MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT                                                                        Challenges : Air pollution 
                              AND TOURISM 
                                                                                               Air pollution in Ulaanbaatar city
        Content of Sulphur during the cold season 
                                                                     2                                  Air pollution source  /during winter /
            120
            100
             80
             60
             40
             20
              0
                    Oct          Nov          Dec           Jan          Feb          March
                       2015        2016         2017         2018            Хүлцэх агууламж
        PM2.5  monthly average during cold season
           250
           200
                                                                                                           Ger district        Heating boilers      Vehicles     Power Plant             Waste & soil 
           150                                                                                                                                                                              pollution
                                                                                                             202,000 HHs             3,200           365,000                3
           100
            50
            0
                 Oct         Nov           Dec          Jan           Feb         March
                       2015        2016         2017        2018            Precaution value 
                                                                                             Source: State of the Environment of Mongolia report  2015-2017
                                                                    
            MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT          Challenges:  Water pollution 
            AND TOURISM 
    Surface water pollution                        Surface water quality, 2016
                                                                                    49% - Extremely fresh 
                                                                                    42% - Fresh
                                                                                    5%   - Slightly  polluted
                                                                                    1%   - Polluted
                                                                                    1%   - Polluted
                                       Hydrological station
                                                                                    2%   - Extremely polluted 
                                        NO2
                                       NH4
                                                     Water quality of Tuul river 
    Annually 4-24 samples collected by central and regional laboratories  
    and around  30  components are analyzed.                                       Extremely fresh 
    In  2016 the national  surface water  quality test was carried out             Fresh 
    covering  94  rivers,      18  lakes  and    127  hydro  stations,  191        Slightly polluted 
    designated points  are included.                                               Polluted
                                                                                   Extremely fresh 
       MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT 
       AND TOURISM 
                      The current status of PRTR in Mongolia 
     The goal of the project – provide  technical & financial support for design& pilot 
     testing of a National PRTR in Mongolia 
     Activities conducted in the past months: 
     • Workshops on awareness raise for stakeholders,  civil society and public to inform 
      on the use  of PRTR and its’ data 
     • Training for industries on how to report  emissions 
     • Finalized  list of substances to be included in the National PRTR system and 
      estimation techniques
     • Developed an online software for collecting data from facilities 
     • Pilot testing conducted involving major industry representatives 
     • Final workshop on launching national PRTR system will be organized on 
      December 12, 2018 
      
                    The future of PRTR in Mongolia
      • Ensuring sustainability is utmost important-  Who will be responsible for maintaining the 
       system
      Connecting with other environmental data:  
        • Environmental Impact Assessment Database
        • Chemical Toxic Substance Database 
        • Contaminated Sites Information System
        • Compensation for Environmental Damage Data base.   
      Legal regulation 
        • Amending some articles of laws, and updating some decrees of the MET 
        • “Pay if you pollute” principle is in place. 
        Thank you for your attention