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Knowledge Management on Air Quality
Case Studies

Knowledge Management on Air Quality
Case Studies

© 2010 Asian Development Bank and Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center (CAI–Asia Center)

All rights reserved. Published 2010.
ISBN 978-92-9092Publication Stock No. RPT102406
Asian Development Bank and CAI–Asia Center.
Knowledge management on air quality: Case studies.
Mandaluyong City, Philippines: Asian Development Bank and CAI–Asia Center, 2010.
1. Knowledge management.
2. Air pollution.
3. Climate change.
6. Nepal.
7. Thailand.
8. Philippines.
9. Sri Lanka.
I. Asian Development Bank.
II. CAI–Asia Center.

4. Transport.

5. Indonesia.

This report was prepared by the CAI–Asia Center under the RDTA 6510: Capturing and Transferring Air Quality
Management Knowledge in Asia (“KnowledgeAir”), with financial support from the Asian Development Bank
(ADB) through the Japan Special Fund.
The views expressed in this publication are those of CAI–Asia Center staff, consultants, and management, and do not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Board of Trustees of ADB or the CAI–Asia Center. Neither
ADB nor the CAI–Asia Center guarantees the accuracy of the data included in this publication and/or accepts responsibility for any consequence of their use.
By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the authors, ADB, and the CAI–Asia Center do not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area.
ADB and the CAI–Asia Center encourage printing or copying information exclusively for personal and noncommercial use with proper acknowledgment of ADB and the CAI–Asia Center. Users are restricted from reselling, redistributing, or creating derivative works for commercial purposes without the express, written consent of ADB and the CAI–Asia Center.
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