Looking for Examples of Appropriate Technologies
Air pollution (PM 10) in Ulaanbaatar during winter months exceeds 200 ug/m3 and is chocking the city. Much of this pollution is coming from coal burning in over 130,000 homes (these are tents like homes where raw coal is burned in stoves for heating and cooking). The World Bank
and other international agencies are assisting the city to overcome the pollution and are designing a project to reduce emissions from households burning coal. For this project, they are looking for
examples of cleaner coal technology options that have been tried and tested (briquettes, gasification, efficient stoves, etc.) that would be appropriate for the city of Ulaanbaatar to consider. The bottom-line question is: where and how did other countries with abundant low
quality coal or lignite resources and poor populations make progress in cleaning up emissions from heating? Any suggestions based on large-scale experience that could be appropriate for Ulaanbaatar would be appreciated.

If you know of cities and institutions who have dealt with this problem successfully (e.g. in China, Russia, etc.), contact the WB. They would like to learn and use these examples for developing the project and to send technical experts and policy makers to learn from successful examples or what to do as well as what not to do.

Contact: Jitendra (Jitu) Shah, Country Sector Coordinator, EASES, SE Asia, The World Bank
30th Floor Siam Tower, 989 Rama I Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok Thailand 10330
Tel.: +66 2 686 8360, Mobile: + 6689 92142237 Fax: +66 2 686 8301
Email: jshah@worldbank.org Web: www.worldbank.org/eapenvironment