In response to the official request by Government of Nepal, UNCRD initiated providing technical assistance for the formulation of the National EST Strategy for Nepal in 2013. The National EST Strategy for Nepal has three major components: Components 1-Urban Transport, Inter-City Transport, and Rural Transport; Component 2- Fuel Economy, Energy Security and Green Freight (cross-cutting) with supplementary Component 3-Climate and Disaster Resiliency (cross-cutting).

The Consultation Meeting calls for participation of all stakeholders concerned including government agencies/departments, international organizations, NGO’s, academia, private and business sectors for detail discussion on the First Draft of the National EST Strategy.

Co-organized by:
Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Government of Nepal (MPIT-Nepal)
Society of Transport Engineers, Nepal (SOTEN)

In collaboration with:
Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology, Government of Nepal (MEST-Nepal)
Ministry of Urban Development, Government of Nepal (MOUD-Nepal)
Ministry of Health and Population, Government of Nepal (MOHP-Nepal)
Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Government of Nepal (MFALD-Nepal)
National Planning Commission (NPC), Government of Nepal
United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

Programme

Time	Provisional Programme	Speaker/Panel	Affiliation/Title
09:00-10:30	Opening Ceremony Inauguration/Chief Guest: Mr. Krishna Hari Baskota, Secretary, Prime Minister's Office Chair: Mr. Tulasi Sitaula, Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal
	Welcome Remarks	Mr. Indu Sharma Dhakal	Joint Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal
	Remarks	Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty	Environment Programme Coordinator, UNCRD
		Mr. Lal KC	President, SOTEN
		Mr. Shanta Bahadur Shrestha	Secretary, MOFALD-Nepal
		Mr. Krishna Hari Baskota	Secretary, Prime Minister's Office
	Chairman’s address	Mr. Tulasi Sitaula	Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal
10:30-11:15	Session-1: National EST Strategy: Vision, Objectives and Opportunities Chair: Mr. Tulasi Sitaula, Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal Facilitator: Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty, UNCRD
	First Draft of the National EST Strategy for Nepal (1) “Vision, Objectives and Opportunities”	Mr. Surya Raj Acharya
11:15-12:00	Session-2: Urban Transport Towards Sustainable Cities Chair: Mr. Tulasi Sitaula, Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal Facilitator: Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty, UNCRD
	First Draft of the National EST Strategy for Nepal (2) “Strategic Components and Actions: Urban Transport”	Mr. Surya Raj Acharya
13:00-13:45	Session-3: Inter-Cities and Rural Transport: Regional Connectivity and pro-poor development Chair: Mr. Reshmi Raj Pandey, Joint Secretary, MoFALD-Nepal Facilitator: Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty, UNCRD
	First Draft of the National EST Strategy for Nepal (3)“Strategic Components and Actions: Intercity and Rural Transport”	Mr. Surya Raj Acharya
13:45-14:30	Session-4: Green Freight, Fuel Economy and Energy Security for EST in Nepal Chair: Mr. Madan Maleku, Former Director General (DoR) Facilitator: Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty, UNCRD
	Addressing the identification of issues, strategic priority challenges, specific targets in the field of freight sector of Nepal including emission/pollution, Inspection and Maintenance (I/M), Fuel Economy, Energy security, Road Safety aspects for promotion of Green Freight in Nepal	Mr. Robert Earley	Clean Air Asia
14:30-15:15	Session-5: Climate and Disaster Resilience - Making Nepal Climate and Disaster Resilience Through Sustainable Urban Transport Chair: Mr. Madan Maleku, Former Director General (DoR) Facilitator: Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty, UNCRD
	Addressing short term, medium-term and long term goals/actions measures in the overall policy, planning and development process through the identification of issues, strategic priority challenges, specific targets, commitments and required measures in terms of climate and disaster of local and national governments for promotion of EST in Nepal	Mr. Kamal Pande
15:30	Session-6: Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks Chair: Mr. Indu Sharma Dhakal, Joint Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal Facilitator: Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty, UNCRD
	Meeting Wrap up	Mr. Lal KC	President, SOTEN
	Closing Remarks	Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty	Environment Programme Coordinator, UNCRD
		Mr. Indu Sharma Dhakal	Joint Secretary, MoPIT-Nepal