Seventh Regional EST Forum in Asia

2013/04/23 to 2013/04/25
Bali, Indonesia

Date: 23-25 April 2013

Place: Bali, Indonesia

Seventh Regional EST Forum in Asia and Global Consultation on Sustainable Transport in the post-2015 Development Agenda

Theme: Next Generation Transport Systems We Want for 21st Century - Looking Beyond Rio+20

Venue: The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia

The Ministry of Transportation of the Government of Indonesia, the Ministry of Environment of the Government of Indonesia, the Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan, and the United Nations Centre for Regional Development, co-organized the Seventh Regional EST Forum in Asia, under the theme of "Next Generation Transport System We Want for 21st Century~ Looking Beyond Rio+20", from 23 to 25 April, 2013 at the Bali International Convention Centre, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. The Forum was attended by more than six hundred participants including Ministers, senior governmental officials from the transport, environment and health ministries of twenty-eight countries, representatives of the international organizations and partner agencies, NGOs, and international experts on sustainable transport.

The participants of the Seventh Regional EST Forum in Asia embraced the Vision Three Zeros by agreeing and adopting the "Bali Declaration on Vision Three Zeros- Zero Congestion, Zero Pollution, and Zero Accidents towards Next Generation Transport Systems in Asia". The Declaration is based on the understanding that Vision Three Zeros in transport sector calls for zero tolerance towards congestion, pollution and road accidents. It calls on countries to devise and implement appropriate transport policies, programmes and enforcement measures to protect their citizens, environment and property while strengthening the socio-economic sustainability of the region. Vision Three Zeros can help bringing about a paradigm shift on the role of motorization and mobility in realizing sustainable development.

Organizers and Supporting Organizers

Organizers:
Ministry of Transport of the Government of Indonesia
Ministry of Environment of the Government of Indonesia
Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of the Government of Japan
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

Supporting Organizations:
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
German International Cooperation (GIZ)
Clean Air Asia
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
World Resource Institute - Center for Sustainable Transport (EMBARQ)
Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)
International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
South Asia Environment Cooperative Programme (SACEP)
International Union of Railways (UIC)
Dutch Cycling Embassy
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Institution for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS)
Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)

CONCEPT NOTE

Concept Note

CHAIR'S SUMMARY

Chair's Summary

PARTICIPANTS

List of Participants

PROGRAMME AND PRESENTATIONS

Programme

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Presentations

Global Consultation on Sustainable Transport in the post-2015 Development Agenda