[sustran] SLoCaT Newsletter April 2014

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SPECIAL FOCUS: Road Safety Resolution

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UPDATE FROM SLoCaT PARTNERSHIP

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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CLIMATE CHANGE

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

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NEWS FROM SLoCaT MEMBERS

IN OTHER NEWS

Upcoming Events

International Transport Forum,  [http://www.slocat.net/event/1139]21-23 May 2014 Leipzig-Germany

Velo-city Global, [http://www.slocat.net/event/1160] 27-30 May 2014, Adelaide-Australia

High Level on Transport and Climate Change [http://www.slocat.net/event/1185],    22 September 2014, New York-USA

Transport Day 2014 [http://www.slocat.net/transportday2014], 7 December 2014, Lima-Peru

SPECIAL FOCUS: Road Safety Resolution

UN road safety debate hears call for post-2015 action

Global action to combat a growing worldwide epidemic road deaths and injuries must become part of the UN's new priorities for global development, the UN General Assembly was told on 10 April as it passed a new Resolution to address the crisis.

Governments, including Brazil, Jamaica and Russia, urged inclusion of road safety in the post-2015 development goals due to be agreed next year. Speakers in the debate, including the US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, pledged support for the Decade of Action for Road Safety. The US co-sponsored the Resolution, which was introduced by Russia's Deputy Interior Minister, Victor Kiryanov.

Governments at the UN have pledged to stabilise and reduce road deaths and injuries in a Decade of Action from 2011-2020, but progress is falling short. The issue must become part of the Post-2015 development goals so that millions of lives can be saved, the UN was told.

Speaking at the UN, Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, Chair of the Commission for Global Road Safety, called for renewed action to save lives on the roads around the world. The Commission is funded by the FIA Foundation an independent UK charity providing philanthropic support to road safety efforts worldwide.

Lord Robertson who was representing the UK Government during the debate said: "This new Resolution recognises the Commission for Global Road Safety's call for a target for reducing road deaths to become part of the new development goals. Such a global commitment is vital to save millions of lives around the world."

He was joined by global road safety ambassador, actress Michelle Yeoh, who also addressed the UN General Assembly. She said: "We need new sources of funding to support road safety campaign. And we need new momentum in support of our shared objective for the Decade of Action, beginning with inclusion of road safety in the post-2015 goals."

The new Resolution encourages Governments to consider road safety when negotiating the post-2015 development goals. The Commission is calling for a specific global target to reduce road fatalities by 50% to be included in the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This would be consistent with the objectives of the Decade of Action for Road Safety.

The Commission is joining partners in the UN Road Safety Collaboration and SLoCAT to call on Governments at the UN to support the Post-2015 road safety SDG target. Click  here [http://www.makeroadssafe.org/longshortwalk/Pages/UNPost-2015OpenWorkingGroupresources.aspx] for an advocacy pack.

Click  here [http://www.makeroadssafe.org/news/2014/Pages/UNroadsafetydebatehearscallforpost-2015action.aspx] for further information on the UN Resolution A/68/L.40 'Improving Global Road Safety'.

Thanks to Avi Silverman, Director of Campaigns and Communications, Fia Foundation, for his contribution to this article.

UPDATE FROM SLoCaT PARTNERSHIP

The most exciting SLoCaT news is that we are now well underway with the transformation of the SLoCaT Secretariat into a formal legal entity.  We believe that this will enable us to serve the SLoCaT Partnership better and will help to strengthen the voice of sustainable, low carbon transport in global policies on sustainable development and climate change.  We are very much pleased with the positive response to the plans to make SLoCaT into a more sustainable entity. It is encouraging to see that new organizations are coming forward who are willing to support the work of SLoCaT.  More details on the changes in the structure of SLoCaT will be reported in the next newsletter. It is planned that the transformation of SLoCaT will be completed by June 2014.

The first quarter of 2014 was a busy time for SLoCaT. We were able to make good progress with our advocacy to see sustainable transport fully integrated in the post-2015 development agenda.  Linked to that the work of SLoCaT on poverty and sustainable transport really kicked off in the first quarter of 2014 with as first highlight the special event on "Sustainable Transport and Just Cities" at the World Urban Forum in Medellin, Colombia.

Transport was identified as a key sector in the recent 5th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. SLoCaT has intensified its work with the UNFCCC Secretariat to better communicate the mitigation potential of land transport. Contracts were signed for Transport Day 2014 in December 2014 in Lima, Peru.  We are working closely with the organizers of the UN Secretary General's Climate Summit to ensure that transport will be well represented at this critical event in September 2014.

We would also like to welcome  Youth for Road Safety (YOURS)  [http://www.youthforroadsafety.org/]to SLoCaT Partnership as our newest member.  Please visit the  member page of YOURS [http://slocat.net/member/1186] on the SLoCaT Website to learn more about their activities in road safety and sustainable transport.

SLoCaT's effectiveness as a partnership is determined by the support its partners are willing to give to the organization.  I am confident that based on the interest shown by our members and others that SLoCaT has a strong future as an organization to effectively promote the interests of the sustainable transport community.

Cornie Huizenga, Secretary General, SLoCaT Partnership

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

OWG on Sustainable Development Goals and SLoCaT Results Framework

SLoCaT's activities on sustainable transport in 2014 were dominated by the  efforts [http://www.slocat.net/transport-open-working-group-process] to see sustainable transport reflected in the discussion and outputs of the UN Open Working Group (OWG), which is charged with developing recommendations for a concise set of Sustainable Development Goals.  SLoCaT's advocacy towards the OWG is guided by the SLoCaT  Results Framework on Sustainable Transport [http://www.slocat.net/resultsframework], which has been acknowledged as a key input to the work of the OWG.

The proposed SLoCaT Results Framework promotes 6 targets; 3 of which focus on the developmental role of transport by calling for improved rural, urban and national access, and 3 sustainability targets including road safety, air pollution and climate change. The Results Framework has been presented in a range of events over the last three months.  Following the discussions of the 7th OWG session, in January 2014, SLoCaT is no longer calling for a separate stand alone transport SDG but in stead proposes that its targets on sustainable transport are included under other SDGs on e.g. food security and agriculture, health, energy or cities.

The OWG has now conducted two negotation sessions. The  analysis [http://www.slocat.net/sites/default/files/u10/slocat-comparison-of-19-owg-focal-areas-and-sdsn-10_goals-feb_27.pdf] of the  proposed focus areas [http://slocat.net/sites/default/files/u10/3276focusareas.pdf] for the post-2015 development agenda by the OWG co-chairs as input for the 9th OWG session indicates that the proposed targets by SLoCaT were, with the exception of the rural transport target, all included in the proposals of the co-chairs.

In preparation of the 11th OWG Session 5-9 May the co-chairs prepared a further  proposal [http://www.slocat.net/sites/default/files/u10/working_document_for_owg_sdgs_11th_session_17_apr_2014.pdf], reducing the number of focal areas to 16. In terms of relevance for the SLoCaT proposed targets. Rural transport is now included as an indicator for sustainable infrastructure; road safety has been removed from Health and is now only listed under sustainable cities; urban transport and air pollution remain to be listed under sustainable cities focus area; and fuel economy, one of the key indicators under the proposed SLoCaT Climate Change target is listed under the energy focus area.  The SLoCaT target on provision of national acccess and regional connectivity is no longer included.

SLoCaT contribution to the UNGA-ECOSOC Debate Post-2015 Partnerships

Cornie Huizenga, the SLoCaT Secretary General, in his contribution to the UNGA-ECOSOC Debate on post-2015 partnerships called for an ambitious institutional framework to be able to implement the ambitious post 2015 development agendacalled for the in the Rio+20 Outcome Document "The Future We Want". He was speaking in the  session [http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2014/ga11499.doc.htm] scaling up partenerships opportunities in sustainable infrastructure.

Poverty and Sustainable Transport

As part on its work on Sustainable Transport and Poverty, SLoCaT is developing  a collaborative program on transport and poverty amongst its members. As input to the development of the collaborative workprogram SLoCaT has launched a  survey [https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/povertyandtransport] to get a better understanding of the manner in which organisations working on transport are dealing with poverty issues and also of their thinking on future priorities.  The closing date of the survey has been extended till April 29.

Poverty and human rights were also the focus of a  special event  [http://www.slocat.net/event/1150]on 'Sustainable Transport and Just Cities' organized by SLoCaT and UN-Habitat on 7th April in Medellin, Colombia as part of the 7th World Urban Forum (WUF).  The response to this event and the survey underscore the importance of having a broad based developmental approach to sustainable transport.

WUF 7 was one of the key events for SLoCaT in 2014. Several of SLoCaT's members were present in Medellin and were responsible for, or contributing to one of the more than  30 transport events [http://www.slocat.net/sites/default/files/u11/summary_table_transport_related_events_at_world_urban_forum_7_2.pdf] at WUF 7.

Access to safe, affordable and sustainable transport was listed as one the prioriries in the  Medellin Declaration [http://unhabitat.org/7th-world-urban-forum-medellin-declaration/], which was unanimously adopted by the 24,000 participants of WUF 7.

CLIMATE CHANGE

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Climate Summit

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will host on 23 September a  Climate Summit  [http://www.un.org/climatechange/summit2014/]to catalyze action on climate change prior to the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference in 2015. The emphasis will be bold pledges that can scale-up and deliver concrete action that will close the emissions gap and put the global community on track for an ambitious legal agreement through the UNFCCC process.  SLoCaT is working with the office to facilitate the contribution of the transport community to the Climate Summit.  It is currently expected that transport will be well represented in the Summit through possible commitments on electric mobility, BRT, public transport, railways, fuel economy and green freight.

SLoCaT will be represented in the  Ascent meeting [http://climate-l.iisd.org/events/abu-dhabi-ascent/] in Abu Dhabi that brings together ministers, as well as leaders from business, finance and civil society, to develop proposals for action and determine how their countries, businesses and organizations can increase their participation in initiatives that broaden and deepen partnerships, in order to deliver concrete action at the September Summit.

SLoCaT and UN-DESA together with the International Railway Association expect to be hosting a  High Level Event on Transport and Climate Change [http://slocat.net/event/1185] in New York on 22 September to  showcase the transport commitments to the Climate Summit as well as the specific contribution of railways to sustainable transport.

SLoCaT contribution to ADP Technical Expert Meetings: Energy efficiency

In Warsaw, the ADP requested the UNFCCC secretariat to organize, under the guidance of the ADP Co-Chairs, technical expert meetings at each of the sessions of the ADP in 2014 to share policies, practices and technologies and address the necessary finance, technology and capacity building, with a special focus on actions with high mitigation potential.  SLoCaT was invited to contribute towards the  March technical expert meeting [http://unfccc.int/bodies/awg/items/8113.php] that focused on opportunities for action on renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Cornie Huizenga in  his contribution [http://unfccc.int/files/bodies/awg/application/pdf/6_partnership_for_sustainable.pdf] highlighted 4 key messages on behalf of the SLoCaT Partnership and the Bridging the Gap initiative:

1. With 25% of Energy Related GHG emissions, Transport must become low carbon to realize 2 Degree Scenario

2. Transport and economic growth can, and must be decoupled

3. Technology and system-wide  improvements (e.g. fuel economy) needs to be combined with modal shift and behavioral change

4. This is an opportunity not a constraint – saves money; builds resilience and delivers more than climate benefits but needs to start now. NAMAs can help kick-start change

Transport Day 2014

Following the success of  Transport Day 2013 [http://www.slocat.net/transportday2013], the SLoCaT Partnership and the Bridging the Gap initiative will be organizing in the context of COP 20, Transport Day 2014 on 7 December in Lima, Peru.  CAF Development Bank of Latin America, the Inter American Development Bank as well as FIA Foundation have indicated their support for this year's Transport Day. If you are interested in contributing towards Transport Day 2014 please contact hallen at trl.co.uk and cornie.huizenga at slocatpartnership.org.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

IPCC's recently published  5th Assessment Report [http://mitigation2014.org/report/] confirms the importance and potential of mitigation action by the transport sector to reduce dangerous climate change. The Transport Section Mitigation Pathways of the Summary for Policy Maker can be found  here. [http://slocat.net/sites/default/files/u10/transport_key_messages_ipcc_wgiii_ar5.pdf] It is encouraging to see that there is increased alignment of the IPCC policy recommendations and the Avoid-Shift-Improve approach, promoted by SLoCaT to reduce GHG emissions from transport.  The  detailed chapter (8) on transport, [http://report.mitigation2014.org/drafts/final-draft-postplenary/ipcc_wg3_ar5_final-draft_postplenary_chapter8.pdf] to which several SLoCaT members actively contributed contains a number of additional key messages:

Reducing global transport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will be challenging since the continuing growth in passenger and freight activity could outweigh all mitigation measures unless transport emissions can be strongly decoupled from GDP growth  High mitigation potential of transport by avoided journeys and modal shifts due to behavioral change, uptake of improved vehicle and engine performance technologies, low‐carbon fuels, investments in related infrastructure, and changes in the built environment  Both short‐ and long‐term transport mitigation strategies are essential if deep GHG reduction ambitions are to be achieved  Barriers to de-carbonizing transport for all modes differ across regions, but can be overcome partly by reducing the marginal mitigation costs  There are regional differences in transport mitigation pathways with major opportunities to shape transport systems and infrastructure around low‐carbon options, particularly in developing and emerging countries  De-carbonizing of transport sector requires a range of strong and mutually‐supportive policies

International Transport Forum

Transport Outlook 2013: Funding Transport [http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/transport/itf-transport-outlook-2013_9789282103937-en]

The ITF  Transport Outlook 2013 [http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/transport/itf-transport-outlook-2013_9789282103937-en] presents and discusses global scenarios concerning the development of transport volumes through 2050. The analysis highlights the impact of alternative economic growth scenarios on passenger and freight flows and the consequences of rapid urbanisation outside the OECD.

World Bank

Transport for health: the global burden of disease from motorized road transport [http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/03/28/000333037_20140328141207/Rendered/PDF/863040IHME0T4H0ORLD0BANK0compressed.pdf]

World Bank's  Transport for Health  [http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/03/28/000333037_20140328141207/Rendered/PDF/863040IHME0T4H0ORLD0BANK0compressed.pdf] report summarizes the findings of a long and meticulous journey of data gathering and analysis to quantify the health losses from road deaths and injuries worldwide, as part of the path-finding Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study.

Reducing black carbon emissions from diesel vehicles: Impacts, control strategies, and cost-benefit analysis [http://theicct.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d37167dbef1c508895ccc2723&id=5010208d26&e=5d2de9a864] b

The most recent World Bank report  Reducing black carbon emissions from diesel vehicles [http://theicct.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=d37167dbef1c508895ccc2723&id=5010208d26&e=5d2de9a864] presents a summary of emissions control approaches from developed countries, which face a number of on-the-ground implementation challenges.

NEWS FROM SLoCaT MEMBERS

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) [http://slocat.net/news/1183]

Ukrainian cities on their way to sustainable mobility - Cooperation is everything

In 2013, the city of Donezk adopted a comprehensive programme for the development of cycling infrastructure. The first kilometers were already paved and are actively used by cyclists. Moreover, Donezk envisages the improvement and acceleration of bus services by implementing a priority bus network. German experts are providing local planners with technical assistance on cycling development and supervise the first constructions. GIZ supports Charkiv, Donezk, Lviv, Kiev and further municipalities in the field of sustainable mobility on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Energy-efficient driving courses for small entrepreneurs in the Mexican freight sector

As part of the program "Transporte Limpio" (similar to the US-Smartway Program), the Mexican Ministry of Environment (SEMARNAT) is offering five courses for small entrepreneurs in the freight sector. The courses are in the framework of the German-Mexican NAMA Program, managed by GIZ on behalf of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). They aim at energy-efficient driving, including both theoretical and practical units on the road. First results show that there exists a large potential - up to 28% - for fuel savings. To reach those entrepreneurs who cannot participate in the courses, GIZ supports the production of a video which shows the most important features for driving more environmentally friendly. For more information, please contact georg.schmid at giz.de

EMBARQ [http://www.slocat.net/news/1177]

CONNECT Karo 2014 Conference Looks at the Future for India's Urban Transport [http://www.slocat.net/news/1177]

Government, transportation and planning leaders focused on finding practical ways to improve quality of life in India's cities by improving mobility and accessibility in the second edition of  CONNECTKaro,  [http://www.embarqindia.org/connectkaroday1]EMBARQ India's annual conference on sustainable transportation. The conference was held in Bangalore, March 10 and 11, 2014 and opened by Madhav Pai, Director of EMBARQ India, saying that the challenge in India, with its burgeoning urban population "is to connect people to cities." Over 250 people attended, and over 1,000 joined sessions on-line. More at  EMBARQIndia.org [http://www.embarqindia.org].

New Low Emission Development Toolkit for City and Transport Planners [http://www.slocat.net/news/1177]

City leaders and planners weigh difficult decisions when choosing transport solutions, for example deciding between developing BRT or light rail, and finding the best way to measure greenhouse gas emissions. The new  Transport Toolkit  [http://ledsgp.org/transport]provides a new and very necessary resource to support these leaders as they shape our future cities. The toolkit – developed by the  Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP) Transport Working Group, [http://ledsgp.org/home] led by  EMBARQ  [http://www.embarq.org]in partnership with  NREL [http://www.nrel.gov] and  UNEP  [http://www.unep.org]– provides a plethora of resources to plan for, implement, and monitor sustainable transport projects across the globe. More  here [http://embarq.org/our-work/project-city/transport-working-group-low-emission-development-strategies-leds-global] and  here [http://bit.ly/1dIw2s3].

European Cyclists' Federation [http://slocat.net/news/1181]

ECF is building a global network of cyclists through World Cycling Alliance

World Cycling Alliance (WCA) is an initiative from European Cyclists' Federation to build a global network of non-governmental organizations with a substantial interest in promoting cycling as the cleanest sustainable transport development. ECF will present the initiative for the WCA in Medellin, Colombia, at the World Urban Forum 7 (WUF7) of UN-Habitat, on Thursday, 10th of April 2014 at the Yellow Pavillion, Room 11. For more information about WCA, visit  [http://www.ecf.com/world-cycling-alliance]or or get in touch with Marcio Deslandes at m.deslandes at ecf.com

Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) [http://www.slocat.net/1178]

iCET to release 2013 China Environmentally Friendly Vehicle annual study results in June

China's vehicle sales are the world's highest for four consecutive years, accounting for about 60% of the national oil demand. Since 2007, iCET has been developing and updating a China-tailored passenger vehicle fuel-consumption and life-cycle emissions inventory tool promoted through annual reports and a free user-friendly website (www.greencarchina.org). These have been aimed at informing sustainable decision-making at all three pillars of China's on-road private vehicle market: policy-makers, auto-makers and consumers. iCET's 2013 green vehicle rating report (coming on Chinese Energy Conservation Week in June) will integrate "real-world" data provided by China's Vehicle Emissions Control Center for taking China's vehicle data disclosure one step forward.

Nordic Development Fund [http://www.slocat.net/news/1176]

NDF supports climate change adaptation in the transport sector

NDF has recently approved two new transport adaptation projects that will develop adaptive capacity and integration of climate change aspects into planning and design of road transport infrastructure. In Mozambique, NDF, together with the African Development Bank (AfDB), will support the National Road Administration, and other key stakeholders, with capacity-building and additional tools to manage climate impact threats to road development. The NDF support forms part of the Nacala Road Corridor III Project and aims to make resilient road development plans, improve construction methods, and ensure an active and sustainable road infrastructure asset management.  Read more... [http://www.slocat.net/news/1176]

NDF is co-financing with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) a technical cooperation project to establish a Transport NAMA Support Facility in Asia

NDF is co-financing with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) a technical cooperation project to establish a Transport NAMA Support Facility with the aim of strengthening transport NAMA development in Asia. The EUR 500,000 support will build capacity in ADB and its developing member countries, and deliver tools that eventually will lead to development of at least two transport NAMAs in these countries.  Read more... [http://www.slocat.net/news/1175]

Getting Transport Updates through Twitter

Communication is a key part of SLoCaT's efforts to promote sustainable, low carbon transport and we are very happy to see a growing number of SLoCaT members that are actively making use of Twitter to share news on their activities or to share their views on sustainable transport. Currently, the transport specific Twitter accounts of SLoCaT members reach out to more than 45,000 followers.

Some of the more active Twitter accounts of SLoCaT members include: Asian Development Bank Transport  @adbtransport [https://twitter.com/adbtransport], European Cyclists' Federation  @EUCyclistsFed [https://twitter.com/EuCyclistsFed], EMBARQ  @EMBARQNetwork [https://twitter.com/EMBARQNetwork], FIA Foundation  @FIAFdn [https://twitter.com/FIAFdn] and  @GlobalFuelEcon [https://twitter.com/GlobalFuelEcon], Inter-American Development Bank Transport  @BIDtransporte [https://twitter.com/BIDtransporte], International Road Assessment Program  @iRAPSavingLives [https://twitter.com/iRAPSavingLives], International Road Federation  @IRFgTKP [https://twitter.com/irfgtkp], Institute for Transportation Development and Policy  @ITDP_HQ [https://twitter.com/ITDP_HQ], International Transport Forum  @ITF_Forum [https://twitter.com/ITF_Forum], International Assoication of Public Transport  @uitppressoffice [https://twitter.com/UITPpressoffice], The Sustainable Urban Transport Project (GIZ)  @_SUTP  [https://twitter.com/_SUTP]and World Bank Transport  @WB_Transport  [https://twitter.com/WB_Transport]

If your organization has an active Twitter account that we have missed, please let us know and we will share it in the next newsletter.  Also, please remember to follow the SLoCaT Secretariat news from  @SLOCATCornie [https://twitter.com/SLOCATCornie] and  @SLOCATLAC. [https://twitter.com/slocatlac]

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