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Seventh Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia and Global Consultation on Sustainable Transport in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Integrated Conference on Next Generation Transport Systems We Want for 21st Century ~ Looking Beyond Rio+20
23-25 April 2013 | Bali, Indonesia
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Highlights for Thursday, 25 April 2013
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The Seventh Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia and the Global Consultation on Sustainable Transport in the Post-2015 Development Agenda concluded on Thursday, 25 April 2013, at the Bali International Convention Center, Westin Resort, Bali, Indonesia.
In the morning, Forum participants began considering how the Regional EST Forum in Asia can contribute to sustainable development, including the possible development of a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for transport and associated targets and indicators. Thomas Hamlin, DSD/UN-DESA, opened the meeting. Wendy Aritenang, Environmental Expert, Ministry of Transportation, Indonesia, expressed his country’s commitment to sustainable transport and the SDGs, referring also to Indonesia’s voluntary GHG reduction target of 26% when compared with business as usual.
Michael Replogle, ITDP, reflected on past processes, such as Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, which built a foundation for further discussions on EST. Cornie Huizenga, SLoCaT, stressed the relevance of EST for achieving sustainable development, urging that it be addressed in one of the upcoming SDGs, and emphasized the need for concrete targets attached to the SDGs. Heather Allen, Transport Research Board, chaired a panel addressing the relevance and consistency of sustainable transport with national policies and plans. Three breakout groups, facilitated by Cornie Huizenga, Heather Allen, and Michael Replogle, considered the merits of a sustainable transport SDG.
In the afternoon, the facilitators reported back on the morning’s discussion, noting general agreement on the value of an SDG on transport, while recognizing the need for differentiated approaches, capacity building, and the potential role of the EST forum for promoting sustainable transport in the international arena. Delegates then considered the draft "Bali Declaration on Vision Three Zeros for Next Generation Transport Systems: Zero Congestion, Zero Pollution, and Zero Accidents." Discussion focused on whether "accidents" or “fatalities” was preferable wording and text related to financial assistance in advancing sustainable transport. Both issues were resolved during an informal consultation and the delegates adopted the Bali Declaration.
Rohana Kumara Dissanayake, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transportation, Sri Lanka, announced that Sri Lanka will host the 8th Regional EST in October 2014 in concert with the Better Air Quality Conference. Closing remarks were offered by Bambang Susantono, Vice Minister of Transportation, Indonesia, Satoru Morishita, Ministry of Environment, Japan, and Chikako Takase, Director, UNCRD.
After a dinner hosted by the Ministry of Transportation, Indonesia, participants enjoyed traditional Indonesian dance and music and observed the formal passing of “bamboo” symbolizing the transfer of hosting the next meeting from Indonesia to Sri Lanka.
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| Modern dancers and Indonesian flag dancers during the evening farewell |
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L-R: Sanjeev Kumar Lohia, India, Michael Replogle, ITDP, Cornie Huizenga, SLoCaT, Wendy Aritenang, Indonesia, Thomas Hamlin DSD/UN-DESA, Heather Allen, Transport Research Board, Cosmas Takule, Tanzania, M.A.N. Siddique, Bangladesh
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UNCRD resources
 Meetings website
Draft concept note and provisional programme
Draft Bali Declaration
Sixth Regional EST Forum in Asia, 4-6 December 2011, New Delhi, India
Fifth Regional EST Forum in Asia, 23-25 August 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
Fourth Regional EST Forum in Asia, 24-26 February 2009, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Third Regional EST Forum in Asia, 17-19 March 2008, Singapore
Second Regional EST Forum in Asia, 11-12 December 2006, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
First Regional EST Forum in Asia, 1-2 August 2005, Nagoya, Japan
IISD RS resources
Post-2015 Development Agenda Meeting Reporting
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of UN and Intergovernmental Post-2015 Development Agenda Activities
SDG - A mailing list focused on internationally-relevant activities related to setting the post-2015 development agenda
Sustainable Development Policy & Practice - A Knowledgebase of Activities Contributing to International Sustainable Development
SDG - A mailing list for news on sustainable development policy
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
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