BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:iru.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65f97ea0b9bc2 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170509 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170510 URL:https://www.iru.org/apps/iforms-app?form_id=2607&lng=en&src=email SUMMARY:Workshop on Mobility 2030: A Global Vision CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Background\nSustainable transport is fundamental to progress in realizing the promise of the 2030\nAgenda for Sustainable Development and in achieving the 17 Sustainable Development\nGoals. Sustainable transport supports inclusive growth\, job creation\, poverty reduction\,\naccess to markets\, the empowerment of women\, and the well-being of persons with\n disabilities and other vulnerable groups. It is also essential to our effo rts to fight climate\nchange\, reduce air pollution and improve road safet y. Yet despite this critical role\,\nsustainable transport has not been gi ven adequate recognition.\nA recent report of the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable\nTransport (2016) calls for urge nt action to address the staggering social\, environmental\nand economic c osts associated with externalities of the transport sector. Worldwide ever y\nyear 1.24 million people die in road accidents and a further 3.5 millio n die prematurely\ndue to outdoor pollution\, including from transport sou rces\; 23% of energy-related\ngreenhouse gas emissions come from transport \; and road congestion is a tremendous\nburden on the economy\, currently accounting for 0.7% of GDP in the US\, 2% of GDP in\nEurope\, 2-5% of GDP in Asia\, and as high as 10% of GDP in some cities of emerging\neconomies\ , including Beijing\, Sao Paulo and Lima. In the Indian context transport\ nemissions are key contributors to climate change and urban air pollution. The level of\nfatalities and injuries being extremely high\, we must star t thinking of sustainability\ndimension in transport. The Indian economy a lso faces the challenge to develop a\ntransport system which is efficient and reliable\, and at the same time also affordable and\naccessible for al l.\nIRU\, the world’s road transport organisation\, is leading a global initiative looking into the role and place of passenger transport\, in par ticular that of buses and taxis\, in the future mobility ecosystem by 2030 .\n\n\nWorkshop Objectives\nThis workshop aims at contributing to a global vision on Mobility for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 a nd implementing New Urban Agenda as also to help the developing countries like India to address the challenge of rising congestion and pollution\, p articularly in urban areas\, and to better tap into the tremendous opportu nities that sustainable transport can make possible.\nMore specifically\, the objective of this workshop is to present and debate the preliminary fi ndings of this global initiative\, focusing on the main identified trends affecting mobility in general and buses and taxis in particular\, as well as the future scenarios for the expected development of the bus and taxi m arkets.\n\nAgenda\nClick here to see the programme schedule for the All I ndia Smart Move High-Level Group Workshop being held on the 9 May 2017\n\n \n\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Background
Sustainable transport is fundamental to progress in realizing the pro
mise of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development and in achieving t
he 17 Sustainable Development
Goals. Sustainable transport supports in
clusive growth\, job creation\, poverty reduction\,
access to markets\
, the empowerment of women\, and the well-being of persons with
disabi
lities and other vulnerable groups. It is also essential to our efforts to
fight climate
change\, reduce air pollution and improve road safety.
Yet despite this critical role\,
sustainable transport has not been gi
ven adequate recognition.
A recent report of the UN Secretary-General
’s High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable
Transport (2016) calls f
or urgent action to address the staggering social\, environmental
and
economic costs associated with externalities of the transport sector. Worl
dwide every
year 1.24 million people die in road accidents and a furth
er 3.5 million die prematurely
due to outdoor pollution\, including fr
om transport sources\; 23% of energy-related
greenhouse gas emissions
come from transport\; and road congestion is a tremendous
burden on th
e economy\, currently accounting for 0.7% of GDP in the US\, 2% of GDP in<
br/>Europe\, 2-5% of GDP in Asia\, and as high as 10% of GDP in some citie
s of emerging
economies\, including Beijing\, Sao Paulo and Lima. In t
he Indian context transport
emissions are key contributors to climate
change and urban air pollution. The level of
fatalities and injuries b
eing extremely high\, we must start thinking of sustainability
dimensi
on in transport. The Indian economy also faces the challenge to develop a<
br/>transport system which is efficient and reliable\, and at the same tim
e also affordable and
accessible for all.
IRU\, the world’s road
transport organisation\, is leading a global initiative looking into the
role and place of passenger transport\, in particular that of buses and ta
xis\, in the future mobility ecosystem by 2030.
Workshop Objectives
This workshop aims at contributi
ng to a global vision on Mobility for achieving the Sustainable Developmen
t Goals 2030 and implementing New Urban Agenda as also to help the develop
ing countries like India to address the challenge of rising congestion and
pollution\, particularly in urban areas\, and to better tap into the trem
endous opportunities that sustainable transport can make possible.
Mor
e specifically\, the objective of this workshop is to present and debate t
he preliminary findings of this global initiative\, focusing on the main i
dentified trends affecting mobility in general and buses and taxis in part
icular\, as well as the future scenarios for the expected development of t
he bus and taxi markets.