Exchange of young professionals for Clean Air partnership

NILU cooperates with Fredskorpset (FK) to strengthen air quality management in Bangladesh through exchange of young professionals.

Figur — Two exchange participants to NILU in first round (one from CAA, and one from BUET); and one exchange participant from BUET to CAA.

NILU has extensive expertise with air quality, atmospheric chemistry, monitoring and modeling – in which much of this experience is currently being undertaken in various projects in Bangladesh. Clean Air Asia leads efforts to enable Asian cities like the Bangladesh capital city Dhaka to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from transport, energy and other sectors. BUET shares a common interest with NILU and Clean Air Asia in air quality research and management.

This initiative is expected to strengthen the collaboration between the three institutes and NILU’s contribution to air quality management efforts in Bangladesh. Among the identified activities under the first round of the exchange include: emissions inventory preparation, dispersion modeling of various sources, creating a clean air management profile, and scenario building for policy recommendations.

The two exchange participants at NILU: Nathaniel Angelo G. Dela Cruz (Philippines) and Sk. Salahuddin Ahammad (Bangladesh)

Facts about Fredskorpset (FK)

Since year 2000 almost 6000 FK Norway’s participants have taken part in exchange between Norway and countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. About 400 organisations and institutions exchange young people in collaboration with FK.

Physiotherapists, engineers, journalists, designers and young activists are examples of people who swap places across national frontiers.Through working with each other the organisations share knowledge and experiences.

A collaboration with FK Norway expands perspectives and changes attitudes. FK Norway is a part of the national developmental policy.

FK Norway was established in 1963 to send people from Norway, and was reorganised in 2000 to do mutual exchange. The Norwegian Parliament allocates funds in the national budget every year for FK.

FK’s task is to facilitate mutual learning and development of institutions and local communities. FK gives financial support to organisations and companies that wish to exchange staff with another organisation.