On 21 December 2023, Dr. Pratip Vongbandit, Deputy Governor of R&D Group for Sustainable Development, Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR), Dr. Suwit Auchariyamet, Director of the Expert Centre of Innovative Industrial Robotics and Automation, Dr. Boonnanida Sodha, Director of the International Relations Division, and relevant researchers joined an online Regional Knowledge Sharing Workshop on Innovative Technologies and City Action Plans for Air Pollution Control.
This regional workshop was one of the activities under the project entitled “Enhanced Capabilities to Adopt Innovative Technologies for City Air Pollution Control in Select Countries of the Asia-Pacific”. It served as a platform for sharing the project findings, experiences, and learnings from the target cities namely Dhaka (Bangladesh), Gurugram (India), and Bangkok (Thailand) with policymakers and stakeholders from the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Member States. Moreover, the objectives of the regional workshop were to enhance knowledge and understanding of innovative technologies and their applications to control air pollution in cities across the Asia-Pacific region, as well as to develop a summary of learning outcomes and recommendations for cross-border technology collaboration in city air pollution control.
On this occasion, Dr. Pratip was honored to deliver a presentation in Session 3: Country Experiences and Way Forward. In addition, there were presentations on the compendium of good cases of innovative technologies for air pollution, city-level assessments in three cities, and comparative assessment between the selected cities. In this regard, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ekbordin Winijkul, Professor from the School of Environment, Resources, and Development, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and National Consultant of the KECF Air Pollution Control Project presented “Strengths and challenges of a city-level action plan for adopting technologies for air pollution control in Bangkok” to mitigate the level of air pollution and climate change, improve quality of people’s lives, and foster sustainable environment.
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