Date: 30 April 2014
Place: Kathmandu, Nepal
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In response to the official request by Government of Nepal, UNCRD initiated providing technical assistance for the formulation of the National EST Strategy for Nepal in 2013. The National EST Strategy for Nepal has three major components: Components 1-Urban Transport, Inter-City Transport, and Rural Transport; Component 2- Fuel Economy, Energy Security and Green Freight (cross-cutting) with supplementary Component 3-Climate and Disaster Resiliency (cross-cutting).
The Consultation Meeting calls for participation of all stakeholders concerned including government agencies/departments, international organizations, NGO’s, academia, private and business sectors for detail discussion on the First Draft of the National EST Strategy.
Co-organized by:
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Government of Nepal (MPIT-Nepal)
Society of Transport Engineers, Nepal (SOTEN)
In collaboration with:
Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology, Government of Nepal (MEST-Nepal)
Ministry of Urban Development, Government of Nepal (MOUD-Nepal)
Ministry of Health and Population, Government of Nepal (MOHP-Nepal)
Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Government of Nepal (MFALD-Nepal)
National Planning Commission (NPC), Government of Nepal
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
Programme
| Time | Provisional Programme | Speaker/Panel | Affiliation/Title |
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| 09:00-10:30 | Opening Ceremony
Inauguration/Chief Guest: Mr. Krishna Hari Baskota, Secretary, Prime Minister's Office |
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| Welcome Remarks | Mr. Indu Sharma Dhakal | Joint Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal | |
| Remarks | Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty | Environment Programme Coordinator, UNCRD | |
| Mr. Lal KC | President, SOTEN | ||
| Mr. Shanta Bahadur Shrestha | Secretary, MOFALD-Nepal | ||
| Mr. Krishna Hari Baskota | Secretary, Prime Minister's Office | ||
| Chairman’s address | Mr. Tulasi Sitaula | Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal | |
| 10:30-11:15 | Session-1: National EST Strategy: Vision, Objectives and Opportunities
Chair: Mr. Tulasi Sitaula, Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal |
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| First Draft of the National EST Strategy for Nepal (1) “Vision, Objectives and Opportunities” | Mr. Surya Raj Acharya | ||
| 11:15-12:00 | Session-2: Urban Transport Towards Sustainable Cities
Chair: Mr. Tulasi Sitaula, Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal |
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| First Draft of the National EST Strategy for Nepal (2) “Strategic Components and Actions: Urban Transport” | Mr. Surya Raj Acharya | ||
| 13:00-13:45 | Session-3: Inter-Cities and Rural Transport: Regional Connectivity and pro-poor development
Chair: Mr. Reshmi Raj Pandey, Joint Secretary, MoFALD-Nepal |
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| First Draft of the National EST Strategy for Nepal (3)“Strategic Components and Actions: Intercity and Rural Transport” | Mr. Surya Raj Acharya | ||
| 13:45-14:30 | Session-4: Green Freight, Fuel Economy and Energy Security for EST in Nepal
Chair: Mr. Madan Maleku, Former Director General (DoR) |
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| Addressing the identification of issues, strategic priority challenges, specific targets in the field of freight sector of Nepal including emission/pollution, Inspection and Maintenance (I/M), Fuel Economy, Energy security, Road Safety aspects for promotion of Green Freight in Nepal | Mr. Robert Earley | Clean Air Asia | |
| 14:30-15:15 | Session-5: Climate and Disaster Resilience - Making Nepal Climate and Disaster Resilience Through Sustainable Urban Transport
Chair: Mr. Madan Maleku, Former Director General (DoR) |
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| Addressing short term, medium-term and long term goals/actions measures in the overall policy, planning and development process through the identification of issues, strategic priority challenges, specific targets, commitments and required measures in terms of climate and disaster of local and national governments for promotion of EST in Nepal | Mr. Kamal Pande | ||
| 15:30 | Session-6: Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks
Chair: Mr. Indu Sharma Dhakal, Joint Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal |
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| Meeting Wrap up | Mr. Lal KC | President, SOTEN | |
| Closing Remarks | Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty | Environment Programme Coordinator, UNCRD | |
| Mr. Indu Sharma Dhakal | Joint Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal | ||