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The Fifth Regional EST Forum in Asia was jointly organized by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) of the Kingdom of Thailand, Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan (MOEJ), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) and UNCRD from 23 to 25 August 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Forum was attended by approximately 200 participants, comprising high-level government representatives from twenty-two Asian countries, international experts and resource persons, representatives from various UN and international organizations, and local observers from Thailand. The Fifth Forum participants agreed on Bangkok 2020 Declaration - Sustainable Transport Goals for 2010-2020.

Organizers and Supporting Organizations
Organizers:
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Thailand
Ministry of the Environment, Government of Japan
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia (UN ESCAP)

Supporting Organizations :
Ministry of Transport, Thailand
World Health Organization (WHO)
German Technology Cooperation (GTZ)
ASEAN-German Technical Cooperation "Clean Air for Smaller Cities" Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center
International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
Asia Development Bank (ADB)
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
Swedish International Development Agency (Sida)
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
AIT-UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP)
VIVA



Objectives

1. Contribute towards improved understanding and strengthened regional consensus in terms of sustainable policy options, technological and institutional measures that promotes sustainable and low-carbon-transport
Address and identify opportunities for collaborative actions and partnerships, including international financial mechanism, on implementing affordable, economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound transport systems in developing countries and countries with economies in transition;
Illustrate innovative initiatives, achievements and good practices in public transportation system, rail, BRT system, fuel efficiency, and freight transport
2. Facilitate international cooperation for capacity building activities, including wider-scale adoption and proliferation of various EST measures at local and national level
3. Enhance regional input to CSD-19 in terms of various policy options and recommendations on transport sector for sustainable development through the adoption of the

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Meeting Summary
Meeting Summary


Participants
The Fifth Regional EST Forum was attended by approximately 200 participants, including
National Government representatives from Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Transport and other respective agencies from twenty-two Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, P. R. China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam);
Representatives from the Ministry of Health also attended with the support of World Health Organization (WHO);
International Experts selected for various EST-related thematic areas;
International Organizations and Research Institutions engaged in the fields related to EST.
List of Participants


Programme and Presentations
Programme

DAY 1: Monday, 23 August 2010

Presentation	Name	Affiliation/Title
Opening and Welcoming Remarks
Welcome Remarks	Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa	Director, UNCRD
	Mr. Osami Sagisaka	Director General, Ministry of the Environment of Japan
	Dr. Noeleen Heyzer	Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of ESCAP
	H.E. Dr. Luis Alberto Ferrate Felice	CSD-18 Chair / Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of Guatemala
	Mr. Pimuk Simaroj	Vice Minister, Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, MONRE, Thailand
Keynote Address
Asia 2010-2020: The Decade of Sustainable Transport in Asia	Dr. Bindu Nath Lohani	Vice President, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
India's Experience in Implementing Sustainable Urban Transport	H.E. Prof. Saugata Roy	Minister of State for Urban Development, India
Plenary Session 1: Partnerships to Make Sustainable and Low Carbon Transport Happen Chair: H.E. Mr. Mohamed Aslam, Minister of Housing and Environment, Maldives Background paper 1: Beyond the fossil city: Towards low carbon transport and green growth
Low carbon transport options towards reducing climate impacts and achieving co-benefits	Mr. Manfred Breithaupt	Senior Transport Advisor, German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
Growing partnerships to advance sustainable urban transport - introducing the ASAP vision	Mr. Michael Replogle	Global Policy Director and Founder, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)
Sustainable and low carbon transport (SLoCaT) partnership	Mr. Thomas Hamlin	Technical Adviser, Division for Sustainable Development, UN DESA
Partnerships for strengthening health consideration in urban transport	Dr. Hisashi Ogawa	Regional Adviser in Healthy Settings and Environment, WHO/WPRO
Plenary Session 2: Funding Mechanisms to Make It Happen Chair: Mr. Faridullah Khan, Managing Director, National Energy Conservation Centre (ENERCON), Pakistan Background Paper 2: Public transport-the smart, green solution
Sustainable public transport - the smart, green solution	Ms. Heather Allen	Sustainable Development Senior Manager, International Association of Public Transport (UITP)
Outside the box, high-level, long-term thinking: "make co-benefits pay"	Mr. Toru Kubo	Senior Clean Energy and Climate Change Specialist, ADB
JICA initiatives/strategy in financing sustainable and low carbon urban transport in Asia	Mr. Shinya Ejima	Office for Climate Change, Director General, JICA
Asian regional GEF project for sustainable transport	Mr. Conrado Heruela	Task Manager, UNEP-DGEF
Breakout Session 1: 2009-2010 Reports by Countries on EST Progress and Achievements
Breakout Group 1 Chair: Ms. Anneli Raguina Lontoc, Undersecretary,DOTC-Philippines Facilitator: Mr. Lloyd Wright Brunei Malaysia Maldives Myanmar Philippines Singapore Experts Panel Discussion: Prof. Katsutoshi Ohta / Ms. Sophie Punte / Dr. Axel Friedrich
Breakout Group 2 Chair: Mr. Paljor Jigmie Dorji, Deputy Minister and Special Advisor, NEC-Bhutan Facilitator: Mr. Michael Replogle Bangladesh Bhutan Indonesia Japan Laos Pakistan Experts Panel Discussion: Ms. Heather Allen / Dr. Hisashi Ogawa / Mr. Sharad Saxena
Breakout Group 3 Chair: Mr. Rohana Kumara Dissanayake, Deputy Minister, MOT-Sri Lanka Facilitator: Mr. Thomas Hamlin Afghanistan PR China India Sri Lanka Vietnam Experts Panel Discussion: Prof. Geetam Tiwari / Mr. Manfred Breithaupt / Mr. Todd Litman
Breakout Group 4 Chair: Mr. Purna Kadariya, Secretary, MPPW-Nepal Facilitator: Mr. Simon Ka Wing Ng Cambodia Rep. of Korea Mongolia Nepal Thailand Experts Panel Discussion: Dr. Marie Thynell / Prof. Yoshitaka Motoda / Mr. Herbert Fabian
Plenary Session 3: Report Back and Emerging Issues and Lessons Learned in Sustainable Transport Chair: Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, UNCRD
Reporting Back from Country EST Presentations	Breakout Group Facilitators
Transport, black carbon, and climate change	Dr. Maheswar Rupakheti	Coordinator, Project Atmospheric Brown Cloud (ABC), UNEP RRC.AP
Future challenges of transport and environment -lessons learned from the OECD EST project	Dr. Axel Friedrich	Expert, ASEAN-GTZ "Clean Air for Smaller Cities"
Options and requirements for low emission vehicles	Dr. Rudolf Petersen	Expert, ASEAN-GTZ "Clean Air for Smaller Cities"

DAY 2: Tuesday, 24 August 2010

Presentation	Name	Affiliation/Title
Keynote Presentation
Indicators for Sustainable Transport Policy Making and Performance Evaluation	Mr. Todd Litman	Executive Director, Victoria Transport Policy Institute (VTPI)
ADB Sustainable Transport Initiative - Turning Strategies into Realities	Mr. James Lynch	Director, Transport and Urban Development Division, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Breakout Session 2: Public Transport in Asia
Breakout Session 2-A: Urban and Regional Rail Development Chair: Mr. Heng-Keng Lee,Deputy Director General, MONRE-Malaysia Facilitator: Mr. Michael Replogle
Improvement of the two train-based systems, Bangkok SkyTrain and MRTS, towards modal integration	Dr. Chula Sukmanop	Deputy Director-General, OTP, MOT-Thailand
Indian Railways' contribution to socioeconomic development and environmentally sustainable transport	Mr. Shubhranshu	Executive Director, Indian Railways
Advanced technology : operation and energy efficiency measures	Mr. Tetsuo Uzuka	Senior Researcher, Railway Technical Research Institute, Japan
Shifting from road to rail for Green Growth	Dr. Jaehyun Park	Senior Researcher, Korea Railroad Research Institute
Innovations and practices of high speed railway in China	Mr. Zheng Jian	Chief Planner, MOR-China
An inclusive development approach through international intermodal corridors	Mr. Pierre Chartier	Economic Affairs Officer, Transport Division, UNESCAP
Breakout Session 2-B: Urban and Regional Rail Development Chair: Mr. Rajneesh Dube, Joint Secretary, MOEF-India Facilitator: Facilitator: Ms. Heather Allen
Ahmedabad BRT - India's first fully featured BRT system	Mr. I.P.Gautam	Commissioner, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, India
New Bangkok BRT project - a cost-effective public transport option	Mr. Oravit Hemachudha	Deputy Director, Bankgok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)
High capacity BRT planning and implementation, with multimodal Integration: lessons learned from the Guangzhou BRT	Mr. Karl Fjellstrom	Vice Director, ITDP
Impact of Transjakarta in public transportation system	Mr. Taufik Adiwianto	Head, Infrastructure and Facilities Division, BLU Transjakarta Busway
Seoul BRT - innovative system of meeting the travel demand	Dr. Kwon Young Jong	Senior Research Fellow, KOTI
Global trends in BRT and important lessons learnt	Mr. Lloyd Wright	Executive Director, VIVA
Breakout Session 2-C: Social Equity and Transport Chair: Mr. Ranepura Hewage Samantha Samaratunga, Secretary, MENR-Sri Lanka Facilitator: Mr. Todd Litman
Social change and urban transport	Dr. Marie Thynell	Senior Research Fellow, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Integrating NMT with public transport	Mr. Lloyd Wright	Executive Director, VIVA
Pro-poor transport strategies	Prof. Geetam Tiwari	Professor, IIT-New Delhi, India
Breakout Session 2-D: Fuel Economy Chair: Mr. Ade Palguna Ruteka, Assistant Deputy, MOE-Indonesia Facilitator: Ms. Sophie Punte
Vehicle fuel economy standards in the ASEAN: need for harmonized approach	Mr. Herbert Fabian / Ms. Sophie Punte	CAI-Asia Center
Global Fuel Economy Initiative for cleaner, more efficient vehicles	Ms. Vered Ehsani	Asia Officer, Transport Unit, UNEP DTIE
Country case studies: Thailand	Mr. Panya Warapetcharayut	Director, MONRE-Thailand
Country case studies: China	Mr. Wang Zhao	China Automotive Technology & Research Center
Plenary Session 4: Sustainable Freight Transport Chair: Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Lohia, Officer on Special Duty (Urban Transport) and E.O Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development-India Facilitator: Mr. Thomas Hamlin, Technical Adviser, Division for Sustainable Development, UN DESA Background Paper 3: Challenges and opportunities for an environmentally sustainable road freight sector in Asia Background Paper 4: Sustainable shipping and port development
Challenges and opportunities for an environmentally sustainable road freight sector in Asia	Ms. Sophie Punte	Executive Director, CAI-Asia Center
Eco-efficient and sustainable freight transport policy	Mr. John Moon	Chief, Transport Policy and Development Section, Transport Division, UN ESCAP
UnSustainable shipping and port development - fact and options	Mr. Uwe Breitling	Team Leader, ASEAN-GTZ Sustainable Port Development in the ASEAN Region
Environmental approaches of Logistic companies in Japan	Mr. Keiji Endou	General Manager, Tokyo Trucking Association
Plenary Session 5: Bangkok 2020 Declaration - Sustainable Transport Goals for 2010-2020 Chair: Mr. Pimuk Simaroj, Vice Minister, Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment-Thailand Co-Chairs: Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, UNCRD Facilitator: Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator, UNCRD Overview of the Bangkok 2020 Declaration - Sustainable Transport Goals for 2010-2020 Discussion of the voluntary sustainable transport targets in the Bangkok 2020 Declaration Adoption of the Bangkok 2020 Declaration and Chair's Summary
Closing Session
Closing Remarks	H.E. Mr. Suwit Khunkitti	Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand
	Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa	Director, UNCRD

DAY 3: Wednesday, 25 August 2010

Field Trip: Bangkok MRTS Projects Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS)

Consultative Meeting of EST Experts Chair: UNCRD representative Introduction of the session by UNCRD EST Expert evaluation of country EST strategies EST performance indicators for reporting by Governments at future EST events Sustainable transport audits and recommendations for host cities at future EST events Suggestions for focused themes at the next EST forum (Delhi, 2011) Discussion on the future of the EST Experts Forum & meeting closure Wrap-up and meeting closure

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