OECD Trade and Environment Working Papers

ISSN :
1816-6881 (online)
DOI :
10.1787/18166881
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Selected studies addressing the policy interface between trade and environment prepared for use within the OECD. They address such issues a liberalizing trade in goods that affect the environment, and trade in environmental goods and services.
 

The Impact of Monitoring Equipmenton Air Quality Management Capacity in Developing Countries You or your institution have access to this content

Authors:
Jim Hight1, Grant Kirkpatrick
Author Affiliations
  • 1: Environmental Business International, United States

Publication Date
04 Apr 2006
Bibliographic information
No:
2006/02
Pages
16
DOI
10.1787/350127644870

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Reflecting the desire for cleaner air, many developing countries have enacted clean air laws similar to those of developed nations, although to date most of these laws have been poorly enforced. A key starting point to better enforcement is obtaining comprehensive and reliable air-quality monitoring data. This report explores the impacts of air quality monitoring programmes implemented over the last decade in five developing countries: Morocco, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India. These case studies also examine the role of procurement of specialised equipment, usually imported, associated with the various air quality monitoring programmes.
Keywords:
air quality, environmental goods, developing countries, trade