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
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ADB Transport Forum: Changing Course – Pathways to Sustainable Transport
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.
9 June 2010 – UNFCCC Side Event on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport
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
Better Air Quality Conferences
The Better Air Quality (BAQ) conference is Asia’s largest gathering of air quality stakeholders from government, civil society, academe, private sector, and the international development community. First organized as a local workshop by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2001, BAQs have become major regional events through the efforts of the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center (CAI-Asia) and its partners. CAI-Asia has co-organized regional BAQ conferences in Hong Kong (2002), Philippines (2003), India (2004), Indonesia (2006), Thailand (2008), and Singapore (2010).
Successful side event on Transport NAMAs at COP 16
On the 6th day of COP16 in Cancun, Bridging the Gap took part in a side event on “Transport in NAMAs and National Communications”, hosted by the Inter-American Bank, the Asia Development Bank, SLoCaT partnership, Bridging the Gap and ITDP.
Successful side event on Transport NAMAs at COP 16
On the 6th day of COP16 in Cancun, Bridging the Gap took part in a side event on “Transport in NAMAs and National Communications”, hosted by the Inter-American Bank, the Asia Development Bank, SLoCaT partnership, Bridging the Gap and ITDP.
The 3rd Shanghai Clean Air Forum & International Workshop on Achievement of 2010 EXPO Air Quality Management
Organized by
Shanghai Environment Protection Bureau(SEPB)?
CAI-Asia Center
Co-organized by
Shanghai Environmental Monitoring Center(SMEC)?
Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences(SAES)?
Shanghai Environmental Science Association?USEPA (AirNow)
With Support from Fu Tak Iam Foundation
Transport Research Board Meeting 90th Annual Meeting
The TRB Annual Meeting program covers all transportation modes, with more than 4,000 presentations in nearly 650 sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to all attendees—policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. More than 85 sessions and workshops will address the spotlight theme for 2011: Transportation, Livability, and Economic Development in a Changing World.