The second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference takes place October 14-16 in Beijing, China. It underscores the importance of sustainable transport for the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
The second Global Sustainable Transport Conference will draw upon discussions and action on sustainable transport in intergovernmental and other fora. Advances in sustainable transport will contribute to the attainment of many, if not all, of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), outlined in the 2030 Agenda.
13:00-15:00 Beijing Time (UTC+8)
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This event will focus on the Sustainable Transport Goals to achieve universally accessible, safe, affordable, clean and low-carbon passenger and freight transport in Asia. Among others, Urda Eichhorst, Project Manager of the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC TIA), will participate in the panel discussion on the challenges in the transport sector, the alignment and transformation of frameworks, the expected experiences of the Aichi 2030 Declaration, and the role of partnerships and donors.
14:00-15:00 Beijing Time (UTC+8)
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This event will look at a nuanced and complementary perspective on climate goals, focusing on system transformations and their enablers, taking stock of progress in countries and sectors since the Paris Agreement. Amongst others, Hue Tran of Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment will highlight the updated transport goals of the new Green Growth Strategy of Vietnam and Garima Agrawal, Manager, Integrated Urban Transport at WRI India will represent the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia.
21:30-22:30 Beijing Time (UTC+8)
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Shedding light on sustainable urban transport and sustainable development as a whole, this event will invite the speakers to formulate key messages and recommendations for the donor community and international development agencies on what actions can be taken to support the integration of paratransit into mobility planning.
21:30-22:30 Beijing Time (UTC+8)
This event has a targeted approach to multi-stakeholder engagement and synergies, focused on the policy and proposals needed to advance progress. It brings a focused and effective approach to sustainable transport policymaking from stakeholders around the world, delivering on the conference’s call for global action to further advance sustainable transport worldwide.
Find out more about the full programme of the 2nd Sustainable Transport Conference and all side events.
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