transport in the post-2015 development agenda new york, 10 october 2014 umberto de pretto secretary...
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Transport in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
New York, 10 October 2014
Umberto de Pretto
Secretary General
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Road transport: committed to achieving Sustainable Development
• IRU Charter for Sustainable Development (1996)
• 3 “i” strategy - “Driving Towards Sustainable Development” (1997)
• Sustainable Development – IRU Constitutional Obligation
• IRU Guide to Sustainable Development (2000)
• IRU “Best Industry Practices Reports” (2002/4)
• Industry as a Partner for Sustainable Development UNEP (2002/6)
• IRU “30-by-30” Resolution (2009)
• “Smart Move” Campaign
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Post-2015 Development Agenda – Final phase
• Open Working Group on SDGs
• Business and Industry Major Group
- Global Business Alliance (GBA):
- - “Seven reasons” why transport should become one of the Sustainable Development Goals for Post-2015”
Proposal by Kazakhstan, China and Indonesia for inclusion into Post-2015 Agenda
• by 2030 full implementation of UN trade and transport facilitation tools such as the TIR Convention 1975 and the Harmonization Convention 1982 • by 2030 increase by 30% investment in and maintain basic and ancillary infrastructure including road and rail; electricity generation and supply, including renewable energy; information and communication technologies; water and wastewater services; and the recovery of resources and used materials
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Sustainable Development Goals
7 reasons why transport will drive the Sustainable Development
Goals
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1. Globalisation
Source: IRU
Road Transport has become a vital production tool!
The combined efforts of 29 companies in 18 countries
What does it take to have a cup of coffee in a café?
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2. To make supply chains sustainable
IRU New Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (NELTI)
From September 2008 to date
Monitoring of over 200,000 border crossings
57% of transport time lost at border crossings!38% of transport costs due to unofficial levies!
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3. All must benefit from globalisation as no country is landlocked to road transport!
2004: The Lisbon-Vladivostok Caravan 2005: The Beijing-Berlin-Brussels Caravan
2010: IRU-ECO Silk Road Truck Caravan2007: Black Sea Highway Caravan
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6. To boost regional economic integration
Telecommunications gap corresponds to the regions that have not been interconnected to global trade
Source: Centre for Strategic International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC