Voluntary Commitments on Sustainable Transport
Tyrrell DuncanDirector, East Asia Transport Division, concurrently Practice Leader (Transport)Asian Development Bank
Side Event: Sustainable Transport Contribution to Rio+20 and its Implementation16 June 2012
Voluntary Commitments: A major feature of Rio+20
•Rio+20 is about implementation•All participants being encouraged to make
voluntary commitments to deliver concrete results for sustainable development“I look forward to new commitments and initiatives on critical challenges -- from job creation and social protection, to energy, transportation and food security.”
– Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations
Overview of Voluntary Commitments on sustainable transport• Coordinated by
SLoCaT Partnership, includes development banks, international organizations, NGOs, etc.
• 15 VCs to be submitted
• Global, regional, national and urban level
• Covers all world regions, with emphasis on the south
Sustainable transport
Road safety
Fuel economy and fuel
standards
Non-motorized transport
Urban transport
Green freight
Public transport
Sustainable Transport Commitments – Envisaged impact:
Solutions for Sustainable Transport
Avoid Shift Improve
Avoid or Reduce the need to
travel
Shift to more efficient
transport modes
Improve fuel and vehicle
technologies
Coverage of all key building blocks for sustainable transport
Financing Policies
Capacity Knowledge
Sustainable
Transport
Voluntary Commitments on Financing
Financing Policies
Capacity Knowledge
Sustainable
Transport
Financing•Commitment by 8 Multilateral Development
Banks (AfDB, ADB, CAF, EBRD, EIB, IDB, IsDB, and WB)
•Significant level of financial support over the next 10 years, from MDBs but also others to help develop sustainable transport and leverage domestic and private sector financing
•Annual reporting on sustainable transport related lending in coordination with SLoCaT
Voluntary Commitments on Policies
Financing Policies
Capacity Knowledge
Sustainable
Transport
Policies• Intergovernmental EST policy
forums in Asia, Africa and Latin America led by UNCRD with inputs from several other SLoCaT members
• Promote global standards on e.g. fuel economy and fuel quality
• Public transport and rail sector goals and objectives
• Policy concepts on financing arrangements, road safety and urban planning
Voluntary Commitments on Institutions and Capacity Building
Financing
Policies
Capacity
Knowledge
Sustainable Transport
Capacity development
•Development and implementation of training: general sustainable transport, specialized areas such as cycling, road safety
•Hands-on work with cities to strengthen their capacities to develop policies and projects and successfully implement these
Voluntary Commitments on Knowledge/Expertise
Financing
Policies
Capacity
Knowledge
Sustainable Transport
Knowledge
•Create new knowledge •Development of tools and
guidelines to facilitate scaling up of sustainable transport projects and practices: BRT, Cycling, Freight, Road Safety
•Improve access to information
Resources to activate and implement VCs
FinancialHuman
(skills and expertise)
OrganizationalNetworks
Key issues to keep in mind• Will the Voluntary Commitments be delivered as
promised? How can we monitor our progress?• How to ensure synergy between the individual
Voluntary Commitments?• How can we support the delivery of a potential
SDG in transport, e.g. “Universal Access to Clean Safe and Affordable Transport”?
• How to link the implementation of transport Voluntary Commitments to other transport initiatives, including a possible Secretary General’s panel on sustainable transport?
Concluding Message for Rio+20•The sustainable transport community is
ready to contribute to the success of Rio+20
•Voluntary Commitments collectively cover:▫All types of transport▫All building blocks▫All world regions
•Transport is ready to be part of the solution!
•www.slocat.net/rio20-vc
Thank you for your attentionTyrrell [email protected]