Time	Item
Day 1 (April 25, 2024)	Participants Arrival and registry No. 9 building, Zhongguan Xinyuan Global Village of Peking University
Day 2 (April 26, 2024)	Workshop Day – Jixian Hall, No. 1 building, Zhongguan Xinyuan Global Village of Peking University
Opening Remarks Moderator, Mr. Xin LIU, Director, Energy Foundation China
8:00 – 8:30	Registration
8:30 – 8:50	Opening remarks (five minutes per speaker) · Ms. Xin LI, Chairman of Counselors’ Office of Beijing Municipal Government · Ms. Mara WARWICK, Country Director for China and Mongolia, and Director for Korea, World Bank · Mr. Ji ZOU, President, Energy Foundation China (Video)
8:50 – 9:00	Group photo
9:00 – 9:30 Icebreaker (Moderator, Mr. Xin LIU, Director, Energy Foundation China)	Participants self–introduction (1 min for each participant)
Morning presentations, Simultaneous translation on needed basis; Moderator: Professor Min HU, Peking University
9:30 – 10:30 Keynote speech 40–minute speech plus 20–minute Q&A Speaker: Mr. Bingjiang LIU, Director General of Department of Atmospheric Environment and Ministry Chief Engineer, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE)	Title: 10–year air quality improvement – knowledge and lessons learned from policy makers’ perspective Content: The keynote speaker will share his insights on China’s design and implementation of air quality improvement policy in the past decade, and knowledge and lessons learned through the journey: (1) the focuses and design logic of the 2013–2017, 2018–2020, and 2023 onward actions plans; (2) basis of determining air pollution control measures in the action plans; (3) the airshed approach for selecting key regions (initially JingJinJi, Yantze River Delta, and Pearl River Delta, to gradually extended to Fenwei Plain, and expanded–JingJinji regions); (4) Trickling national requirements down to province level and what each level’s role is in terms of implementing the action plans; (5) achievement of inter–provincial coordination and collaboration; (6) synergy between air quality and climate change; and (7) overall lessons learned and next steps
10:30–10:50	Tea break
10:50–11:20 Source–apportionment based emission sources management speaker: Ms. Xiue SHEN, Deputy Director of Beijing Municipal Ecological and Environment Monitoring Center	The speaker will share the common practice of source apportionment analysis in China including how/where to obtain needed data, who does it, models used, and how long it takes and how often it is updated. Then the speaker explain policy making considerations with a focus on industrial source management with the target of reducing PM_2.5 concentration (long–term measures) and reducing # of heavily–polluted days (emergency–response measures), including what industries long–term measures target; Via what instruments (emission standards? Ultra–low? clean production? what else?); and how to plan and implement emergency response for heavily–polluted days for industrial sector. A few important source categories may be covered including coal boilers, cement plants, power plants; supervision, enforcement, and support efforts from city level will be explained.
11:20 – 11:50 Role of environmental monitoring for policy making and implementation speaker: Mr. Xudong TIAN, Deputy Director of Zhejiang Ecology and Environment Monitoring Center	The speaker will introduce the evolution of ambient air quality monitoring network in China; the siting of national–, provincial–, and city–own stations and how they complement each other; the investment and maintenance of these stations; the role of background stations and the super–stations; important considerations on siting; how was monitoring data used in the past on policy making; a touch up on low–cost sensors and mobile monitoring and how they supplement the stationary monitoring; considerations on IT–based monitoring network design its role in supporting supervision and enforcement.
12:20–14:00	Lunch and rest
14:00–14:30 Mr. Daniel MIRA–SALAMA and Mr. Sayantan SARKAR, World Bank	The speakers from the World Bank will present World Bank’s support on country’s air quality agenda in EAP, SAR, and globally.
Facilitated round–table discussion on sectoral interventions Moderator: Daniel MIRA–SALAMA, Lead Environmental Specialist, World Bank
14:30 – 14:40	Moderator explains the arrangement of the round table
14:40 – 15:00 Guiding presentation: Mr. Jifu GUO, Dean of Beijing Transport Institute	Interventions on transport sector: motorcycles, passenger vehicles, diesel trucks indicative discussion areas: fuel economy, vehicle standard, electrification, mode shift, mandatory phasing out and incentives
15:00 – 15:40	Four tables, round table discussion and report, Q&A by experts: Jifu Guo, and Ye Wu, professor of Tsinghua University
15:40 – 16:00	Tea break
16:00 – 16:20 Guiding presentation: Ms. Feng WANG, Director, Department of Atmospheric Environment, MEE	Interventions on rural sources part 1 – domestic coal replacement: The contribution of domestic coal use to PM_2.5 concentration; strategies to phase out domestic coal use by natural gas, electricity, heat pumps, and other technologies. Impact on heating cost, and design of subsidy; any lessons learned
16:20 – 16:40 Guiding presentation: Mr. Yinghao XUE, Director of International Cooperation, Rural Energy and Environment Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs	Interventions on rural sources part 2 – biomass management: Biomass comprehensive utilization policies; collection, storage, and transportation mechanisms; market nurturing; different utilization schemes; incentives
16:40–17:50 Round–table discussion	Four tables, round table discussion and report, Q&A by experts: Feng Wang, Yinghao Xue, and Yuguang Zhou, associate professor of China Agricultural University
18:00 – 19:00	Dinner
Day 3 (April 27, 2024)	Workshop and Site Visit Day
9:00 – 9:45 Synergistic action on ammonia and nitrious oxide through formulated fertilizer use based on soil-testing speaker: Mr. Xiangzhao GAO, Chief Expert, National Agriculture Technology Extension Center	Ammonia (NH3) and nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions through fertilizer use can be reduced through fertizlier application management based on soil-testing. The speaker will introduce the policy development and implementation of formulated fertizlier use based on soil-testing in China and share lessons learned.
9:45–10:05	Tea break
10:05 – 11:35 Hebei PforR Program, a deep dive and lessons learned Speaker: Ms. Min HOU, Environmental Specialist, World Bank	A deep dive on Hebei PforR program. In this session, the World Bank Task Team Leader will share the project design and implementation details and lessons learned.
12:00 – 14:00	Lunch and rest
14:00 – 17:30 Lead: Ms. Min HOU, Environmental Specialist, World Bank	14:00 Take the bus to Asuwei Please gather at 13:50 at No. 1 building, Zhongguan Xinyuan Global Village of Peking University Visit Beijing Asuwei municipal landfill and incineration facility, and discuss with personnel from Beijing Sanitation Group on the collection, transportation, and disposal of municipal waste for a megacity, and associated technological and economic considerations
18:00 – 19:00	Dinner
Day 4 (April 28, 2024)	Site Visit Day 2
8:30 – 12:00 Lead: Ms. Xiya ZHANG, Energy Foundation	8:30 Take the bus to Beijing vehicle emission management center Please gather at 8:20 at No. 1 building, Zhongguan Xinyuan Global Village of Peking University 10:00 – 12:00 Visit Beijing vehicle emission management center
12:00 – 18:00 Lead: Ms. Min HU, Professor, Peking University	Work lunch Visit monitoring center of Peking University
18:00 – 19:00	Dinner
Day 5 (April 29, 2024)	Panel discussion and closing – World Bank Beijing Office
7:40 – 9:00	Take the bus to World Bank Beijing Office Please gather at 7:30 at No. 1 building, Zhongguan Xinyuan Global Village of Peking University, so that we can depart at 7:40 to head to the World Bank.
9:00–9:30 Moderator, Ms. Yaa OPPONG, Program Leader for Sustainable Development, China and Mongolia, World Bank	Participants’ time: Korea and Mongolia Representative from each country will take 10 minutes to share the country’s air quality status, main sources, the air quality improvement strategy, and challenges and next steps.
9:30 – 10:40 Moderator: Mr. Giovanni RUTA, Lead Environmental Economist, World Bank	Panel discussion: City strategies Six panelists discussing overall experiences and lessons learned setting up clean air action plans for cities China panelists: Dr. Min HU Peking University; Dr. Xiaofeng HUANG, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School Other panelists: Vietnam, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Cambodia
10:40 – 11:00	Tea break
11:00 – 12:10 Mr. Pawan G. Patil, Senior Environmental Economist, World Bank	Panel discussion: Airshed Strategies Six panelists discussing overall experiences and lessons learned on airshed–wide collaboration. Suggested China panelists: Mr. Xin LIU, Director, Energy Foundation China; Dr. Yangxi CHU, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences Suggested other panelists: India, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan (to talk about the Himalayan Foothill and Indo–Gangetic Plain collaboration)
12:10–12:40 Moderator: Ms. Min HOU, Environmental Specialist, World Bank	Closing: · Ms. Mara WARWICK, Country Director for China and Mongolia, and Director for Korea, World Bank · Mr. Xin LIU, Director, Energy Foundation China
12:40 – 14:00	Lunch and back to hotel
Day 6 (April 30, 2024)	Participants Departure (Participants can decide to stay longer on their own cost)

	Name	Country	Title
1	Lonkham ATSANAVONG	Lao PDR	Director General, Natural Resource and Environment Research Institute (NRERI), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
2	Chonthida CHERNKHUNTHOD	Thailand	Forestry Technical Officer, Professional Level,Forest Protection and Fire Control Office, Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
3	Arif GEMARDI	Indonesia	Junior Environmental Impact Controller, Directorate of Air Pollution Control
4	Chandath HIM	Cambodia	Deputy Director, Department of Air Quality, Noise and Vibration Management, General Directorate of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Environment
5	Chang-Hwa JUN	Korea	Senior Researcher, Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) Office of Climate Change & Air Quality Technology
6	Thanh Thuy LE	Vietnam	Head of Project Division, Hanoi EPA
7	Thi Mai Hoa LE	Vietnam	Head of Climate Change Division, Hanoi EPA
8	Thi Thanh Chi LUU	Vietnam	Deputy Director, Hanoi EPA
9	Rasel MAHMUD	Bangladesh	Assistant Director, Coordination Wing, Department of Environment (DoE)
10	Bolorjargal NASANTOGTOKH	Mongolia	Air Pollution Specialist, Ministry of Environment and Tourism
11	Zahid PERVEZ	Pakistan	Additional Secretary, Environment Protection and Climate Change Department
12	Sokyimeng SAM	Cambodia	Chief officer, Department of air quality, noise, and vibration management
13	Salman Chowdhury SHAWON	Bangladesh	Assistant Director, DoE, Bangladesh Environmental Sustainability and Transformation Project
14	Priti SINGH	India	Joint director/Scientist D, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India
15	Thilakone SISOUPHANH	Lao PDR	Technical Officer, Natural Resource and Environment Research Institute (NRERI), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
16	Heru TRIATMOJO	Indonesia	Head of Environmental Agency of Bontang City
17	Miftahul ULUM	Indonesia	Head of Environmental Agency of Jombang Regency
18	Kessinee UNAPUMNUK	Thailand	Environmentalist, Senior Professional Level, Air Quality and Noise Management Division, Pollution Control Department

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