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GMS 2020: Balancing economic growth and environmental sustainability. Bangkok, 20-21 February 2012
Posted on: 13 March 2012
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB), together with Mekong countries, including Cambodia, China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam, among other regional stakeholders, hosted the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Conference, which addressed several themes relating to economic growth and environmental sustainability. Presentations are available from the following sessions: decade of development, growth and impacts 2001-2010 in the GMS; food security; land, water and climate change; energy; and responses to challenges of the next decade in the GMS.
12th Special Session of the Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF). Nairobi, 20-22 February 2012
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The 12th Special Session of the Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will be held from 20 to 22 February 2012 at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya. The ministerial consultations during the twelfth special session will focus on emerging policy issues under the overall theme of “The environmental agenda in the changing world: from Stockholm (1972) to Rio (2012)”. Documentation from the event is available online.
International practice in participatory planning. London, 28 February 2012
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The following presentations, made at the International Practice in Participatory Planning launch event, are available online:
INTBAU Pune (India) Urban Regeneration Charrette
International models for delivery of affordable housing
Learning in action: Building communities through participatory design
Vive la différence! Learning from the French approach to engaging communities
Community Livelihoods and Sanitation, Kenya
Transforming transportation. Washington, DC, 26-27 January 2012
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This conference focused on big ideas to scale up sustainable transport best practices in cities worldwide. In previous years, the event highlighted challenges facing urban transport and key projects that were good examples to emulate. The aim in 2012 was to reflect briefly on past successes and ongoing challenges of implementing sustainable urban transport and development, and then to turn our attention to scaling up for the future. Particular attention was focused on finance from private sources, national government programs and international development agencies. Presentations are available online.
Green growth, resources and resilience: Environmental sustainability in Asia and the Pacific
Posted on: 21 February 2012
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The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have released a report asserting that the challenges of resource constraints in the Asia-Pacific region are more serious than anywhere else, and proposing strategies for changing economic incentives to promote a green economy. The report was prepared as part of preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20). The report consists of six chapters. Chapter 1 describes the evolving policy landscape in which rising demand for resources, together with increasingly apparent impacts from climate change, are bringing together economic, social and environmental crises. It warns that if current trends continue, the carbon dioxde emissions of the region are likely to more than triple by 2050. Chapter 2 includes a detailed examination of resource use and efficiency trends. Chapter 3 outlines policy actions for bringing economic growth strategies into closer alignment with the objectives of sustainable development. Chapter 4 describes how new governance challenges can be addressed internationally, regionally, nationally and locally. Chapter 5 includes strategies to promote increased resilience, enabling societies and economies to resist and adapt to shocks. The sixth and final chapter comments on the implications of the report for the two themes of Rio+20, “green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication” and “the institutional framework for sustainable development.”
Changing focus? How to start taking adaptive capacity seriously
Posted on: 1 February 2012
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Drawing on evidence from the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) project, a research and advocacy consortium in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Uganda, this Briefing Paper aims to understand better how different kinds of development interventions affect the characteristics of adaptive capacity.
Effective measures to build resilience in Africa to adapt to climate change
Posted on: 6 January 2012
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A briefing paper from the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction presents examples of efforts by African countries to address risk of natural hazards in their national and local planning and budgeting.
Mobility, development, culture: Towards sustainable transport strategies. Bonn, 1-2 December 2011
Posted on: 15 December 2011
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This event considered how we can achieve a viable long-term strategy for sustainable mobility. A number of workshops were held, including one on transport and health, and another on transport challenges in developing cities. Presentations are available online.
Sustainable mobility: The Sixth Regional EST Forum in Asia. New Delhi, 4-6 December 2011
Posted on: 15 December 2011
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At the Fifth Regional EST Forum in Asia held in August 2010 in Bangkok, twenty-two participating countries from Northeast, Southeast, and South Asia as well as a number of regional and international transport stakeholders unanimously agreed on the Bangkok 2020 Declaration in order to demonstrate renewed commitment to realizing a promising decade of actions and measures for achieving sustainable transport in Asia. It was the first time that Asian governments and other transport stakeholders endorsed a joint declaration which incorporates a comprehensive set of goals (20 EST goals) under different strategies within a clear time frame (2010-2020). This Sixth Regional EST Forum in Asia provided an opportunity to not only discuss and share the progress made by countries towards achieving the goals under the Bangkok 2020 Declaration, but also to further discuss the effective implementation of the Declaration. Presentations are available online.
Time to tackle the transport sector. Durban, 6 December 2011
Posted on: 15 December 2011
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Bridging the Gap organised and held a side event in collaboration with the South African Ministry of Transport at the UN Conference on Climate Change. Experts from multilateral development banks joined governmental to discuss climate mitigation strategies at the transport sector from various countries. Presentations are available online.
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