The Seminar will be a platform to share experiences and lessons learned from initiatives undertaken by the NDF in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB). These, include a variety of initiatives involving new approaches and financing mechanisms targeted for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The Global Report on Human Settlements will focus this year on “Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility" (www.unhabitat.org/categories.asp?catid=555). This landmark publication by UN-Habitat covers a broad range of urban mobility issues and aims to foster the debate about sustainable transport and its role in cities of the future. We look very much forward for you to you join this meeting of experts and discuss opportunities for cooperation to boost sustainable urban mobility.
Thursday 14 November 2013
Agenda
16.00 – 16.20 Opening session
Opening of the workshop by ADP co-chairs
The TRANSfer project will organize Towards Roadmaps for MRV of Transport NAMAs International Expert Workshop on November 15, 2013. The by-invitation only workshop is a side event to the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP 19) in Warsaw and a pre-event to Transport Day 2013.
The Global Report on Human Settlements will focus this year on “Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility" (www.unhabitat.org/categories.asp?catid=555). This landmark publication by UN-Habitat covers a broad range of urban mobility issues and aims to foster the debate about sustainable transport and its role in cities of the future.
Transport sector is one of the most dominant emitters of CO2, similar to industrial and domestic sectors. Massive CO2 emissions from transport definitely a big cause of extreme whether. It is at the same time one of the biggest serious victims of CO2.
Sustainable transport systems - solutions to the challenge of climate change mitigation & adaptation
Top experts will report on progress evaluating sustainable transport impacts on sustainable development considering economic development, health, and the environment. Key policy-makers will discuss the relevance of findings for post-2020 carbon mitigation and global sustainable development goals.
A Technical Working Group Meeting in support of the Secretary General's Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport will be held on Monday November 18th. The meeting will take place at Hyatt Regency Warsaw Hotel in Warsaw, Poland fom 09.00 - 12.00 pm.
The meeting will provide an update on the convening of stakeholders on sustainable transport as announced by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in the Action Agenda for his second term. Further details will be made available shortly.
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