RAINS-ASIA: Ongoing related activities and research projects

Phase I of the RAINS-Asia project was completed in late 1995 and the final report delivered to the World Bank.  A number of follow-up projects are presently under way:

• RAINS-Asia Phase 2 - Study funded by the Japanese Overseas Coordination Centre
  
  
• Potential for use of  Renewable Sources of Energy  In Asia and Their Cost-effectiveness in Reducing Air Pollution - Study funded by the European Union, DGXII
  
  
• NEW: Model Intercomparison Study: Long-range Transport and Deposition of Sulfur
  
  
• Acid Rain and Emission Reductions in Asia - Project funded by the Asian Development Bank.
  
  
• Acid Rain in Asia Newsletter
  
  
• Environmental and Technical Assistance in the North-east Asia Region - funded by ESCAP.
  
  
• Air pollution assessment and early warning system for Asian World Heritage (UNESCO)
  
  
• Sulfur Emission Impacts and Mitigation Alternatives in Thailand
  
  
• Sino-Norwegian Cooperation Project on Acid Rain