EANET Newsletter Volume 26 December 2020 - Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia

This newsletter reports on activities and developments of the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia during 2020, a year that marked the network’s twentieth anniversary and required adjustments due to the coronavirus pandemic. It outlines key institutional meetings, including intergovernmental, scientific advisory, working group, and senior technical managers’ sessions, which discussed monitoring progress, future activities, and approval of the medium-term plan for 2021–2025. The document describes regional cooperation on monitoring acid deposition, data management, capacity building, and outreach. It also summarises research fellowship projects examining particulate matter health impacts and river catchment pollution, training initiatives for monitoring personnel, technical support provided to participating countries, and preparation of the fourth periodic assessment of acid deposition in East Asia.