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Eighth Regional EST Forum in Asia (Integrated Conference of BAQ2014 and Intergovernmental Eighth Regional EST Forum in Asia)

19 Nov 2014 - 21 Nov 2014
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Venue: Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Theme: Next Generation Solution for Clean Air and Transport - towards Sustainable and Livable Society in Asia
Integrated Conference portal website:http://www.baq2014est.org/

Live Stream http://www.learntv.lk/stream2.html

Co-organizers
Concept Note
Programme
(Day 1, Day 2, Day 3)
Chair's Summary of the Integrated Conference
List of Participants
Addendum to Kyoto Declaration (2014)
Colombo Declaration

Background Papers
Country Report (Country Report Guideline, Bangkok 2020 Declaration, Bali Declaration on Vision Three Zeros)
City Report (City Report Guideline, Kyoto Declaration)

Pre-Event: Green Freight Day (18 Nov 13:30-18:00)
Previous Meetings
Photos of the meeting

Group photo of the Integrated Conference (Photo by Sri Lanka MERE & MOT)

Co-organizers

Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy, Sri Lanka
Ministry of Transport, Sri Lanka
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
Clean Air Asia

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Programme

Day 1: Wednesday, 19 November

Time	Programme	Speaker/Panel	Affiliation/Title
09:00-10:30	Opening Ceremony
	Welcome Remarks	Mr. B. M. U. D. Basnayake	Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Renewable Energy, Sri Lanka
	Opening Remarks	Mr. Robert O'Keefe	Chair of Board of Trustees, Clean Air Asia
		Mr. Nikhil Seth	Director of the Division for Sustainable Development, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)
		Mr. Teruyoshi Hayamizu	Councillor, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
		Hon. Mr. Kumara Welgama	Minister of Transport, Sri Lanka
		Hon. Mr. Susil Premajayantha	Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy, Sri Lanka
	Special Message by UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon
	Introduction to the Guest of Honour	Mr. Don Jayaweera	Executive Director, Clean Air Sri Lanka
	Address by the Guest of Honour	H. E. Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa	President of Sri Lanka
	Keynote Address Transforming Societies through Next Generation Transport and Clean Air Solutions in Post 2015 Development Era	Mr. Nikhil Seth	Director, UN DESA
11:00-12:30	Plenary Session 1: Implementing Bali Vision Three Zeros Towards Achieving a Livable and Sustainable Society in Asia Session Chair: H.E. Mr. Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy, Sri Lanka Facilitator: Mr. Todd Litman, VTPI Rapporteur: Mr. Karl Peet, SLoCaT Background Paper: Implementing Transport Policies and Programmes toward Realizing Bali Vision Three Zeros - Zero Congestion, Zero Pollution, and Zero Accidents towards Next Generation Transport Systems in Asia (Mr. Todd Litman)
	Implementing Transport Policies and Programmes toward Realizing Vision Three Zeros - Zero Congestion, Zero Pollution, and Zero Accidents towards Next Generation Transport Systems in Asia	Mr. Todd Litman	Founder and Executive Director, Victoria Transport Policy Institute (VTPI), Canada
	Panel Discussion	Mr. Tulasi Prasad Sitaula	Secretary, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Nepal
		Ms. Elly Sinaga	Director General, R&D Agency, Ministry of Transportation, Indonesia
		Mr. Mukund Kumar Sinha	Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, India
		Mr. Ildefonso T. Patdu, Jr.	Assistant Secretary for Project Implementation, Department of Transportation and Communications, Philippines
		Prof. Dinesh Mohan	Professor Emeritus, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
		Mr. Cornie Huizenga	Secretary General, SLoCaT
13:30-15:00	Plenary Session 2: e-Mobility as the Next Generation Solutions for Clean Air and Sustainable Transport in Asia Session Chair: Hon. Dr. Hassan Abdullahi, Minister of Urban Development Affairs, Afghanistan Facilitator:Mr. Ralph Wahnschafft, Independent Senior Advisor on Sustainable Development Policies Rapporteur: Mr. Simon Ka Wing Ng, Civic Exchange Background Paper: e-Mobility as the Next Generation Solutions for Clean Air and SustainableTransport in Asia (InnoZ)
	e-Mobility as the Next Generation Solutions for Clean Air and Sustainable Transport in Asia	Mr. Ralph Wahnschafft	Independent Senior Advisor on Sustainable Development Policies
	The Electric Mobility Policy and Electric Vehicle Pilots Projects in Bhutan	Mr. Lhaba Tshering	Chief Planning Officer, Perspective Planning Division, Gross National Happiness Commission Secretariat, Bhutan
	Panel Discussion	Mr. Aurangzeb Haque	Additional Secretary, Ministry of Communications, Pakistan
		Mr. Daniel Darius M. Nicer	Assistant Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines
		Mr. Sagar Dynaneshwar Naik	Mayor, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, India
		Mr. Kulwant Singh	Regional Director, UN-HABITAT
		Mr. Lhaba Tshering	Chief Planning Officer, Gross National Happiness Commission Secretariat, Bhutan
		Mr. Roland Haas	Programme Director, ASEAN-German Technical Cooperation
		Mr. Shun Watanabe	Terra Motors Corporation, Japan
15:30-17:00	Plenary Session 3: Improved Accessibility to Essential Utilities and Services - A Critical Need for Communities of Emerging Asia Session Chair: Mr. Daniel Darius M. Nicer, Assistant Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippines Facilitator: Dr. Marie Thynell, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Rapporteur: Mr. Santosh Kodukula, ICLEI Background Paper: Improved Accessibility to Essential Utilities - A Critical Need for Communities of Emerging Asia (UN ESCAP) / Next Generation Urban Mobility Plans (GIZ)
	Improved Accessibility to Essential Utilities and Services - A Critical Need for Communities of Emerging Asia	Mr. Peter O'Neill	Chief, Transport Policy and Development Section, UN ESCAP
	Next Generation Urban Mobility Plans	Mr. Manfred Breithaupt	Senior Transport Advisor, German International Cooperation (GIZ)
	Panel Discussion	Mr. Mahendra Subba	Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Nepal
		Mr. Chan Dara	Director General, General Department of Transport, Ministry of Public Work and Transport, Cambodia
		Mr. A. Wassay Rahim	Senior Advisor to Minister, Ministry of Urban Development Affairs, Afghanistan
		Ms. Chutinthorn Praditphet	Policy and Plan Analyst, Ministry of Transport, Thailand
17:15-18:45	Plenary Session 4: Road Safety and Injury Prevention - Indispensable for National Productivity Session Chair: Mr. Tulasi Prasad Sitaula, Secretary, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Nepal Facilitator:Prof. Dinesh Mohan, IIT Delhi Rapporteur: Mr. Colin Hughes, ITDP Backgrond Paper: Implications of Road Safety in National Productivity and Human Development in Asia (SAFER) / Impact of Road Traffic Crashes in Asia: A Human and Economic Assessment (Prof. Mohan)
	Implications of Road Safety in National Productivity and Human Development in Asia	Prof. Jac Wismans	SAFER - Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre, Sweden
	Impact of Traffic Accidents on Indian Economy and Productivity	Prof. Dinesh Mohan	Professor Emeritus, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
	Panel Discussion	Hon. Mr. Rohana Kumara Dissanayake	Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transport, Sri Lanka
		Mr. M. A. N. Siddique	Secretary, Road Transport and Highways Division, Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, Bangladesh
		Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Hang	Deputy Director General, Ministry of Transport, Viet Nam
		Prof. Sanjivi Sundar	HUDCO Chair Professor in TERI University
		Prof. Yoshitaka Motoda	Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
		Mr. Amit Bhatt	Strategy Head, Urban Transport, EMBARQ-India
		Mr. Evgeny Vakulenko	First Secretary, Department of Internaional Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation

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Day 2: Thursday, 20 November

Time	Programme	Speaker/Panel	Affiliation/Title
09:00-10:30	Plenary Session 5: National and International Effort on Low Carbon Technology Transfer and Infrastructure Development in Transport Sector Session Chair: Hon. Mr. Rohana Kumara Dissanayake, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Transport, Sri Lanka Facilitator: Mr. Cornie Huizenga, Secretary General, SLoCaT Rapporteur: Mr. Karl Peet, SLoCaT
	Colombo Metropolitan Transport Master Plan and Areas for International Cooperation	Mr. Dhammika Perera	Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Sri Lanka
	ADB's Cooperation and Technical Assistance on Low Carbon Transport Development in Asia	Ms. Karma Yangzom	Environment Specialist, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
	International Cooperation for promotion of Low carbonization in Developing Countries	Mr. Teruyoshi Hayamizu	Councillor, Minister's Secretariat, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
	Sustainable Transportation and Climate Change Co-benefits - Activities of JICA	Mr. Tomohiro Ono	Advisor (JICA Expert) for the Improvement of Metro Colombo Urban Transport Network, Ministry of Transport, Sri Lanka
11:00-13:00	Special Event of Asian Mayors and City Authorities Plenary Session 6: Realizing Resilient, Smart and Livable Cities in Asia - Role of EST Session Chair: Hon. Mr. Ahamed Jamaldeen Mohamed Muzammil, MayorColombo Municipal Council, Sri Lanka Facilitator: Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty, UNCRD & Mr. Thomas Hamlin, UN DESA Rapporteur: Mr. Simon Ka Wing Ng, Civic Exchange Background Paper: Role of Dedicated Walkways and Cycleways - EcoMobility Options for Urban Transport in Asian Cities (ICLEI)
	Keynote Presentation: Health - a measure of performance for Urban Transport	Dr. Carlos Dora	Coordinator, Department of Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization (WHO)
	Realizing Resilient, Smart and Livable Cities in Asia - Role of EST	Mr. Sungwon Lee	Vice President, The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI)
	EcoMobility: An Integral Part of the Next Generation Transport System in Asia - Role of Dedicated Walkways and Cycleways	Mr. Emani Kumar	Deputy Secretary General, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI)
	Seamless Multimodal Integration for Smart City Public Transportation Network	Mr. Manfred Breithaupt	Senior Transport Advisor, German International Cooperation (GIZ)
	WHO/WPRO's perspective on Health and Air Pollution	Mr. Jung Sub Yeom	Regional Office for the Western Pacific, World Health Organization (WHO)
	Panel Discussion	Mr. Sagar Dynaneshwar Naik	Mayor, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation, India
		Mr. Dadi Budaeri Sugiono	Secretary, Tangerang City, Indonesia
		Mr. Edgardo C. Labella	Vice Mayor, Cebu City, the Philippines
		Mr. Xiaojian Dai	Deputy Director-General, Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission, PR China
		Mr. Rauf Akhtar Farooqui	Administrator, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, Pakistan
		Mr. Md. Aminul Islam	Chief Estate Officer, Dhaka North City Corporation
	Discussion on draft addendum to Kyoto Declaration Addendum to Kyoto Declaration (2014)	Dhaka North, Shanghai, Navi Mumbai, Yogyakarta, Tangerang, Vientiane, Ulaanbaatar, Kathmandu, Karachi, Baguio, Cebu, Singapore, Matale, Colombo, Bangkok, Chiang Mai
14:00-15:15	Country Breakout Session: Presentation on Country Initiatives and Achievements on Bangkok 2020 Declaration
	Breakout Group 1 (Room: Committee Room A)	Afghanistan (Report, Presentation), Bhutan (Presentation), Cambodia (Presentation), Indonesia (Presentation, Presentation (Tangerang City)), Japan (Report), Philippines (Presentation)
	Breakout Group 2 (Room: Committee Room B)	Bangladesh (Report, Presentation), Malaysia (Presentation), Nepal (Presentation), Pakistan (Report, Presentation), Thailand (Presentation)
	Breakout Group 3 (Room: Committee Room C)	India (Presentation, Lao PDR, Mongolia (Report), Sri Lanka, Singapore (Report, Presentation), Viet Nam (Report, Presentation)
	Breakout Group 4 (Room: Committee Room D)	Myanmar (Report), Maldives, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation
15:45-17:00	Plenary Session 7: Private Sector Financing for Next Generation Transport Infrastructure Session Chair: Mr. Mukund Kumar Sinha, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, India Facilitator: Mr. Lewis M. Fulton, Co-Director, NextSTEPS Programme, University of California, Davis, USA Rapporteur: Mr. Robert Earley, CAA Background Paper: A Global High Shift Scenario: Impacts and Potential for More Public Transport, Walking, and Cycling with Lower Car Use (ITDP) / Mobilizing Private Sector Financing for the Realization of Next Generation Solutions for Sustainable Transport in Asia (SLoCaT)
	Mobilizing Private Sector Financing for the Realization of Next Generation Solutions for Sustainable Transport in Asia	Mr. Cornie Huizenga	Secretary General, SLoCaT
	A Global High Shift Scenario: Impacts and Potential for More Public Transport, Walking, and Cycling with Lower Car Use	Mr. Lewis Fulton	Co-Director, NextSTEPS Programme, University of California, Davis
17:15-18:45	Country Roundtable: Next Generation Sustainable Transport Solutions in the context of post-2015 Development Agenda Session Chair: Hon. Mr. Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy, Sri Lanka Facilitator:Mr. Nikhil Seth, Director, Division for Sustainable Development, UN DESA Rapporteur: Mr. Thomas Hamlin, Technical Adviser, UN DESA Background Paper: Next Generation Sustainable Transport Solutions in the Context of post-2015 Development Era (EMBARQ) / The Role of National Policies in Financing and Scaling Urban Transport (ITDP)
	Scaling Up Rapid Transit: The Role of National Policy & Finance	Mr. Colin Hughes	Director of National Policy and Project Evaluation, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
	Next Generation Sustainable Transport Solutions in Post-2015 Development Era	Mr. Amit Bhatt	Strategy Head, Urban Transport, EMBARQ-India

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Day 3: Friday, 21 November

Time	Programme	Speaker/Panel	Affiliation/Title
09:00-10:30	Plenary Session 8: Intelligent Freight System (IFS) for Improved Productivity and Energy Security in Asia Session Chair: Hon. Mr. Kumara Welgama, Minister of Transport, Sri Lanka Facilitator:Mr. Peter O’Neill, Chief, Transport Policy and Development Section, UN ESCAP Rapporteur: Mr. Karl Peet, SLoCaT
	Intelligent Freight System (IFS) for Improved Productivity and Energy Security in Asia	Prof. Werner Rothengatter	Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
		Ms. Sophie Punte	Executive Director, Smart Freight Centre
	Intelligent Freight System- Efficient Intermodal Integration as Low Carbon Solution in Japan	Mr. Masaru Kumai	Ecomo Foundation, Japan
	Road-Map Towards Green Freight in Asia (1) Moving Towards a Regional Agreement on Green Freight in Asia	Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty	Environment Programme Coordinator, UNCRD
	Road-Map Towards Green Freight in Asia (2) ADB’s Initiative on Green Freight and Logistic in Asia	Ms. Naeeda Crishna	Climate Change Mitigation Specialist, GMS Environment Operations Center, ADB
	Road-Map Towards Green Freight in Asia (3) Towards National Action Plans - GIZ's Technical Cooperation on Green Freight and Logistics in Asia	Mr. Roland Haas	Programme Director, ASEAN-German Technical Cooperation
	Road-Map Towards Green Freight in Asia (4) CAA’s Efforts for the Green Freight Initiative in Asia	Mr. Robert Earley	Transport Program Manager, Clean Air Asia (CAA)
	Road-Map Towards Green Freight in Asia (5) UN ESCAP's work and plans for promoting Green Freight and Logistics Systems in Asia	Mr. Madan Regmi	Transport Division, UN ESCAP
	Panel Discussion	Mr. Giok Seng Lee	Secretary General, Asia Pacific Natural Gas Vehicles Association (ANGVA), Malaysia
11:00-12:30	Plenary Session 9: Expanding Railways - A Vital Means to Meet the Growing Transport Demand in Asia Session Chair: Hon. Mr. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Minister of Petroleum Industries, Sri Lanka Facilitator:Mr. Milko Papazoff, ASEAN Representative, UIC Rapporteur: Mr. Surya Raj Acharya, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Background Paper: Expanding Railways - A Vital Means to Meet the Growing Transport Demand in Asia (UIC)
	Expanding Railways - A Vital Means to Meet the Growing Transport Demand in Asia	Mr. Milko Papazoff	ASEAN Representative, International Union of Railways (UIC)
	Our progress and achievements towards decarbonizing Japanese Railway	Ms. Hisako Nishio	Deputy Director, Singapore Office, East Japan Railway Company
	Indian Railways and its Critical Role in Regional Connectivity and Regional Development	Mr. Mukund Kumar Sinha	Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, India
	Panel Discussion	Mr. Mukund Kumar Sinha	Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, India
		Mr. Ruzain Idris	Under Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Malaysia
		Ms. Hisako Nishio	Deputy Director, Singapore Office, East Japan Railway Company
		Prof. Mohamed Rehan Bin Karim	University of Malaya
		Mr. Ralph Wahnschafft	Independent Senior Advisor on Sustainable Development Policies, Germany
		Mr. Evgeny Vakulenko	First Secretary, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russian Federation
13:30-14:30	Reporting Back-the Country Breakout Sessions and BAQ 2014 Sessions Session Chair: Ms. Momena Khatun, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh Facilitator: Dr. Marie Thynell, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
	Reporting Breakout Group-1	Mr. Stefan Bakker	ASEAN-GIZ
	Reporting Breakout Group-2	Mr. Kartik Kumar	GIZ
	Reporting Breakout Group-3	Mr. Jagir Rathore	Smart Freight Centre
	Reporting Breakout Group-4	Mr. Simon Ka Ng	Civic Exchange
	Reporting BAQ 2014	Ms. Glynda Bathan	Deputy Executive Director, Clean Air Asia
14:30-15:30	Adoption of the Colombo Declaration and Chair's Summary of the Integrated Conference
15:30-16:00	Closing Ceremony
16:00-16:30	Press Conference
16:30-18:30	Technical Field Visit
16:30-18:30	Courtesy Call and Visit of Asian Mayors to Colombo City Hall (by invitation only) Venue: Council Chamber, Colombo Town Hall

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Previous Meetings

Background papers

Concept Note

8th EST Forum - Concept Note

Country/City Report

Declarations and Statements

Outcome Document

8th EST Forum - Chair's Summary

Presentations and Speeches

Programme

8th EST Forum - Final Programme

Live Stream http://www.learntv.lk/stream2.html

Co-organizers

Programme

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Regional EST Forum in Asia

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Asian Mayors' Policy Dialogue for Promotion of EST in Cities