Results are expected in terms of improved health for people in developing countries, especially for those living in urban areas. This will be accomplished by improving air quality through the use of cleaner fuel and higher standard vehicles. Results include reduced vehicular emissions.

Specific activities and targets were formulated on a region by region basis at the First Steering Committee Meeting held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, 14-15 November 2002.
They are detailed in the report of the meeting available at:
<http://www.un.org/esa/gite/cleanfuels/index.html>
Working groups to address technical issues on octane, sulphur and valve seat recession were established.

A clearing house mechanism to be housed in Nairobi in the UNEP offices will undertake the following functions:
- Share and disseminate information to the partners on relevant issues;
- Operate and maintain a website to provide easy access to information, partner activities, and resources;
- Provide logistics for partnership activities and events: workshops, technical assistance activities, etc;
- Provide administrative help to partners;
- Maintain contacts in developing countries;
- Help to gather appropriate information for countries;
- Liaise with the other existing groups working on related activities;
- Help to bring in new partners or participants in partnership activities;
- Develop and disseminate public outreach materials about the partnership, along with technical materials for the developing countries;
- Help to bring developing country NGOs, universities, and governments into the partnership or its activities; and
- Support partners, at their request, in addressing these issues.
The Partnership has established a website on which all information on activities is available and updated on a regular basis. Working group discussions will be posted as available and all future planned activities will be listed. All monitoring arrangements, including those requested by the Commission on Sustainable Development as a follow-up to WSSD, will be undertaken by the clearing house function of the Partnership.

This is achieved via cooperations at regional and more specifically national level where activities are implemented.

Amount in US$: 3,900,000

Source(s): Government - Private sector - Foundations / charities - NGO
To date (commencing August 2002), commitments for the funding and in-kind assistance for the clearing house have been made by a number of governments, industry partners and international organizations. Approximately US$3.9 million has been allocated for specific activities by Partners.

Type(s): Computers - Office space - Staff - Other

Source(s):
Computers, Office Space and some staff assistance from UNEP.
"Other": coordiantion, time and man-power provided by Partners.

Required Amount in US$: 750,000 per anum

Source(s) already approached: This further sum will help the Partnership phase-out leaded gasoline world-wide by 2008 and address further reduction of sulphur in fuels for developing countries concurrent with the implementation of clean vehicle technologies.