About the Asia-Pacific Regional Action Programme on Air Pollution (RAPAP)

Adopted in 2022 by ESCAP member States, RAPAP aims to promote clean air for all in Asia and the Pacific through:

Promoting science-based and policy-oriented cooperation
Promoting science-based and policy-oriented cooperation
Establishing an open regional platform for best practices exchange
Establishing an open regional platform for best practices exchange
Promoting domestic actions and regional cooperation
Promoting domestic actions and regional cooperation
Identifying technical and financial resources for multilateral and cooperative action
Identifying technical and financial resources for multilateral and cooperative action
Fostering dialogue and technical cooperation
Fostering dialogue and technical cooperation

Action Areas

Improving existing national air quality standards and sectoral air quality management policies
Improving existing national air quality standards and sectoral air quality management policies
Strengthening capacity for air pollution inventories and sharing data and good practices
Strengthening capacity for air pollution inventories and sharing data and good practices
Sharing solutions and best practices and encouraging engagement of multilateral and multi-stakeholder platforms
Sharing solutions and best practices and encouraging engagement of multilateral and multi-stakeholder platforms
Supporting national air quality policies and regulations, and building technical capacities for data management, sectoral policies and clean technologies
Supporting national air quality policies and regulations, and building technical capacities for data management, sectoral policies and clean technologies
Strengthening existing platforms, engaging national experts in regional scientific and technical activities, and facilitating high-level dialogues and stakeholder engagement
Strengthening existing platforms, engaging national experts in regional scientific and technical activities, and facilitating high-level dialogues and stakeholder engagement
RAPAP Flyer RAPAP Document

RAPAP Platform Partners and Stakeholders

Events and Updates

Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia
The Twenty-seventh Session of the Intergovernmental Meeting on the EANET
Nov 27, 2025 - Nov 28, 2025
United Nations Environment Programme
Clean Air Week
Nov 24, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025
United Nations Environment Programme
2025 Meeting and Workshop for the Thematic Working Group on Air Quality and Health (TWG-AQH) of the Asia Pacific Regional Forum on Health and the Environment (APRFHE)
Nov 05, 2025 - Nov 06, 2025
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Resources

Clearing the Air Together: Pathways for Integrating Citizen Science in A...
FHI 360
Clearing the Air Together: Pathways for Integrating Citizen Science in A...
2025
Successes and Challenges in Addressing Air Pollution in North-East Asia
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
North-East Asia Clean Air Partnership
2025
Successes and Challenges in Addressing Air Pollution in North-East Asia
Air quality status and trends in the Asia-Pacific region
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
2025
Air quality status and trends in the Asia-Pacific region
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