1. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM, MONGOLIA
International PRTR week: 3rd Global Round Table on PRTRs and 6th meeting on Working Group of Parties to the Protocol on PRTRs
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND TOURISM, MONGOLIA
Sarantuya Jigjiddorj
Strengthening Capacities for Developing a National Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) in Support of SAICM Implementation in Mongolia project national coordinator

2. Challenges : Air pollution
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
AND TOURISM
Challenges : Air pollution
Air pollution in Ulaanbaatar city 20 40 60 80
100
120
2015
2016
2017
2018
Хүлцэх агууламж
Content of Sulphur during the cold season 2
Ger district
202,000 HHs
Heating boilers
3,200
Vehicles
365,000
Power Plant 3
Waste & soil pollution
Air pollution source /during winter /
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
March 50
100
150
200
250
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
March
2015
2016
2017
2018
Precaution value
PM2.5 monthly average during cold season
Source: State of the Environment of Mongolia report

3. Challenges: Water pollution
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
AND TOURISM
Challenges: Water pollution
5% - Slightly polluted
49% - Extremely fresh
42% - Fresh
1% - Polluted
2% - Extremely polluted
Surface water quality, 2016
Surface water pollution
Hydrological station
NO2
NH4
Water quality of Tuul river
Extremely fresh
Fresh
Slightly polluted
Polluted
Усны бохирдлын эх үүсвэр:
Цэвэрлээгүй, дутуу цэвэрлэсэн ахуйн болон үйлдвэрийн хаягдал ус
Стандартын шаардлага хангахгүй ариун цэврийн байгууламж
Хог хаягдал, хөрсний бохирдол (хот суурин, МАА, газар тариалан)
Агаарын бохирдол
Уул уурхай, барилгын үйлдвэрлэлээс үүдэлтэй лаг шавар, хагшаас
Annually 4-24 samples collected by central and regional laboratories and around 30 components are analyzed.
In 2016 the national surface water quality test was carried out covering 94 rivers, 18 lakes and 127 hydro stations, 191 designated points are included.

4. The current status of PRTR in Mongolia
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

5. 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.

6. Thank you for your attention