental Science, University of Khulna, Khulna.

Prof. Md. Saliquzzaman, Head, Environmental Science Discipline of Khulna University, may be involved with the operation of AAS.

UNEP RRC.AP may be requested to supply Air Matrix Sampler (Low Volume), to monitor PM10, at the monitoring site.

Details of Monitoring Details of Monitoring activitiesactivitiesMonitoring Station

Details of Monitoring Details of Monitoring activitiesactivitiesMonitoring Station

Details of Monitoring Details of Monitoring activitiesactivities

Equipment used:

•Passive Sampler

•Bulk collector

•Wet only collector

•pH meter

•EC meter

Passive Sampler

Monitoring activitiesMonitoring activities

Database CompletenessAir Concentration analysis for Diffusive Sampler

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• Two officials from DoE and one official from

BMD attended the Training workshop on Malé

Declaration emission inventory preparation,

scenarios and atmospheric transport modelling

during 03-08 July 2006 at AIT, Bangkok.

Capacity Building

Capacity Building

Installation and training of Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) organized from 26-27 Feb. 2006 in Khulna.

Impact Assessment Impact Assessment ActivitiesActivitiesHealth Impact Study.

• Project Proposal prepared and submitted.

•Dr. Frank Murray, Dean of Graduate Study, Murdock University of Australia is giving presentation on air pollution impacts on health.

Institutional Arrangement Plan

Plan for the Next 2 Years

• No change in the institutional arrangement.

• National Advisory Committee (NAC) meeting will be organized.

Monitoring Plan

Plan for Next 2 Years

• Water Quality parameters will be analyzed by AAS.

• Air Concentration will be analyzed by High Volume Sampler or Air Matrix.

Plan for Impact Assessment identified institution

Plan for the Next 2 Years

Health Impact

Identified Institution :

National Institute of Social & Prevention Medicine (NIPSOM), Mohakhali, Dhaka

Plan for the Next 2 Years

Crops Impact

Identified Institution :

Environment Science Department Bangladesh Agriculture UniversityMymensingh

Plan for Impact Assessment identified institution

Plan for Impact Assessment identified institution

Plan for Next 2 Years

Corrosion Impact

Identified Institute :Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh

University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka

Plan for Awareness Programme

Plan for Next 2 Years

Awareness programme on impacts of air pollution through print, electronic and other media could be undertaken, if fund is made available.

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