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Urban Air Pollution Control Program Successful

The country's urban air quality is expected to be more efficiently improved over the next decade now that the four-year "Urban Air Pollution Control in China'' program started and funded by the United Nations Development Program in 1997, was completed this month by CICETE and relative local governments. The newly-released report will contribute greatly to urban emission control across the country and encourage Chinese enterprises to use cleaner production methods and restrict emissions.


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Sector Review Report Issued

The country's urban air quality is expected to be more efficiently improved over the next decade now that the "Urban Air Pollution Control in China'' program has been completed, according to China International Center for Economic and Technical Exchange (CICETE).

The four-year program, started and funded by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in 1997, was completed this month by CICETE and relative local governments.

A sector review report, a result of four years of close collaboration among over 200 domestic and international experts, was issued in Beijing Monday and tackles the causes of urban air pollution in five pilot cities around the country, focusing on developing scientific and economical means to control air pollution.

Urban Emission Control Supported

Sun Yongfu, vice-director of CICETE under the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation, spoke highly of the program Monday, noting that the findings of the program, summarized in the newly-released report, will contribute greatly to urban emission control across the country and encourage Chinese enterprises to use cleaner production methods and restrict emissions.

Macleod Nyirongo, deputy resident representative of the UNDP in China, also noted at the ceremony for the launching of the report that "how to develop clean cities'' has become a major concern of the Chinese Government, as well as of the international community.

Air Pollution Problems Concerned

The four-year program included five pilot city projects targeting different but complementary air pollution problems: sulphur dioxide and acid rain control in Guiyang in Southwest China's Guizhou Province, nitrogen oxides reduction in Guangzhou in South China's Guangdong Province, total suspended particulate (TSP) abatement in Xi'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, industrial emission control through cleaner production in Benxi in Northeast China's Liaoning Province and vehicular emission restriction through transportation management in Beijing.

Experiences and Lessons to Be Extended

With the strong support of the central and local governments, experts successfully developed corresponding strategies to control air pollution in the five cities, according to sources.

Vice-Director Sun noted that the experiences and lessons garnered from the five pilot cities soon will be extended to cities across the country to propel China's urban air pollution control efforts.

Both the UNDP and the Chinese Government encourage the dissemination of the sector review report of the program.

When the reproduction of the report is for non-commercial purposes, UNDP asks for no fees.



Ambient Air Quality Daily Report in Major Cities (Date: 2001-11-27)

City name
Date
Pollution index
Prominent pollutant
Grade
Beijing
2001-11-27
82
So2
2
Tianjin
2001-11-27
91
So2
2
Lhasa
2001-11-27
78
Tsp
2
Harbin
2001-11-27
125
Tsp
2
Shanghai
2001-11-27
72
Tsp
2
Wuhan
2001-11-27
110
Tsp
3A
Shenzhen
2001-11-27
74
Tsp
2
Guangzhou
2001-11-27
99
No2
2
Xi'an
2001-11-27
84
Tsp
2
Chongqing
2001-11-27
98
Tsp
3B

Click Here for Ambient Air Quality Daily Report in 47 Cities

Sources from Environmental Information Center, SEPA
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