Ulaanbaatar
Meeting of the Project External Advisory Committee organized
Society
Ulaanbaatar/MONTSAME/. On December 14, 2020, a meeting of
the External Advisory Committee of the ‘Switch Off Air Pollution‘ project was
successfully organized online with the participation of the Ambassador of the
European Union to Mongolia, Mr. Traian Hristea and the French Ambassador to
Mongolia, Mr. Philippe Merlin.
This is the second meeting of the External Advisory
Committee of the Project and this time, the Delegation of the European Union to
Mongolia, the French Embassy, the Ministry of Construction and Urban
Development, the Ulaanbaatar City Governor's Office, Xac bank, ToC, TUNICEF,
GIZ, World Vision, the World Bank's Ulaanbaatar Clean Air and Additional
Financing Project, Mongolian Women's Foundation, Project Implementing Partners,
project insulation brigades, and insulated households participated and
discussed about the project results so far and future plan.
Co-financed by the European Union under the Switch Asia
programme, with additional support from Abbe Pierre Foundation, Czech
Development Agency and the French Development Agency; the Switch Off Air
Pollution project is being implemented by Geres Mongolia, in collaboration with
Building Energy Efficiency Center of the Mongolian University of Science and
Technology, Mongolian National Construction Association and People in Need INGO
during the 2018-2021 period. The project, which aims to create a quality
insulation market in Ulaanbaatar, aims to reduce air pollution by 30% and
reduce heat loss from ger area households by at least 30% as part of efforts to
reduce air pollution.
Source: EU Delegation to Mongolia
