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Seventh Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia and Global Consultation on Sustainable Transport in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Integrated Conference on Next Generation Transport Systems We Want for 21st Century ~ Looking Beyond Rio+20
23-25 April 2013 | Bali, Indonesia
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Highlights for Tuesday, 23 April 2013
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The 7th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia and Global Consultation on Sustainable Transport in the Post-2015 Development Agenda opened in Nusa Dua at the Bali International Conference Centre, Westin Hotel, on 23 April 2013. The Ministry of Transportation (MoT), Indonesia, Ministry of Environment (MoE), Japan, and the UN Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) jointly organized the integrated meeting, with a theme of “Next Generation Transport Systems We Want for 21st Century ~ Looking Beyond Rio+20.”
On behalf of Made Mangku Pastika, Governor of Bali, Dewa Punia Asa, Head of Transportation, Bali Province, welcomed delegates and highlighted the need for participants to commit to the proposed guiding principles, "Vision Three Zeros" (zero congestion, zero pollution and zero accidents). Delegates heard opening remarks from Chikako Takase, Director, UNCRD, Eiji Hiraoka, Councillor, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, Balthasar Kambuaya, Minister of Environment, Indonesia, and E.E. Mangindaan, Minister of Transportation, Indonesia. Thomas Hamlin, Technical Adviser, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, delivered a special address from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
The keynote address by Michael Replogle, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Washington D.C., outlined the concept and history behind Vision Three Zeros. He said that sustainable transport will require focus on the means of implementation and must support inclusive prosperity. He called on participants to adopt the Vision to effect major changes in the transport sector.
Delegates from 24 countries in the Asia-Pacific region attended six plenary sessions with presentations and panel discussions. The two morning sessions covered: EST in the context of Rio+20 outcomes; and regional connectivity. In the afternoon, four plenary sessions addressed: transport mode/issues in public transport; the potential for EST measures to help build resilient communities; a framework for regional agreement on green freight in Asia; and recent developments in non-motorized transport.
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Traditional dancers perform the Balinese dance of welcome during the opening ceremony |
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UNCRD resources
Meetings website
Draft concept note and provisional programme
Draft Bali Declaration
Sixth Regional EST Forum in Asia, 4-6 December 2011, New Delhi, India
Fifth Regional EST Forum in Asia, 23-25 August 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
Fourth Regional EST Forum in Asia, 24-26 February 2009, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Third Regional EST Forum in Asia, 17-19 March 2008, Singapore
Second Regional EST Forum in Asia, 11-12 December 2006, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
First Regional EST Forum in Asia, 1-2 August 2005, Nagoya, Japan
IISD RS resources
Post-2015 Development Agenda Meeting Reporting
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Post-2015 Development Agenda Activities
SDG - A mailing list focused on internationally-relevant activities related to setting the post-2015 development agenda
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of Activities Contributing to International Sustainable Development
SDG - A mailing list for news on sustainable development policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
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