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Fifth Regional EST Forum in Asia

Submitted by USHAMOTO on 23 August 2010 - 12:00am
2010/08/23 to 2010/08/25
Bangkok, Thailand

Date: 23-25 August 2010

Place: Bangkok, Thailand

Venue: Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Bangkok

The Fifth Regional EST Forum in Asia was jointly organized by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of the Kingdom of Thailand, Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan (MOEJ), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) from 23 to 25 August 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Forum was attended by approximately 200 participants, comprising high-level government representatives from twenty-two Asian countries, international experts and resource persons, representatives from various UN and international organizations, and local observers from Thailand. The Fifth Forum participants agreed on Bangkok 2020 Declaration - Sustainable Transport Goals for 2010-2020.

Organizers and Supporting Organizations
Organizers:
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Thailand
Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia (UN ESCAP)

Supporting Organizations:
Ministry of Transport, Thailand
World Health Organization (WHO)
German Technology Cooperation (GTZ)
ASEAN-German Technical Cooperation "Clean Air for Smaller Cities" Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center
International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
Asia Development Bank (ADB)
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
AIT-UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP)
VIVA

Objectives

  1. Contribute towards improved understanding and strengthened regional consensus in terms of sustainable policy options, technological and institutional measures that promotes sustainable and low-carbon-transport
  2. Address and identify opportunities for collaborative actions and partnerships, including international financial mechanism, on implementing affordable, economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound transport systems in developing countries and countries with economies in transition;
  3. Illustrate innovative initiatives, achievements and good practices in public transportation system, rail, BRT system, fuel efficiency, and freight transport
  4. Facilitate international cooperation for capacity building activities, including wider-scale adoption and proliferation of various EST measures at local and national level
  5. Enhance regional input to CSD-19 in terms of various policy options and recommendations on transport sector for sustainable development through the adoption of the

CONCEPT NOTE

Concept Note

MEETING SUMMARY

Meeting Summary

PARTICIPANTS

The Fifth Regional EST Forum was attended by approximately 200 participants, including

- National Government representatives from Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Transport and other respective agencies from twenty-two Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, P. R. China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam);

- Representatives from the Ministry of Health also attended with the support of World Health Organization (WHO);

- International Experts selected for various ESTrelated thematic areas;

- International Organizations and Research Institutions engaged in the fields related to EST.

List of Participants

PROGRAMME AND PRESENTATIONS

Programme

Presentations