First Meeting of the Regional EST (Environmentally Sustainable Transport) Forum in Asia
1-2 August 2005 Nagoya International Center Annex Hall, Nagoya, Japan
Organizer United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
Co-organizers Ministry of the Environment, Japan Nagoya International Center (NIC) Supporting Organizations Asian Development Bank Swedish International World Health Organization (ADB) Development Agency (Sida) (WHO)
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Regional EST (Environmentally Sustainable Transport) Forum, 1-2 August 2005
Table of Contents
Agenda 1 List of Participants 4 Aichi Statement (Adopted) 18
Ⅰ. Background 23 Ⅱ. Opening Session 27 Ⅲ. Introducing UNCRD’s Initiative on EST and the Objectives 28 of the Regional EST Forum Ⅳ. Major Issues Discussed (under the Thematic Sessions) 29 Ⅴ. Country Presentations 40 Ⅵ. Role of EST Forum Members 45 Ⅶ. Networking/Linkages with Other Regional/International 47 Initiatives Ⅷ. Adoption of the Aichi Statement 48 Ⅸ. Closing Session 48 Ⅹ. Side Event on BRT 50
Annex I Presentation on UNCRD’s Initiative on EST 51 Annex II Thematic Group Presentations 56 Annex III Country Presentations 124 Annex IV Presentation on TOR for Regional EST Forum 149 Members Annex V Paper on Networking 150 Annex VI Address by H. E. Dr. Mok Mareth, Senior Minister and 155 Minister of Environment, Cambodia Annex VII Presentation on BRT for Side-Event 156
Regional EST (Environmentally Sustainable Transport) Forum, 1-2 August 2005
AGENDA
Day 1: 1 August 2005 (Monday ) 9:00 am ~12:10 pm Venue: Nagoya International Center (NIC) Annex Hall
9:00- Opening Remarks 9:40 am Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, UNCRD Kazuhiko Takemoto, Director-General, Environment Management Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOE, Japan) Takayasu Tsukamoto, Deputy Mayor of Nagoya City
Keynote Addresses Loh Ah Tuan, Chairman, ASEAN Working Group on Environmentally Sustainable Cities (AWGESC) and Deputy CEO/Director-General, Environmental Protection Division, National Environment Agency, Singapore 9:40- Introducing UNCRD’s Initiative on EST and the Objectives of the Chair: Kazunobu 10:10 am Regional EST Forum Onogawa, UNCRD [UNCRD has launched an initiative to promote environmentally sustainable transport (EST) in Asia, in line with the decisions taken at “the Manila Policy Dialogue on Environment & Transport in the Asian Region”, in Manila, Philippines, 16-17 January 2004. The Manila Statement Presenter: adopted at the conference urged Asian countries to: (a) formulate National EST Choudhury Rudra Strategies-cum-Action-Plans, and (b) establish the Regional EST Forum in Asia and subsidiary Charan Mohanty, expert groups to share best practices and provide necessary advisory support and technical Environment feedback towards the national strategy formulation as well as to the overall EST initiative. This Session will briefly introduce UNCRD’s Initiative on EST and the primary objectives of the Programme Regional EST Forum.] Coordinator, UNCRD 10:10- Coffee Break 10:30 am 10:30am EST Thematic Sessions Chair: Loh Ah -12:10pm Tuan, Chairman, [The Regional EST Forum Experts will introduc9090e following themes/ elements of the integrated EST strategy in the context of developing countries in Asia. Each thematic session will provide AWGESC and Deputy CEO/ strategic guidance in terms of tools, solutions, policy instruments, including best practices relevant to developing countries, specifically in the context of promoting EST vis-à-vis National EST Director-General, Strategy formulation. ] Environmental Protection Division, Session 1: Land use planning – by Yoshitsugu Hayashi (Nagoya University,Japan)/ William 10:30 NEA, Singapore Barron (University of Hong Kong)/Lloyd Wright (University College London) -10:55am
10:55 Session 2: Public transport planning and transport demand management (TDM) -11:20am – by Manfred Breithaupt (GTZ, Germany)) /Katsutoshi Ohta (Toyo University, Japan)
11:20 Session 3: Environment and people friendly urban transport infrastructures - by William H.K. Lam (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)/ Lloyd Wright (University College London)/ -11:45 am Fumihiko Nakamura (Yokohama National University, Japan)
11:45 Session 4: Non-motorized transport (NMT) & bus rapid transit (BRT) - by Karl Fjellstrom (ITDP) -12:10 pm 12:10 pm Lunch Break 14:30 pm Opening Ceremony of the International Conference on -16:00 pm Environment and Transport in AICHI at EXPO site (Opening address: H.E. Minister of Environment/Government of Japan) 18:00pm Reception at Marriott Hotel - hosted by the H. E. Minister of -20:00pm Environment/Government of Japan
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Regional EST (Environmentally Sustainable Transport) Forum, 1-2 August 2005
Day 2: 2 August 2005 (Tuesday) 9:00 am ~ 18:30 pm Venue: Nagoya International Center (NIC) Annex Hall
9:00 am EST Thematic Sessions (continued from Day 1) Chair: Hon. Manuel D. -12:20 pm Gerochi, Undersecretary, Department of Environment & 9:00 am Session 5: Public Health – by Hisashi Ogawa (WHO, Manila) Natural Resources (DENR), -9:20 am Philippines
9:20 am Session 6: Social equity and gender perspective- by Marie Thynell, (Göteburg -9:45 am University, Sweden)
9:45 am Session 7: Road side air quality monitoring and assessment – by Shinji -10:10 am Kobayashi (NIES, Japan)/ Cornie Huizenga (CAI-Asia, ADB, Manila)
10:10 am Session 8: Cleaner fuel – by Christopher Weaver (EF&EE, USA)/ Masahiko Hori (JARI, -10:35 am Japan) 10:35 am-10:55 am Coffee Break 10:55am Session 9: Vehicle emission control and inspection and maintenance (I/M) Chair: H.E. Mr. Gempur Adnan, -11:20 am – by N.V. Iyer (Bajaj Auto Ltd, India)) / Christopher Weaver (EF&EE, USA) Deputy Minister for Environmental 11:20am Session 10 : Road safety and maintenance- by Charles Melhuish (ADB, Manila)/ Pollution Control/ -11:45am Yordphol Tanaboriboon (AIT, Thailand)/ Nozomu Mori (JACIC, Japan) Mr. Ridwan D. Tamin,
11:45am Session 11: Traffic noise management –by Tohru Suzuki (JH, Japan) Assistant Deputy for Air -12:00pm Pollution Control from Mobile Sources Ministry of the Environment, Indonesia 12:00- Session 12: Strengthening knowledge base, public education, and 12:20pm awareness– by Cornie Huizenga (CAI-Asia, ADB, Manila) 12:20 - 13:40pm Lunch Break 13:40pm Country presentations Chair: H.E. Mr. Sommad -15:10 pm [The National Focal Points in the countries of Laos, Viet Nam, and Cambodia will discuss Pholsena their existing transport issues/policies within the 9 thematic areas of EST. They will also Vice-Minister, introduce the overall institutional mechanism, schedule of preparation, and members of the Ministry of Communication, For each National Working Group, in relation to the formulation of National EST Strategies-cum-Action Plans.] Transport, Post & Construction country: For Cambodia - Lonh Heal, Director-General, Technical Directorate-General, Ministry (MCTPC), Lao PDR of the Environment 20 - Vong Pisith, Deputy Director-General, General Directorate of Public minutes Works, Ministry of Public Works & Transport presentati on For Laos - Soukata Vichit, Director General, Department of Environment / Science,
Technology and Environment Agency 10 - Lattanamany Khounnyvong, Director General, Department of Transport, minutes Ministry of Communication, Transport, Post & Construction Q&A