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Background and Purpose

IUAPPA is an international body, open to appropriate associations in all countries which share a common commitment to promoting the exchange of information and development of understanding on air pollution prevention and environmental protection. Besides its 40 members, mostly representing developed countries, IUAPPA has also observers from numerous developing countries.

To further its mission, IUAPPA proposes to develop programs to facilitate exchange of practical experience, information and knowledge between developed and developing countries on practical aspects of urban air quality management.

The explosive growth of urban areas means that many communities in the developing world are having suddenly to tackle problems of urban air quality management with very little practical experience of the kind that other countries have accumulated over many decades.

The program would be aimed mainly at the needs of the areas of the world currently experiencing rapid urbanization, and where air quality is part of a complex mix of health, environmental and social issues.

The principal aim would be to ensure that those areas currently subject to rapid urbanization can take advantage of the experience of those where the process of urbanization is largely complete. At the same time, the program would assist all participants by enabling developed and developing countries to develop a common understanding of the enduring problems of urban air quality management.

The detailed seminar program has been prepared so as to be relevant to the needs of developed, and in particular developing, countries, giving an opportunity to the people involved to achieve a wide and deep picture of air pollution problems and reliable solutions.

The first seminar,  held in São Paulo (Brazil), one of the largest and most rapidly developing urban centers in the world, and joint with Global Conference-Building a Sustainable World, has bring together experts from Brazil and European member organizations of IUAPPA, together with invited guests from other Latin American countries and other member organizations of IUAPPA. 

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Programme

• The Sao Paulo Perspective                                                                    

          Prof. João Vicente de Assunção (Univ. of São Paulo, Brazil) 

• The Evolution of the Air Pollution Abatement Policies in Europe       

          Prof. Giuseppe Fumarola                                                                                            

          (Univ. of L'Aquila, Italy - Vice President CSIA/ATI,  President EFCA)       

• Air Quality Monitoring in Sao Paulo                                                       

           Mr. Jesuino Romano (São Paulo State Environment Agency, Brazil) 

• Measurement of anthropogenic and biogenic organic compounds in the atmosphere of Sao Paulo City                                                                                                

          Prof. Lilian Rothschild Franco de Carvalho (Univ. São Paulo, Brazil)                 

• Development in Air Pollution Data Collection in Europe

           Dr.  H. C. Eerens                                                                                      

           (European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change, RIVM, The Netherlands) 

• PROCONVE                                                                                         

          Mr. Manoel Pãulo de Toledo (CETESB - Companhia de Tecnologia de Saneamento Ambiental, Brasil) 

• Managing the impact of vehicle emissions in urban areas. A review of British policy and practice                                                                                            

          Prof. James W.S. Longhurst  (Univ. of the West of England, UK) 

• Vehicle Emissions Control as an Air Quality Management Tool: A Review of European Experience                                                                              

          Mr. Robert Evans  (Johnson Matthey, UK)

• The Health Effects of Air Pollution

         Prof. Joel Schwartz  (Harvard School of Public Health) 

• Health and Disease                                                                               

         Prof.  Helena Ribeiro (University of Sao Pãulo - School of Public Health, Brazil)

• Experimental Models in Air Pollution Studies                                      

          Prof.  Paulo H.N. Saldiva (University of Sao Pãulo - School of Medicine, Brazil) 

• A Critical Evaluation of the Local Air Quality Management Framework in Great Britain                                                                                                  

          Prof. J. W.S. Longhurst et al. (Air Quality Research Group, Faculty of Applied

          Sciences, University of the West of England, UK)

•   Seminar Conclusions and Report

          Dr. Richard Mills (Director General, IUAPPA)                                 

Dr. George Lentz (Sao Pãulo, Brazil)

Additional papers:

• Biodiversidad en Gestion Urbana

          A. Cugler (Instituto de Estudios de Factibilidad Ecologica - IDEFE - Lima, Peru)

• Gestion Urbano Ambiental - Iniciativas Peruanas

          A. Cugler (Instituto de Estudios de Factibilidad Ecologica - IDEFE - Lima, Peru)

• Gestion y Vision Ecosistemica para el Cambio

          A. Cugler (Instituto de Estudios de Factibilidad Ecologica - IDEFE - Lima, Peru)

• Red de Vigilancia de la Calidad del Aire

          A. Cugler (Instituto de Estudios de Factibilidad Ecologica - IDEFE - Lima, Peru) 

• Air Quality Modeling at Santiago, Chile. Impact of Transportation Sources

          Ptof. H. Jorquera (Chemical and Bioprocess Eng., Catholic Univ. of Chile)

• Clean Air for Cities: Opportunities for Progress

          Dr. Ivo Allegrini (Air Pollution Institute of the Research National Council, Italy)   

• A new approach for monitoring atmospheric pollution in Urban Environment

          Ivo Allegrini, F. Costabile (Air Pollution Institute of the Research National Council, Italy)  

• VOC determination through Passive Samplers

          C. Burgo et al. (ARPA, CIPA - Siracusa, Italy)  

Additional documents:

• Commission Decision 17/10/2001 on Exchange of Information - Official Journal of European Communities 

• Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2001/752/EC of 17/10/2001

• WHO - Environmental Health Indicators - Interim Report 18/12/2000

• European Exchange of Air Quality Monitoring Meta Information in 2000 - Ozone - Final Draft - July 2002

• Guidance on the Annexes to Decision 97/101/EC of Change of Information as revised by Decision 2001/752/EC