Clean Air and Sustainable Environment Project

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The objective of the Clean Air and Sustainable Environment Project for Bangladesh is to improve air quality and safe mobility in Dhaka through the implementation of demonstration initiatives in urban transport and brick making. The project provides technical assistance and funding to implement demonstration environmental initiatives in the key air polluting sectors in Bangladesh. It also aims to improve the policies and regulations governing those sectors in order to improve air quality and the quality of life of Bangladeshi citizens. There are two components to this project: 1) environment: this project component is aimed at strengthening the environmental agency's capacity and capability to effectively address air pollution issues and demonstrate the effectiveness and efficacy of new approaches for reducing air pollution emissions through application to the brick industry and the transport sector; and 2) transport: this component will support capacity building through technical assistance and demonstration initiatives in urban transport in Dhaka that will focus on reducing conflict between motorized and non-motorized transport (NMT) and congestion, as well as providing safe and better mobility for those who walk and use public transport, particularly, working women. It will also help strengthen the institutional, policy, and regulatory framework for public transport, and help mainstream environmental considerations into urban transport related decision making.