Date: 10-12 October 2017
Venue: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathumthani, Thailand
Theme: Building Resilient and Sustainable Cities through EST Solutions & Measures ~ Realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Co-Organizers
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) of Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) / UN DESA
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)
Ministry of Transport (MOT), the Royal Thai Government
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan (MOEJ)
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Government of Germany
German International Cooperation (GIZ)
The Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP)
Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI)
Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT)
Partners and Supporting Organizers
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
100 Resilient Cities
ASUA, Japan
DOCUMENTS
OUTCOME DOCUMENTS
The Regional EST Policy Dialogue and Training Workshop for South Asia and South-East Asian Cities under the theme of "Building Resilient and Sustainable Cities through EST Solutions & Measures ~ Realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development" was held at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Pathumthani, Thailand on 10-12 October 2017. The Training Workshop was co-organized by the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) of Division for Sustainable Development (DSD) / UN DESA, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP), Ministry of Transport (MOT), the Royal Thai Government
Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Ministry of the Environment of the Government of Japan (MOEJ), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Government of Germany, German International Cooperation (GIZ), The Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP), Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT). The training aims to build the capacity of cities and local government authorities in support of SDGs 11-Make Cities and Human Settlements Inclusive, Safe, Resilient and Sustainable by 2030.
The training was attended by more than 100 participants, comprising high-level national and local representatives from 35 cities, international experts and resource persons, representatives from United Nations and international organizations, scientific and research organizations and other stakeholders from twenty countries including Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam.
PRESENTATIONS AND SPEECHES
- Introductory Session (Presentation 1):Introducing the Asian EST Initiative and the objectives of the Policy Dialogue and Training Workshop
- Introductory Session (Presentation 2): Roots to Resilience - Experiences of 100 Resilient Cities
- Module 1 (Presentation): Principles and impacts of public transport improvements, NMT, TDM, land use planning, institutions and integration
- Module 2 (Presentation 1): State of Urban Transport in Asia and Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI) for Asian cities
- Module 2 (Presentation 2): Transportation Infrastructure Development in Thailand: Go Green or Go Grey?
- Module 3 (Presentation 1): Transforming the Urban Spaces through Street Design
- Module 3 (Presentation 2): Land-use Planning Principles and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) for Resilient cities and Communities
- Module 4 (Presentation 1): Tools for Resilience-Checking/Proofing from Planners' Prospective -Including Examples of Land Use Planning and other powerful Tools
- Module 4 (Presentation 2): Toyama city's Public Transport Planning and Development toward Resilience- Case of Toyama
- Module 4 (Presentation 3): Resilience Planning in Selected Cities Taking Part in the Project Global Initiative on Disaster Risk Management - More Resilient Cities Through Effective Land Use Planning and Understanding and Estimating Risks of Natural Disas
- Module 5 (Presentation 1): Road safety situation in Asian countries and cities in the context of Regional Road Safety Goals and Targets for Asia and the Pacific
- Module 6 (Presentation 1): Green Freight and Logistic for Resilience and Sustainable Cities
- Module 6 (Presentation 2): Eco-driving for Resilience and Sustainable Cities
- Module 6 (Presentation 3): Case of Kitakyushu City
- Module 7 (Presentation 1): Project Preparation - Building the Resilient City Through Sustainable Transport
- Module 7 (Presentation 2): Demand and economic benefits
- Module 8: Exercise Material
- Module 8: Exercise Questions
- Module 8: Interactive Session- Planning for the Future of your City