{"id":142,"date":"2026-04-19T18:53:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T12:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:8080\/?p=142"},"modified":"2026-04-19T22:12:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:12:39","slug":"aqca-conference-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aq.movegreen.kg\/?p=142","title":{"rendered":"AQCA Conference 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aqcaplatform.prosoft.kg\/media\/filer_public\/01\/5d\/015dd564-82e6-41ba-b153-f442e5f5a625\/photo_5328221013512668510_y.jpg\" alt=\"organization\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the activities of the AQCA platform, the Central Asian Air Quality Conference &#8220;Systemic Changes to Improve Air Quality&#8221; was held in Astana on February 22-23, 2023. The conference was organized to discuss, educate and share experiences on pollution, air quality monitoring, and management.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session #1. Air Quality in Central Asia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Air Quality in Kazakhstan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Galiya Amirova &#8211; Head of Department of Environmental Monitoring of EEM RSE &#8220;Kazgidromet&#8221;. &#8220;Analysis of the current situation in Bishkek city&#8221;.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1fRmeqKtreGdQLNCfIbxR69wkd_q-gYBF\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Presentation\u00a0<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laura Malikova &#8211; Chairman of the Association of practicing ecologists. &#8220;Air quality monitoring in Central Asia&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1go_lrX6WMYoTUbnhmOe9Yy4jqGBuPuiH\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u00a0Presentation<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Air Quality in Kyrgyzstan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bolot Sharshenaliev &#8211; Head of the Department of Civil Protection and Disaster Response of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic. &#8220;Analysis of the current situation in the city of Bishkek&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1AcwzTIhAdaJDXCQatG0ZRDNLd1rMB1oc\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u00a0Presentation<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maria Kolesnikova &#8211; Chairman of Public Association &#8220;MoveGreen&#8221;. &#8220;Building Air Quality Management in Central Asia&#8221; project.<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1qtlsdF12xeYbp4MRaTpdAHH4MqKFjJ7p\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u00a0Presentation<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Air quality in Uzbekistan.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Natalya Teryaeva &#8211; Specialist of Atmospheric Air Pollution Monitoring Department of Hydrometeorological Service Agency under the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Republic of Uzbekistan. &#8220;Atmospheric Air Monitoring&#8221;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/17BdFrTKKitwlm4Bw0_AiZb2VMNz7Dw9f\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Air Quality in Tajikistan&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sanginmurod Samiev &#8211; Head of the Environmental Monitoring Division of the Agency for Hydrometeorology of the Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.\u00a0 &#8220;Air quality monitoring in Tajikistan&#8221;.<a href=\"http:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1vwpEDju8BrqNllPVypdqQGxnxeH3ZUiA\/view?usp=share_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ikromjon Mamadov &#8211; Chairman of Public Association &#8220;Youth Group on Environmental Protection&#8221;. &#8220;Experience in Implementation of Public Monitoring of Air Quality in the Republic of Tajikistan&#8221;.<a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1rgalJWyWOnZkTmFzE9P3CnwwJSanMW6r\/edit?usp=share_link&amp;ouid=112917335396004093299&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Air Quality Monitoring by Civic Activists<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pavel Plotitsyn &#8211; Founder of the project Airkaz.org. &#8220;Civic Eco-Monitoring&#8221;.<a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1uZFkAb2HZQeOveJg0n__TigjgecaTb2z\/edit?usp=share_link&amp;ouid=112917335396004093299&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentatio<\/u><\/a>n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session #2. State regulation of air quality and air quality standards&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, Protocols and Benefits of Ratification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carolyn Sanz Noriega &#8211; Environmental Officer, UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. &#8220;The Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, the Protocols to the Convention and the Benefits of Accession.&#8221;<a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1hWx3KwYkVjbHAgCgeDv1KNXNaXAXNPoZ\/edit?usp=share_link&amp;ouid=112917335396004093299&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHO work in air quality and health: guidelines, tools and capacity building<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pierpaolo Mudu &#8211; WHO Representative. &#8220;Air pollution and health: air quality guidelines and an overview of some useful tools&#8221;.<a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1pz04pcx5EAdMQy5D1aMWUWprc9SmJm6N\/edit?usp=share_link&amp;ouid=112917335396004093299&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentation<\/u><\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>State regulation of air quality in Central Asian countries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Laura Malikova &#8211; Chair of the Association of Practicing Ecologists. &#8220;Air Quality Monitoring in Central Asia&#8221;.<a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1SET0yVIundGRi-ZVdvHsaM8L5Tw0pSBP\/edit?usp=share_link&amp;ouid=112917335396004093299&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session #3. Emissions control at the source, green technologies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reducing Industrial Emissions, Swedish Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Christian Silver &#8211; Global Development Division, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. &#8220;Air Quality in Sweden.&#8221;<a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1BWwkPB1ApU1YIoRiAa3_Hhj3ZWObKsBe\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=112917335396004093299&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Problems in adoption and implementation of emission reduction policy in cities of Almaty and Bishkek.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elena Erzakovich &#8211; Expert in the field of transport policy. &#8220;Challenges in adopting and implementing transport emission reduction policies&#8221;.<a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1enB-zx1m0-Vrr1Z7ZL5I1bV4Kwkue-rK\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=112917335396004093299&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Equipment to Reduce Vehicle Emissions&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Khusain Bolatbek &#8211; JSC &#8220;Institute of Fuel, Catalysis and Electrochemistry named after D. Sokolov&#8221;. D.V. Sokolsky Institute of Fuel and Electrochemistry JSC. &#8220;Domestic High Quality Catalysts&#8221;.<a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1wfs0NUIXoCHPboLku5IYfnYuxL72Pdyu\/edit?usp=share_link&amp;ouid=112917335396004093299&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentation<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EBRD Green Finance Instruments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maira Karasaeva &#8211; Lead Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. &#8220;EBRD financing instruments for Kazakhstan&#8217;s energy transition&#8221;.<a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1H8dZ7IqMuDNbgWwQ1EZ2mq9I5pd16Y4J\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=112917335396004093299&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Available Techniques for Improving Air Quality at Source&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Baurzhan Abenov &#8211; Head of the Office of Best Available Techniques, International Center for Green Technologies and Investment Projects. &#8220;The Best Available Techniques&#8221;.<a href=\"http:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1_xPJspTE3dYc9pcCLed6soE-N7u_j24u\/view?usp=share_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session #4. Air quality and pollutant monitoring&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Integration of policies and measures for reduction of air quality and greenhouse gas emissions: findings of GAINS modeling for Almaty and Astana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vasil Zlatev &#8211; Air Quality Consultant, World Bank.<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1FPJBfKPg4xqxlcOqRiSk9rI0Lj2-vSgK\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u00a0Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Integration of air quality monitoring into regional projects&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Galina Artyukhina &#8211; Representative of the Asian Development Bank Project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Citizen-Scientific Approach to Solving Air Pollution Problem<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Daniyar Saliev &#8211; Director of EpiC project in Kyrgyzstan, FHI 360 representative.<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1xoZmK4ynyFhqEDuFOd8mAfX2uJg-ZtvC\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u00a0Presentation<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Impact of Meteorological Conditions on PM 2.5 Concentrations in the Air in the Residential Area&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Madina Tursunbaeva &#8211; PhD Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. &#8220;Detection of volatile organic compounds in the air&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1XwLvg8YO9Uf_Skq3vHCLkdQUgV4Z__7L\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u00a0Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monitoring of mercury in the air, coal-fired power plants and cement plants&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meruert Zhaylybayeva &#8211; Consultant, SRO &#8220;Association of practicing ecologists.<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1e0aG2eRh046AbQQcyCpMV-RXRFLFnlmI\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u00a0Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>State regulation of air quality in Central Asia countries&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Laura Malikova &#8211; Chairwoman of the Ecology Practitioners Association.<a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1SET0yVIundGRi-ZVdvHsaM8L5Tw0pSBP\/edit?usp=share_link&amp;ouid=112917335396004093299&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0<u>Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Session #5. Air Quality: Air Quality Indicators and the Transition to AQI in Central Asia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>U.S. air quality policy: management and communication of air quality information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dale Edwards &#8211; Physical Scientist, Environmental Protection Agency Executive Director, Climate and International Group, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/15_que7qHzOU4zskykvYvgkvgCWf5sCnO\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u00a0Presentation<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Presentation of AQI Roadmap for Implementation in Kazakhstan.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Olga Kornyukhova, Consultant, APE &#8220;Association of Practicing Ecologists&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1ZgUcfSsjugGrPnJcC_LaP9KjQX7jN78x\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u00a0Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Presentation of AQI roadmap for Kyrgyzstan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Azhara Baisalova &#8211; Project manager of Public Organization &#8220;MoveGreen&#8221;.<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/18lhByhqr9ga7phL-5r7vt4PEvo2alYVh\/edit?usp=drive_link&amp;ouid=109095807376623607200&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>\u00a0Presentation<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the activities of the AQCA platform, the Central Asian Air Quality Conference &#8220;Systemic Changes to Improve Air Quality&#8221; was held in Astana on February 22-23, 2023. 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