[sustran] Wanted Voluntary Commitments on Sustainable Transport for Rio+20

[Cornie Huizenga]

Dear all,

Rio+20 is a conference about implementation, and an important part of that
is making and delivering commitments. All participants at Rio+20 are
therefore encouraged to make voluntary commitments to deliver concrete
results for sustainable development. Commitments are invited from various
stakeholders, including business and industry, other Major Group
organizations, associations, academic institutions, philanthropic
organizations, UN entities, partnerships involving more than one
stakeholder, and Member States. These will be compiled into an online
compendium of commitments on the Rio+20 website.

You can read more about the Rio+20 Voluntary Commitment process at:
http://www.uncsd2012.org/rio20/voluntarycommitments.html.

The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) welcomes the
initiative by several of its members as well as other organizations to
develop Voluntary Commitments related to Sustainable Transport. Such
Voluntary Commitments support and give meaning to the campaign of SLoCaT to
ensure that the Rio+20 conference will act as a catalyst for the scaling up
and mainstreaming of sustainable transport in developing and emerging
economies. The width and breadth of the Voluntary Commitments on Transport
that are being developed reinforce the need for, and potential of a
dedicated Sustainable Development Goal on Sustainable Transport.

SLoCaT will, together with the Institute for Transportation and Development
Policy (ITDP) and other SLoCaT members present in Rio in June provide
active outreach on these Voluntary Commitments on Sustainable Transport. We
will celebrate these as a sign of how far the sustainable transport
community has come since the World Summit on Sustainable Development and as
sign of hope on what we as a community will do to implement the spirit and
outcomes of Rio+20. Collectively, these voluntary commitments will cover
all major aspects of sustainable transport and reach out to all parts of
the world.

Please let us know if you would also like to submit a Voluntary Commitment
on Sustainable Transport so that we can add you to the list.

Currently we expect to have the following Voluntary Commitments:

1) Joint statement and commitment on the promotion of sustainable transport
by Multilateral Development Banks through Financial and Technical
Assistance. To be submitted by Asian Development Bank (ADB), Latin-American
Development Bank (CAF), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and World
Bank.

2) Protecting children from traffic injuries on urban roads. To be
submitted by FIA Foundation and a range of partners.

3) Promote the development and implementation of Global Fuel Economy
standards and measures. To be submitted by FIA Foundation, International
Council for Clean Transport (ICCT), International Energy Agency (IEA),
International Transport Forum (ITF), United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP)

4) Promoting and supporting the development and implementation of policies
and legislation on lower sulphur standards for diesel and gasoline fuels.
To be submitted by United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Members of
the Partnership on Clean Fuels and Vehicles.

5) Rolling out of road assessment program to enhance road safety. To be
submitted by International Road Assessment Program (IRAP).

6) Cycling Inclusive Urban Transport. To be submitted by Dutch Cycling
Embassy and partners.

7) Promoting Urban Transport and Urban Design Principles and Fostering
Their Wider Application. To be submitted by Institute for Transportation
and Development Policy (ITDP) and partners.

8) Sustainable transport in 100/150 cities. To be submitted by UN-HABITAT.

9) Convening high (policy) level Regional Environmentally Sustainable
Transport (EST) Forums. To be submitted by United Nations Center for
Regional Development (UNCRD)/ United Nations Department for Economic and
Social Development (UN DESA), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), World
Bank (WB) and supporting organizations.

10) Capacity Building for Sustainable Transport. To be submitted by German
International Cooperation (GIZ)

11) Green Freight. To be submitted by Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
(CAI-Asia) and Sustainable Supply Chain Center Asia Pacific (SSCCAP)

We are starting to have a good overview of the transport events at Rio+20.
Please go to
http://www.slocat.net/sites/default/files/slocatfiles/events/overview_ri...<http://www.slocat.net/sites/default/files/slocatfiles/events/overview_rio20_transport_events_17_may.pdf>.

with best regards,
Cornie


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Cornie Huizenga
Joint Convener
Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport
Mobile: +86 13901949332
cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org
www.slocat.net