Rio+20 Voluntary Commitments on Sustainable Transport
At the the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the SLoCaT Partnership facilited the submission of 16 Voluntary Commitments on Sustainable Transport. The Future We Want, the outcome document of Rio+20 emphasises the importance of these Voluntary Commitments in bringing about transformative change: “We welcome the commitments voluntarily entered into at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and throughout 2012 by all stakeholders and their networks to implement concrete policies, plans, programmes, projects and actions to promote sustainable development and poverty eradication
Implementation of Sustainable Transport Voluntary Commitments is on track
One year after Rio+ 20 the SLoCaT Partnership is happy to report that the implementation of the Rio+20 Voluntary Commitments on Sustainable Transport is on track. This is the key message of the status report "Creating Universal Access to Safe, Clean and Affordable Transport" which was presented on 20 June at the Berlin High Level Dialogue on Implementing the Rio+20 Decisions on Sustainable Cities and Sustainable Transport.
| Download the SLoCaT Partnership status report on sustainable transport, one year after Rio+20 “Creating Universal Access to Safe, Clean and Affordable Transport”Report. The report outlines key challenges and opportunities on sustainable transport; reviews the implementation of the Voluntary Commitments in their first year; presents a number of additional Voluntary Commitments with a focus on measuring; and defines transport sector’s role in the post-2015 development framework. |
| For the press release of the SLoCaT Partnership and the media coverage on the “Creating Universal Access to Safe, Clean and Affordable Transport” Report please click here. |
| At the Rio+20 Conference, SLoCaT together with its members made 16 Voluntary Commitments to contribute to the promotion and implementation of sustainable transport and sustainable development. On June 20 2013, members of the SLoCaT Partnership made six additional Voluntary Commitments for the coming decade. These additional commitments will help to track the sustainability of the transport sector and also contribute towards reporting on the implementation and impact of the existing Voluntary Commitments on Sustainable Transport. |
It is still possible to add more Voluntary Commitments on sustainable transport. For more information please contact cornie.huizenga@slocatpartnership.org