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1 CAI-Asia’s Sophie Punte and Parthaa Bosu met with Ms. Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of the Government of NCT of Delhi
A study that benchmarks the pedestrian infrastructure of six Indian cities was released by the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities last 1 September in a publication titled ‘Walkability in Indian Cities’. The walkability study serves to help decision makers prioritize planning and investments to improve non-motorized mobility in India. In addition to the availability of pedestrian footpaths, it also includes other parameters such as accessibility to crossings and amenities and road safety issues, such as motorists’ behaviour towards pedestrians. Parthaa Bosu, CAI-Asia India Representative, shares “there was an urgent need to assess walking conditions of our cities and to highlight the areas for improvement to stakeholders, especially those from government. Livable cities should be created without neglecting pedestrians in mobility plans, and is essential for inclusive growth.” CAI-Asia has conducted the walkability study in 23 Asian cities to date.
The Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) promotes better air quality and livable cities by translating knowledge to policies and actions to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from transport, energy and other sectors
‘We Need Safe FoOtpaths’ The study in the six Indian cities was funded by the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation. All the studies use a three-fold approach: field survey of the existing walking infrastructure, pedestrian interviews to understand a grassroots perspective on the changes our citizens would like to see, and a study of transportation and mobility policy. Pune scored the highest walkability rating (54 out of 100) followed by Rajkot, Bhubaneshwar, Indore, Surat and, Chennai with a score of 40 out of 100. Demonstrating the challenges ahead, the walkability rating at bus stops and railway stations scored the worst in all six cities, with an average score of 39. Residential and commercial areas averaged 52 and 57 respectively with Bhubaneshwar and Pune scoring the highest among the cities. It is pertinent to note that Indian cities were way below their Asian counterparts. Because the parameters of the assessment tool - such as safety, disability infrastructure, and availability
of crossings are universally applicable, comparison with developed cities such as Hong Kong, which scored 70 out of 100, is possible. Improving the pedestrian facilities significantly reduces the shift from non-motorized transportation to two wheelers and cars, thereby minimizing traffic congestion and pollution emission that threatens public health. Some of the improvement areas cited by pedestrians are simple measures such as allocating clean footpaths without obstructions and reducing vehicular speeds at crossings. The lack of facilities for people with disabilities was a universal concern. Himani Jain, Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation concludes, “Motorists, pedestrians, and cities all win when we integrate walking into urban mobility and transport plans. This report highlights the strides we must make, and will act as a flashpoint to keep walkability on the forefront of the planning agenda.”
For more information, visit http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/projects/India-walkability
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CAI-ASIA HOSTS TRANSPORT EXPERTS IN MANILA
Meeting to Focus on Long-Term Transport Action Plan for ASEAN
The Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities hosted a meeting of transportation experts and government representatives last September 20-21 to discuss the Study of Long-Term Transport Action Plan for ASEAN. The Study further elaborates the visioning-backcasting methodology from a previous international study to analyze transport system in the ASEAN. A guide for determining long-term transport policies for ASEAN, incorporating the climate change point of view, will be developed. It will propose concrete
transport policies for member countries and identify support schemes to realize such policies. The results of the Study aims to complement or supplement existing strategies or plans in the ASEAN and its member countries, such as the ASEAN Strategic Transport Plan 2011-2015. Country representatives involved in the study (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) took part in the meeting together with a panel of transport policy experts and representatives from Transport Research Laboratory
(TRL), the German International Cooperation (GIZ) and the Asian Development Bank. The discussions of ASEAN transport trends, development of methodologies and data requirements for the study were the main items in the meeting agenda. The Study of Long-Term Transport Action Plan is a followup to the International Study of Transport Systems in a Low Carbon Society by Japan-based Institution for Transport Policy Studies (ITPS) that was released in 2009.
For more information, visit Low Carbon Transport Study in Southeast Asia: http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/whatwedo/projects/LowCarbonTransportSoutheastAsia
July - September 2011
VIETNAM SETS VEHICLE EMISSION STANDARDS AND FUEL QUALITY ROADMAP
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved a new motor vehicle emission standard in an effort to mitigate air pollution caused by motor vehicle emissions last 1 September 2011. Under the roadmap, automobiles will be required to comply with Euro 4 emission standards by January 1, 2017 with further tightening to Euro 5 emission standards starting January 1, 2022. Motorcycles manufactured, assembled or newly imported will be required to comply with Euro 3 emission standards beginning January 1, 2017. Parallel to these efforts, the Government is also set to improve fuel quality standards by leapfrogging to Euro 4 beginning 1 January 2016 and eventually moving up to Euro 5 by 1 January 2021. Estimates indicate that there are currently about 1.2 to 1.3 million automobiles and 33 million motorbikes in Vietnam. With Vietnam’s rapid urbanization and sustained high economic growth, these vehicles are expected to increase substantially in the near future. The vehicle emissions and fuel quality
roadmap can greatly ensure that future automobiles and motorcycles will be cleaner. The Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities has been working with the Vietnam government to come up with a roadmap on cleaner fuels and vehicles, together with United Nations Environment Programme’s Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles. Sophie Punte, CAI-Asia Executive Director, states “one of the greater impacts of Vietnam’s new vehicle emission and fuel quality standards is the significant reduction of pollutants including black carbon which benefits both air pollution reduction and climate change mitigation efforts. This move is a laudable effort and one which should serve as inspiration for other Asian countries that have not yet developed their own vehicle emissions and fuel quality roadmaps.” Vehicle Emission Standard
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Phan Quynh Nhu, SecretaryGeneral of the Vietnam Clean Air Partnership (VCAP), says that the leading cause of air pollution in Vietnam is from transport, particularly engine-run vehicles, which led to the need for strict limits on emissions. All these initiatives are part of a five-year plan for greening Vietnam’s transport sector. In the plan, Vietnam targets to develop an environmentally friendly transport system by 2030 and to properly control elements causing pollution in all sectors: road, railway, inland waterways, sea and air. Priority projects costing about VND700 billion (US$34 million) are given allocation from the State budget.
Motorcycle Emmission Standard
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For more information, visit http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/node/7530
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CAI-ASIA VISITS SOUTH KOREA’S SAFE DRIVING CENTER
The Korea Transportation Safety Authority built an environmentally friendly Safe-Driving Center in Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, which is being run as the nation’s first fully developed training center where one can learn safe driving under realistic conditions and be trained on eco-driving techniques. CAI-Asia staff were invited to visit the driving center and test an eco-drive indicator technology that promotes fuel savings. The Green Safety Experience Center is located on a 300,000 site in Magong-ri in Cheongni-myeon, Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and had 4,437 trainees last year. Up to the end of August this year, the center had 5,713
trainees (5,096 safe-driving trainees and 617 eco-driving trainees). The center has a high-speed course, eight outdoor facilities with 3D driving simulation equipment, and the theoretical training has been supplemented by actual experience in rainy and icy conditions. The training curriculum is divided into the safe driving and ecologically sound driving. The 12 courses are divided into regular courses (1 day, 8 hours) and an intensive course (2 days, 16 hours) depending on the industry and vehicle type. There is also a course tailored for those who want to choose the training time and course. A research study conducted by
KOTSA involving 2,137 drivers (buses, taxis, and other commercial vehicles) have shown that the annual accident rate for those who have taken the safe-driving training decreased by 65.8 percent. It also showed that eco-driving leads to a 14.29-percent decrease in fuel use. A professor in safety training Ha Sung Soo remarked, “We would like to continue to provide opportunities for drivers to get this training to minimize the loss of life and property and decrease fuel usage. We hope that the Green Safety Experience Center of the Transportation Safety Authority will take the role of preventing accidents and promote a green society.”
Reference: http://en.korea.com/blog/handb/health/safe-driving-education-how-much-do-you-know/
July - September 2011
Guangdong Officials Visit Europe for Green Freight
Following the successful green freight pilot project in Guangzhou, the Guangdong Province in China is launching a Green Freight Demonstration Project supported by the Global Environment Facility and World Bank. For this project, CAI-Asia plays an advisory role for Guangdong officials in both project preparation and the implementation of project activities. One of the preparatory for the Demonstration Project is a Study Tour on Environment-friendly Energy Efficient Technology in Freight Sector, which was held from 22 August to 2 September 2011 where Guangdong officials learned best practices in freight and logistics management in Finland, Sweden and Switzerland through face to face discussion and facility visits. Yan Peng, China Representative for CAI-Asia Center, handled the technical design of the Study Tour including identifying the host organizations and coordinating
the field visits. She also joined the study tour as an official member of the Guangdong delegation. The delegation visited national and local government agencies, research institutions and local enterprises working on green freight and lowcarbon transport in the three European countries. The Study Tour resulted in a deeper understanding of green freight practices that will benefit Guangdong Province and contribute to the design of the Green Freight China Program. The Guangdong delegation was very satisfied with the turnout of the study tour as a project activity. The head of the Chinese delegation commented that the visit was well-organized and highly relevant to the Green Freight Project and priorities of the transport sector. Likewise, one of the EU host organizations expressed that the delegation was very professional and showed dedication to the discussions. This EU Study Tour for Guangdong government officials was preceded by
a US Study Tour facilitated by CAIAsia last June 2010 during the project preparation. While the EU Study Tour focused on freight and logistics management, the US Study Tour dealt mainly with knowledge-sharing on the US EPA SmartWay Partnership Program. A Guangdong Green Freight Fair was held on October 12-14 in Shenzhen, China to officially launch the Guangdong Green Freight Demonstration Project. A multi-stakeholder workshop titled “Guangdong Green Freight Workshop” was also held right after the project launch ceremony. This workshop was organized by the Guangdong Provincial Transport Department, co-organized by CAIAsia Center, and supported by China’s Ministry of Transport, The World Bank and the Global Environment Facility For more details, go to http:// cleanairinitiative.org/portal/ node/7655
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Sub-Regional EST Training Workshop‐cum‐Policy Dialogue in South Asia
CAI-Asia organized a session focused on transport and public health at the Sub-Regional EST Training Workshop-cum-Policy Dialogue in South Asia which was held in Ahmedabad, India last August 26-28, 2011. This event was organized by the United Nations Centre for Regional Dialogue, the South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Ministry of Environment – Japan.
Bert Fabian, CAI-Asia’s Transport Program Manager, facilitated the session and highlighted the importance of air quality management including the need for stricter ambient air quality standards based on the World Health Organization guidelines, better air quality monitoring, and coming up with policies and measures that targets gross polluters. As such, information on emissions inventory and source apportionment from South Asian and other cities were discussed.
Senior government officials from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka learned from the experience of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in providing a state-of-the-art but relatively low cost mass transit system for the people of Ahmedabad. They took time to visit the Janmarg-Ahmedabad Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) which was given the International Sustainable Transport Award for 2010.
See http://www.uncrd.or.jp/env/docs/ConceptNoteProg_EST_210711.pdf for more information.
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Total memberS as of 30 September 2011 : 229 Six new members for the period Jul-Sep 2011 o Environment Action Association (www.ecolink.or.kr) o Pollution Control Department, Vietnam Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (www. vea.gov.vn) o Cebu City Government (www. cebucity.gov.ph) o City Government of Lipa (www.lipa. gov.ph) o University Science Malaysia (www. usm.my/index.php/en.html) o Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants Ltd (www.cerc.co.uk)
o CAI-Asia Country Networks Annual Meeting was held in 2 August 2011. o Prof. Wing-tat Hung from the Conservancy Association and Hong Kong Polytechnic University was accepted as the new member of the CAI-Asia Partnership Council. o CAI-Asia Perception survey results 1. The survey had total of 136 respondents which consisted of 70% male and 29% female mostly from Asian countries (76%). Only 38% are CAI-Asia Partnership members while 62% of the respondents are non-members. 2. Two thirds of the respondents perceived CAI-Asia to be most trusted on air pollution impacts, standards, data, and policies/plans (AP/GHG component); clean fuels/vehicles, public transport and NMT (Transport component); and providing contacts of experts, and relevant news (other component). 3. Generally, CAI-Asia is perceived to be doing a great job in achieving its goals and keeping within its focus. However, the survey also received comments to expand its geographic focus in order to reach countries in Africa and the Middle East.
Shenzhen, China 12-14 October 2011
EcoMobility Changwon Changwon, South Korea October 22-24
ADB Urban Forum 2011: Financing Future Cities Manila, Philippines 15-17 November 2011
Urban Mobility in India Conference/Sixth Regional EST Forum in Asia New Delhi, India 3-6 December 2011
Air That We Breathe: Annual Symposium on AQM, Colombo, Sri Lanka 8-9 December 2011
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Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities - Quarterly Newsletter NEWS FROM CLEAN AIR SRI LANKA
National Workshop on Awareness and Education on Air Pollution and Male’ Declaration on Transboundary Air Pollution The National Workshop on Awareness and Education on Air Pollution and Male’ Declaration on Trans-boundary Air Pollution was jointly organized by United Nations Environment Programme (Asia Pacific), Ministry of Environment, Center for Environment Education (CEE-India), & South Asia Youth Environment Network (SAYEN) on 25th July, 2011 at Central Environmental Authority, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. The Seventh meeting of the Governing Council of SACEP was held in April 1998 in Malé, the Republic of Maldives, and adopted the declaration naming it the ‘Malé Declaration on Control and Prevention of Air Pollution and Its Likely Transboundary Effects for South Asia’. A document on “Youth for clean Air” (YCA) with an animated CD as a public awareness material for youth, and “Compendium on good practices on prevention and control of air pollution” was developed by CEE, SAYEN with support from UNEP. The Phase IV implementation (20092012) of YCA is to focus on assisting the member countries of the Malé Declaration in the reduction of air pollutants. SAYEN continues to assist the member countries to enhance their regional cooperation, monitoring, and impact assessment and strengthen the initiatives. Under this framework a National Workshop on Male Declaration and Air Pollution aspects for youth in Sri Lanka (SAYEN Members and others), was being organized at Sri Lanka. The Welcome Address of NFP
of Male’ Declaration, Sri Lanka was done by Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment. She addressed the importance of this workshop. Ms. Jacintha Thisera from SACEP Addressed the gathering Role of SACEP in supporting Awareness and Education on Air Pollution and Male’ Declaration. Opening Remarks by SAYEN Secretariat was done by Ms. Madhavi Joshi, Programme Director, Centre for Environment Education. The Presentation on Regional Air Pollution and Male’ Declaration by UNEP was given by Mr. Mylvakanam Iyngararasan, United Nations Environment Programme. Technical session ‘Air Pollution and Climate Change’ was commenced after the tea break. –Mr. Anura Jayathilake, Director, Air Resource Management & International Relations, Ministry of Environment was the Chair person of the session. Ms. Madhavi Joshi, Programme Director, Centre for Environment Education was given the presentation on SAYEN and youth role in awareness on Air Pollution. In here, she explained the vision, Goals, Activities, Projects of the SAYEN, and what youth can do. Mr. R.N.R. Jayaratne, Assistant Director, Air Quality Monitoring unit, CEA was given the presentation on Key Concerns of Air Pollution and Action taken on Male’ Declaration in Sri Lanka. Dr. Ruwan Wijayamuni, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health, Colombo Municipal Council, Colombo was given the Presentation on Impacts
of Air Pollution on Health. Some of the topics that he highlighted here are, Causes of Outdoor Air Pollution in Sri Lanka, Evidence of Trans boundary Air Pollution, Criterion Air Pollutants in Sri Lankan Cities, Vulnerable Major Sri Lankan Cities, Comparison of Colombo Air Quality with new WHO Guidelines, Health Problems Related to Inhalation of Polluted Air. The Presentation on Agriculture and impact of air pollution was delivered by Ms. Samarasinghe, Demonstrator, Department of Biological Science, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka for Dr. (Mrs.) Chamila Mannapperuma, Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihinthale vDr. Thusitha Sugathapala, President, Clean Air Sri Lanka/ Director General, Sustainable Energy Authority was given the presentation on Urban Air Pollution. Development and Global Issues, Source of Emission, Main Pollutant Categories, Impact of Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution are the topics that he highlighted in his presentation. Technical session was continuing after the lunch break. Presentation of the Youth for Clean Air On-line course by SAYEN was given by Ms. Madhavi Joshi, Programme Director, Centre for Environment Education. The youth who were participated to workshop actively involve to the discussion round. Action Plan was prepared by Youth and they were presented the Action Plan to the gathering.
As a part of the Green Discussion lecture series, an interaction on “Air Quality Management: What is at stake and what we can do?� was successfully organized by the Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA) last 9 September 2011. Amongst 28 youths from different background, Ms. Amita Thapa Magar, Fk exchange program participant posted in the CAI-Asia Center (Philippines) and the founder member of NYCA, gave a brief overview of the Air Quality Management needs in the Kathmandu Valley and the different methods related to AQM. The main objective of the event was to sensitize youths on the Air Quality status of the valley and various ways of assessing it and also to inspire them by sharing about the best AQM practices of Phillipines. The program started with a general introduction of air quality of
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Green Discussion on AQM: What is at Stake and What we can do?
Kathmandu valley, the facts and the consequent health hazards. Ms. Thapa Magar then explained about the various ways of assessing the air quality and highlighted the biggest issue of our Air Quality Management (AQM), Data gap. She also shared about the best AQM practices, she had learned in the Philippines during her exchange period. Then the participants discussed
on the needs and scopes of researches in AQM. Later, the youths also held a discussion on their perspective on the effects of Climate Change particularly on the Kathmandu Valley. Clean Air Network Nepal (CANN) has been constantly supporting this initiative of empowering the youths on various environmental issues for the past three years.
Local Stakeholders of Iloilo City Team Up for Cleaner Air
The City Government of Iloilo (Philippines) and three local universities forged a Memorandum of Understanding to affirm commitments to attain better air quality. The MOU was signed by Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog and respective heads of the universities, namely, University of the Philippines Visayas, University of San Agustin and Central Philippine University. The MOU was signed specifically for the joint conduct of emissions inventory but is seen to jumpstart longer-term collaborations between the city and academic institutions through conduct
of technical studies and researches which can serve as basis for legislative measures or policy reforms in the area of air quality management. The MOU stated that the city will assist the three universities in all emissions inventory activities especially the conduct of data gathering, surveys and interviews in study area and different barangays and provide links or access to relevant data and information of different government offices. The universities are assigned to three different sources. UPV will be the focal for stationary sources,
CPU for mobile sources and USA for area sources. Emissions inventory is the accounting of the amount of air pollutants discharged into the atmosphere. An emissions inventory can be used in a variety of ways as part of an integrated air quality management program. It can be used to estimate magnitude of local emissions, evaluate emissions tendencies, serve as input to air quality modeling and assess compliance with various regulations and emissions standards. This initiative by the city and the three universities is being supported by the ASEAN-GIZ Clean Air for Smaller Cities Project coordinated by the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center (CAI-Asia Center). Iloilo City and Cagayan de Oro City are the two Philippine cities selected for the pilot implementation of the project which aims to support emerging cities in developing science-based clean air action plans.
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Clean Air and Blue Skies Asia Exchange
Interested to support our exchange program? Send an email to ritchie.rono@cai-asia.org
Partners and exchange participants met for a Debriefing Meeting in Bangkok last September 29-30. The Year 3 participants consist of Benj Roa (Philippines), Prashanta Khanal (Nepal), Amita Thapa Magar (Nepal), Nguyen Ngoc Hung (Vietnam), Sean Ho Man Lam (Hong Kong), Priyantha Manamendra (Sri Lanka) and Mohammad Agung (Indonesia)
Exposure Study for Children Conducted in Colombo A pilot study on air pollution exposure of school children was conducted for Colombo as part of the activities under the Clean Air and Blue Skies Exchange Program. This follows after a successful pilot study was also completed in Hong Kong by Benjamin Roa, an exchange participant from the Philippines. The study in Colombo is spearheaded by
another exchange participant from Hong Kong, Dr. Sean Ho Man Lam. The air pollution exposure study for primary school children in Colombo is the first study in Sri Lanka that integrates health, environment and transport. Using a spirometer, lung function tests were conducted in two schools in Colombo with assistance of volunteers from University of
Moratuwa. Preliminary results prepared by Sean and Christine Lee from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University have shown difference in terms of lung function, transportation mode and duration in commuting between 6th grade students from Colombo and Hong Kong.
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LEE SCHIPPER April 7, 1947 - August 16, 2011
“CAI-Asia pays tribute to Lee Schipper, a staunch advocate for clean air and sustainable urban transport, a beloved member of the CAI-Asia family.” Photo shows Lee receiving his Band-Air Award at BAQ 2010 in Singapore last November 2010
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INTERNS Shang Hua is an AIESEC Global Exchange participant studying at the Purdue University in Indiana, USA and University of International Relations in Beijing, China. She reported as intern at the CAIAsia Manila Office for five weeks to assist in the Low Emission Cities Project.
Gao Ting is a senior student at Peking University School of Public Health. She has participated in many social activities and organized a variety of surveys in high schools and communities in the fields of health education among others. As an intern, she assisted CAI-Asia China Office in daily work support and project assistance. Gisele Papo is a Chemical Engineering student from the University of Michigan, USA. During her six-week internship at CAI-Asia from July to August, she took a break from her coursework and concentrated on researching about city development profile of Colombo. She manages outgoing exchanges for the AIESEC chapter in her university. Sameea Sheikh is a Pakistani student currently enrolled at Jacobs University Bremen in Germany taking up a Bachelors degree in Integrated Social Sciences. Her 8-week internship at CAI-Asia focused on developing a Clean Air Management Profile for Pakistan for the year 2011. The profile focused on the work that was being done to curb air pollution in Pakistan and included detailed information about the environmental and governmental issues prevalent in the country. Du Changfei is a Transportation Engineering graduate student at the Beijing Jiaotong University. He holds a bachelor degree in Logistics Engineering from the Dalian Maritime University and previously worked in projects related to urban rail transport demand and transportation economics. He currently assists the CAI-Asia China team on transport projects. Mariel Cristina Sadang recently completed her undergraduate degree in Economics at the Ateneo de Manila University. For the whole month of September, she reported at the CAI-Asia Manila office to help collect data on ambient air quality levels for over 200 Asian cities and assist in research on air quality monitoring guidelines of environmental institutions. Christian Cagaanan is a second year Masters student in Economic Growth, Innovation and Spatial Dynamics at Lund University, Sweden. A graduate of Glasgow University and a former volunteer for NGOs in Israel, Mozambique and Nicaragua, his 14-week internship focused on preparation and support for the Second Steering Committee Meeting for Study of Long-Term Transport Action Plan for ASEAN, hosted by CAI-Asia in September. Isabel Bengzon handles the design and layout of publications and other visual design needs of the CAI-Asia Manila Office where she reports as an intern. She also does freelance work as a cinematographer and baker. She graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, focused on Communications and Information Design.
July - September 2011
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
“Sustainable Urban Transport Development Forum” was held in Xiamen on 23-24 September by Xiamen Green Cross. During the twoday forum, experts discussed how to effectively solve urban traffic and other topics. Organizers hope to build an exchange platform, to promote the sustainable development of China’s construction of the eco-city. Chu Zhang from CAI-Asia China Office presented the results of the walkablity study across 23 Asian cities.
CAI-Asia Transport Program Manager Bert Fabian presented on “Vehicle Fuel Economy in the ASEAN and Perspectives on Electric Vehicle Integration” during an international workshop on Integrating Electric Vehicles into Future Fuel Economy Standards held in China, Beijing last 13-14 July
CAI-Asia presented study results on the “Role of Health Insurers in Financing Sustainable Transport to Reduce Emissions” in the ADB Headquarters last 9 September. New market mechanism for air quality was also discussed.
Last 27 July, the Air Quality and HIA Thematic Working Groups (TWG) jointly organized the Workshop for Health Impact Assessment of Air Pollution in Southeast and East Asia at the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) in Seoul, South Korea. CAI-Asia participates in this Ministerial Regional Forum specifically as an International Partner for the Air Quality TWG.
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CAI-Asia’s Executive Director Sophie Punte delivered a presentation on “Strengthening public-private partnerships to reduce emissions from the transport sector” during the opening session of the Diesel Emissions Conference in Delhi, India last 6 September.
CAI-Asia attended the Course Development Workshop held at the Asian Institute of Technology last 1-5 August. The purpose of the workshop was to familiarize participants in the TRAIN-X methodology for application to ongoing GIZ projects in the ASEAN Region. A Training for Instructors Workshop was also held on 26-30 September in Bangkok, Thailand.
CAI-Asia’s Policy and Partnership Manager, Glynda Bathan, presented the Asian Clean Fuels Roadmap at the China Clean Fuels Summit 2011 which was held in Beijing, China last September 4-6.
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