In response to the escalating challenge of air pollution in the Asia-Pacific region, the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT), a Regional Institute of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for the Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP) initiated a project titled: Enhanced capabilities to adopt innovative technologies for city air pollution control in select countries of the Asia-Pacific, supported by the Korea ESCAP Cooperation Fund. The project targeted policymakers, pollution control authorities/departments, city municipal authorities, and the private sector.
The project supported three ESCAP member States (Bangladesh, India, and Thailand) in strengthening policies and city-level action plans (in Dhaka, Gurugram, and Bangkok respectively) to facilitate the adoption of innovative technologies for air pollution control.
The project was executed from January 2022 to December 2023 in collaboration with key partners, including national focal points, academic institutions such as IIT-Delhi, Asian Institute of Technology, and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, as well as environmental organizations like the North-East Asia Clean Air Partnership (NEACAP) and the South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP).