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Presented by P. Njenga 7 th July2014

MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT IN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA 33rd Annual Southern African Transport Conference. Presented by P. Njenga 7 th July2014. ABOUT IFRTD. 2. Founded in 1992.

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Presented by P. Njenga 7 th July2014

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  1. MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT IN POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA33rd Annual Southern African Transport Conference Presented by P. Njenga 7th July2014

  2. ABOUT IFRTD 2 • Founded in 1992. • Global network of individuals and organizations working together in research, information sharing and policy advocacy on rural transport and its links to development • Purpose: To provide a global platform on the development dimensions of transport especially focusing on a broad range of inclusions. • Membership: approx. 4000 members and 30 National Forum Groups. These are key channels for advocacy • Legal status: Registered in the UK as a charity; • Secretariat: works through part-time coordinators in Africa, Asia and Latin America

  3. WHY RURAL TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT[1] • “Roads Are Not Enough”. A broader focus on transport as an enabler, linked to wider development outcomes and policy streams. • Focus on users –people and communities - should be an important starting point for planners. • Means of transport - both motorised and non-motorised – that provide mobility for people and goods an important part of the transport system

  4. FROM MDGs to SDGs/1 The MDGs have served as a common framework for global development cooperation 2000 -2015 Hindsight recognition of the failure to recognize transport within MDGs. This has had adverse consequences in mobilizing financial and technical support that could have helped advance the contribution of the sector towards various MDGs Transport is one of the key enabler whose position in the MDGs was missed

  5. FROM MDGs to SDGs/2 • The 2012 Rio+20 Conference declared Sustainable Development as the anchor vision for the post 2015 framework. • Crosscutting contribution of transport to sustainable development emphasized in the UN OWG summary report of January 2014 which underlined transportation as crucial for sustainable development addressing the mobility of goods and persons. • Need for transport sector community to work together to ensure inclusion of transport in the post 2015 SDG Framework.

  6. Efforts to Promote Transport SDG • IFRTD has been associated with various efforts aimed at linking transport to national international policy goals. • In 2012, IFRTD produced and circulated widelya discussion paper on the Role of Transport in MDGs and Positioning the Sector in Support of the Post-2015 Development Agenda. • IFRTD now part of a global effort led by the Partnership for Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCAT) aimed at ensuring inclusion of transport in the SDG Framework.

  7. KEY ARGUMENTS • The benefits of sustainable transport go beyond transport, and directly influence national and regional growth, poverty reduction and improvements in health care, education, agricultural production and the well being of vulnerable groups. • Transport infrastructure and services facilitate urban and rural dwellers to participate in economic opportunities and to access essential services such as education and health. • When designed to be inclusive, transport is a strong driver of economic growth and poverty reduction.

  8. TRANSPORT GOAL OR TARGET? • Arguments so far are towards transport featuring an enabler of other SDGs. • A poverty related goal: access-related transport targets linked with national poverty goal • Aneconomic development or jobs related goal: • An urban development goal : a possible urban access target (including targets on air pollution and climate change) • A rural, agriculture or food security oriented goal: this would apply very well to a possible rural access target • A public health oriented goal – a road safety target and an air pollution target • An energy related goal – this would be served well by a climate change related target.

  9. Rural Access Goal: • Secure universal access by sustainable transport for rural populations by 2030 • Indicators • Proportion of the rural population living within two kilometers of a road, motorable trail or other appropriate infrastructure providing all-year access (desired achievement:100% achievement of local access targets). • Proportion of rural population living within 30 minutes’ walk of appropriate formal or informal transport services (desired achievement:100% achievement of local access targets, monitoring poorest and remotest quintile.

  10. TARGET LINKED TO POSSIBLE CLUSTER GOALS • POVERTY ERADICATION: Target: To eliminate rural isolation through secure universal access by affordable, sustainable transport for rural populations. • SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE/RURAL DEVELOPMENT: Access to markets through affordable, sustainable transport for rural populations.

  11. NON RURAL TRANSPORT TARGETS/1 • Urban access target: Secure universal access by sustainable transport for urban Population by 2030 • Mean daily travel time for individuals to reach employment, education, health and community services • Proportion of income spent by urban families on transport to reach employment, education, health and community services •  National access and regional connectivity target: Facilitate national inclusion and regional connectivity by sustainable multi-modal freight and passenger services by 2030 • Logistics Performance Index for all countries • Double national long distance passenger mode shares by public transport

  12. NON RURAL TRANSPORT TARGETS/2 • Road safety target: Halve the burden due to global road traffic crashes by halving the number of fatalities and serious injuries • Reduce by half the number of fatalities due to road crashes compared with 2010 • Reduce by half the number of serious injuries due to road crashes compared with 2010 baseline of 12.4 million per year). • Greenhouse Gas emissions target: • Double fuel economy in all new Light Duty Vehicles • Double travel share of public transport, cycling and walking

  13. When all is said and done, more remains to be done than said. Thank you!

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