[sustran] Regional Workshop on Transport Sector Inspection and Maintenance Policy in Asia, Dec 2001

eric.britton at ecoplan.org eric.britton at ecoplan.org
Fri Oct 5 20:59:09 JST 2001


Our friends at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
GITE program are organizing a Regional Workshop on Transport Sector
Inspection and Maintenance Policy in Asia in Bangkok from 10-12 December
2001.  They are on the lookout for speakers and ideas. Here's a quick
rundown for you, just in case:

Goals and Objectives

This Workshop aims to assist developing countries in Asia to identify and
promote appropriate policies to encourage inspection and maintenance
programmes at the national level.  It will 1) explore opportunities for
regional cooperation in the area of inspection and maintenance, fuel
standards, exhaust pipe and safety regulations; 2) provide a forum for
sharing country experiences in the design and implementation of vehicle
inspection and maintenance programmes; 3) consider legal, organizational and
cross-sectoral issues relating to vehicle inspection and maintenance in
Asia; and 4) provide input to the inspection and maintenance comparative
study of ESCAP member countries being undertaken by the Japanese Automobile
Research Institute.

        The Workshop is intended to contribute to the Asian region's ability
to enforce vehicle safety standards, promote transport energy efficiency and
reduce emissions from vehicles. . I&M will be introduced as one potential
solution and a means of regulating three branches of road travel issues: (a)
road safety, (b) energy efficiency, (c) air quality while keeping in mind
issues of stakeholders, different types of vehicles, regulatory frameworks,
infrastructure development, and various stakeholders.

For further information contact Ghazal Badiozamani [badiozamani at un.org] or
Kathleen Abdalla [abdallak at un.org]

Energy and Transport Branch (ETB)
Division for Sustainable Development (DSD)
Department for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
United Nations,
DC2-2018
New York, NY 10017 USA
Phone: +212-963 8416, Fax: 212-963-1795

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With all good wishes,
Eric Britton

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