Developing risk-based priorities for reducing air pollution in urban settings in Ukraine
Michael Brody1, Jane Caldwell, Alexander Golub
1Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460, USA. brody.michael@epa.gov
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part A
|March 17, 2007
Summary
Ukraine
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Public Health
- Environmental Policy
Background:
- Ukraine's industrial past resulted in significant air and water pollution.
- Aging infrastructure poses risks, including developmental effects, chronic health issues, and cancer.
- Ukraine is a major source of transboundary air pollution in the eastern Mediterranean.
Purpose of the Study:
- To enhance Ukraine's Ministry of Environmental Protection's capacity for environmental risk assessment.
- To improve the strategic targeting of high-priority emissions and resource allocation.
- To strengthen the effectiveness of Ukraine's National Environmental Protection Fund.
Main Methods:
- Partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Ukraine's Ministry of Environmental Protection.
- Workshops on comparative environmental risk assessment, economic analysis, and environmental finance.
- Pilot risk assessment analyses of air pollutant emissions in industrialized regions.
Main Results:
- Pilot risk assessments for air pollutant emissions have been completed.
- Capacity building for Ukrainian officials in environmental risk and economic analysis.
- Focus on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental protection funds.
Conclusions:
- The Capacity Building Project aims to enable targeted identification of high-risk emissions.
- Improved use of national and regional environmental protection funds is expected.
- Strengthened capacity for environmental priority setting in Ukraine.
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