SLoCaT Annual Meeting
24 May 2010 – SLoCaT Annual Meeting
On 24 May about 20 of the SLoCaT members met in Manila for the first SLoCaT annual meeting. See below for the agenda and presentations made.
MORNING SESSION
24 May 2010 – SLoCaT Annual Meeting
On 24 May about 20 of the SLoCaT members met in Manila for the first SLoCaT annual meeting. See below for the agenda and presentations made.
MORNING SESSION
Background
The transport sector needs to Change Course in order to ensure sustainable growth in the Asia Pacific region. It is now clear that a business as usual scenario is unsustainable and the need to change and move along a different growth pathway is driven by a range of economic, social and environmental challenges, including climate change, congestion, and the provision of basic mobility.
Agenda
18.00 – 18.05
Welcome remarks
David McCauley, ADB
18.05 – 18.20
Overview of activities by ADB to address climate change in the transport sector
James Leather, ADB
18.20 – 18.35
Overview of activities by IDB to address climate change in the transport sector
Rafael Acevedo-Daunas, IDB