Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)
Background
Reducing air pollution from mobile sources is one of the important activites of CAI-Asia. CAI-Asia promotes and demonstrates innovative ways to improve the air quality of Asian cities through partnerships and sharing experiences.
The goals of CAI-Asia are
- sharing knowledge and experiences on air quality management
- improving policy and regulatory frameworks at the regional level
- piloting projects to encourage innovation
- assisting cities in implementing integrated air quality management systems
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Private sector participation
On 10 June 2003, ADB formally welcomed eight private sector firms to the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities, a regional partnership jointly initiated by ADB and the World Bank in 2001.
The companies, which include Shell and Ford Motor Company, will bring financing and undertake activities to improve air quality management, along with 20 of the largest cities in Asia and 60 national government agencies, NGOs, and universities that earlier joined CAI-Asia.
Ford Motor Company and Shell have joined the campaign as full private sector members, while AVL, Cerulean International, Corning, DEKRA, ESP, and MAHA have joined as associate private sector members.
"This is the first time that private sector firms are engaging in a multi-sector regional initiative on air quality management," said David Hodgkinson, an ADB Senior Cofinancing Officer. "The participation of these organizations marks the start of a new modality for ADB, with private sector cofinancing for technical assistance projects allowing ADB to take on more projects."
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