The Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are jointly organising, with support of the Tunisian Ministry for Environment and Sustainable Development, a sub-regional workshop on improving air quality in the North African region to be held on 23-25 November 2009 in Tunis, Tunisia.
 
This workshop builds on the Better Air Quality process for Africa that has led to the adoption of framework agreements to address air pollution in the Southern, Eastern, West and Central Africa regions in 2008/09.
 
The main objectives of the workshop are to foster scientific and technical cooperation on air pollution management in the North African region; to discuss long-range transboundary air pollution; to review national priorities, policies and achievements on air pollution abatement; and propose concrete steps to address air pollution from key sectors. Partnership opportunities to implement some of the recommendations will also be identified. The outcomes of this workshop will be presented for consideration to Ministers and senior environment and economic officials at a high-level meeting to be convened in early 2010.

Recommendations

Presentations

November 23^rd 2009

• Air Quality criteria in Libya, Eng. Abubaker. AL- Badawi. E.G.A. 
• Egyptian Air Quality Improvement Policies, Eng. Ahmed Abou Elseoud Head of Central Department for Air Quality and Noise Protection Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency
  
• Réflexion sur La Pollution Atmosphérique dans l’espace Méditerranéen, Dr. MLIKA  Mohamed Mehdi, Président de l’AREMEDD 
• Food security and climate change in North Africa - potential co-benefits of tackling ground-level ozone, Patrick Büker  and Lisa Emberson, Stockholm Environment Institute, York, U.K. 
• Managing Transport Impacts in Asian Mega-Cities, Dr Tim Chatterton, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK 
• Gestion  énergétique et  pollution de l’air dans le monde arabe, Dr Mohamed Haouari, Directeur du département Développement industriel, Organization Arabe du Développement Industriel et des Mines,
• Air Pollution and Climate Change: Policy interactions and co-benefits, Kevin Hicks (SEI), Johan Kuylenstierna (SEI), Richard Mills (IUAPPA)
• Climate Change: current understanding and issues, Prof. Mohammed Messouli, Cadi Ayyad University, Morocco 
• Expérience marocaine en matière de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique, Dr. Mohammed MEHDI, Maroc
• Les émissions , Politiques et les acquis : le  cas Mauritanie, Cheikh Tourad  Mohamed Saad Bouh , MEDD ,Mauritanie 
• Stratégie  de préservation de la qualité de l’air, Ministère de l’Environnement et de Développement Durable, Direction générale de l’environnement et de la qualité de la vie 
• Caractéristiques et perspectives pour le développement durable, Dr. Mohamed Ismail Conseiller en Sécurité Alimentaire et Environnement 
  

November 24^th 2009

• Air pollution in northern Africa, Bjarne Sivertsen, NILU, Norway
• Health benefits of cleaner fuels Unleaded gazoline and  low sulfur Fuel, Mazouzi Raja, Ministry of Public Health Tunisia
• Principaux textes règlementaires
• Strategies for Reducing Vehicle Emission Impacts in Mega Cities: Conclusions from the IUAPPA, Transport Seminar Series, IUAPPA Environment Protection UK
• Health Impacts of Air Pollution: International Trends and Issues, Dietrich H. Schwela Stockholm Environment Institute at York University, York, UK
• Evaluation de la pollution photochimique a la  ville de Tunis, Habib Baazaoui, Sous Directeur Laboratoire du CITET
• La connaissance des émissions industrielles facteur de progrès et d’efficacité, R.Bouscaren Ancien Directeur du CITEPA Revue Pollution  Atmosphérique (APPA-France)
• Pollution atmosphérique en Mauritanie: Quel rôle pour la société civile? Mohamed Saleck Ould Brahim
• Pollution industrielle: impacts et possibilités de réduction, Ould Khouna Mohamed Elhacen
• Plan mondial de surveillance des Polluants Organiques Persistants (POPs), BEN FREDJ Ramzi – CITET
• Émission, Surveillance et  stratégie de réductionde la qualité de l’air : l’expérience Tunisienne, Mme Houda Hadj Kacem, Sous Direction de suivi de la qualité de l’air
• Qualité de l’air en Tunisie Approche qualitative et quantitative, Mme Amel JRAD, Directrice du Laboratoire d’analyses Environnementales, CITET
• Émissions des véhicules: tendances et impacts dans les villes d’Afrique du Nord : cas de la Tunisie, Houda Bel Haj KACEM : Sous Directeur de suivi de la qualité de l’air ANPE
• Rôle de la Société, une perspective marocaine, Nouzha ALAOUI, Secrétaire Générale, Fatima-Zahra LAHLAL, Chargée de Mission
• The Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles, Jane Akumu Transport Unit - Energy Branch, Division of Technology, Industry & Economics, United Nations Environment Programme
• Air pollution and sustainable development  action at the local level, Ms. Rym Fayala, Chair, Women for Sustainable Development, Tunisia
  

November 25^th 2009

• Regional cooperation  on air pollution: a review of recent experiences in sub-saharan Africa, Prof Sara Feresu, APINA Secretariat, Institute of Environmental Studies University of Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe
  
• CLRTAP/EMEP Collaboration with Northern Africa, Kjetil Tørseth, Director Atmospheric and Climate research, NILU Head of the EMEP Chemical Coordinating Centre (EMEP/CCC)
• Air Pollution at the Global and Hemispheric Scales - Emerging Trends, Kevin Hicks (SEI), Johan Kuylenstierna (SEI), Richard Mills (IUAPPA)
  
• Long-Range Transport of Air Pollution to and from North Africa (including Saharan dust and Industrial emissions), Marina Astitha, PhD in Environmental Physics

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