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UNEP/LAC-IG.XVII/6Page 43Recognizing the efforts in the region to control air pollution and establishinformation systems that contribute to comprehensive management of air quality asa public policy;Recognizing also the need for the region to contribute effectively to dialogues onthe control of long-range transboundary air pollution at the inter-regional,hemispheric and global scales, through the Global Atmospheric Pollution Forum andother fora;Recalling the recommendation of representatives of governments and experts atthe South American Conference on Sulfur Fuels held in Quito on February 13-14,2007;Noting the positive experiences with the implementation of more efficient systemsof transport, as well as fuels with less impact and the use of other sources ofrenewable energies and vehicles in some cities and countries of the region;Reaffirming the importance of pollutant emissions from transport in relation to thetotal atmospheric emissions, and of making progress in reducing the sulphurcontent in vehicle fuels, with the aim of cutting the emission of pollutants into theatmosphere and taking advantage of the latest automobile and associatedtechnologies;Taking into account the results of the Meetings of the Intergovernmental Networkon Air Pollution for Latin America and the Caribbean held in Panama City, Panama(March 2009) and Mexico City, Mexico (December 2009) and the Decisions onAtmospheric Pollution and Better Fuels for Better Air Quality approved by the Forumduring the meeting in Dominican Republic (2008), which ratify the compromise anddecision to proceed in the development of a regional action plan targeting thereduction of air pollution;Recalling the work to date on cleaner fuels and vehicles to improve air quality bythe UNEP-based Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV), the Pan AmericanHealth Organization, the Latin American Initiative for Clean Air (now Clean AirInstitute), the Central American Commission for Environment and Development(CCAD), the Center for Inter-American Commission for Environment andDevelopment (CICAD), the Global Fuel Economy Initiative and other regionalorganizations, their partners and collaborators.DECIDE:1. To recognize the Intergovernmental Network on Air Pollution for Latin Americaand the Caribbean as an entity aiming at:a) Facilitating technical exchanges;b) Promoting capacity development;c) Assessing and proposing policy options for reducing air pollution; andd) Supporting the development and implementation of a regional action planwith the objective of reducing air pollution in the region.2. To continue the discussion on the Framework Agreement on Air Pollution forLatin America and the Caribbean, proposed by the Intergovernmental Network on