Vietnam Clean Air Partnership (VCAP)

Mission

VCAP was established on 27 March 2006 under the Decision of the President of Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE). VCAP's mission is to gather and mobilize individuals and social organizations in Vietnam to participate in activities serving the improvement of air quality to protect community health and contribute to the sustainable development of the country, the region, and world-wide.

Organization Type Non-Governmental Organization

Contact Information

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Primary Initiatives, Target Populations, and Scope of Work:

Activities:- Raising awareness, education, and knowlege spreading in air quality protection - Conducting workshops and training courses on air quality in Vietnam - Promoting Enviroment Protection Law among people and social organizations - Participating in the development and implementation of policies, legislation, and measures on environment and natural rersources as well as air quality protection. - Carrying out consultation, critical reviews, and social supervision for state agencies and businesses on issues relating to air quality. - Participating in scientific research, technological development as well as in projects on air quality protection inside and outside Vietnam. - Cooperating with partners inside and outside Vietnam for the protection of air quality in Vietnam, in the region as well as worldwide. - Participating in regional and international organizations and associations operating in the field of air quality protection. Targets: - To gather and mobilize individuals and social organizations in Vietnam to participate in activities serving the improvement of air quality to protect community health - To contribute to the sustainable development of the country, - To contribute to environmental protection of the region and world-wide. Scales: National, regional and global

Fuels/Technologies: Biogas
Biomass
Coal
Hydroelectric
Liquid Petroleum Gas
Solar
Wind
 Sectors of Experience: Education
Energy
Environment
Forestry
Health
Infrastructure
Renewable Energy
Rural Development
Water
 Countries of Operation: Vietnam

Our Experience And Interest In The Four PCIA Central Focus Areas

Social/Cultural barriers to using traditional fuels and stoves:

Not much experience

Market development for improved cooking technologies:

Not much experience

Technology standardization for cooking, heating and ventilation:

Experience in air quality at work place, not for indoor air quality

Indoor air pollution exposure and health monitoring:

Experience in ambient, industrial environment, and indoor monitoring

Relevant Publications or Studies

1. Pham Ngoc Dang. Air Environment. Hanoi, Publish House "Science & Technology", 1997. 2. Tran Ngoc Chan. Air Pollution & Emission Treatment. Hanoi, Publish House "Science & Technology", 2001.

Our Contribution to the Partnership

VCAP wishes to participate in research activities, information exchange, workshops, training courses.