Side Events
Side events are organized on the margins of the Conference in entirely virtual format and are related to its theme: “Sustainable Transport, Sustainable Development” as well as its six thematic sessions. Please find below a full programme of official side events:
13 October 2021
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Time Beijing |
CEST |
EDT |
Organizers |
Title |
Registration |
Concept note, flyer |
Summary |
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15:00- 16:00 PM |
09:00- 10:00 AM |
03:00- 04:00 AM |
Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia, INTOSAI Working Group on Environmental Auditing (WGEA) |
SAI Contribution to Achieve Sustainable Transport and Promote Green Development. |
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19:00- 20:00 PM |
13:00- 14:00 PM |
07:00- 08:00 AM |
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP), The NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) |
CitiesAreListening: Increasing quality of life for people and for planet via sustainable urban mobility. |
Link | ||
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20:00 21:00 PM |
14:00- 15:00 PM |
08:00- 09:00 AM |
UN Global Compact, UNFCCC Marrakesh Partnership, UN DESA |
Route to COP 26: Accelerating business action for decarbonising shipping and social responsibility. |
Link | ||
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20:00- 21:30 PM |
14:00- 15:30 PM |
08:00- 09:30 AM |
UNEP, World Bicycle Relief, Bridges to Prosperity, Riders for Health, Helvetas |
Models for Systemic Change: Accelerating Rural Access to Sustainable Transport in Africa. |
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20:00- 22:00 PM |
14:00- 16:00 PM |
08:00- 10:00 AM |
UN-OHRLLS, International Center for Transport Diplomacy (ICTD), Intergovernmental Commission TRACECA |
Digitalization of the multimodal transit corridors and its contribution to implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries. |
Link | ||
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20:00- 22:00 PM |
14:00- 16:00 PM |
08:00- 10:00 AM |
International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association |
World Forum on Sustainable Underground Urban Transportation. |
Link |
15 October 2021
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Time Beijing |
CEST |
EDT |
Organizers |
Title |
Registration |
Concept note, flyer |
Summary |
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08:00- 09:30 AM |
14:00- 15:30 PM |
20:00- 21:30 PM (14 October) |
Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN, International Center for Transport Diplomacy (ICTD), International Council of Road Administrators |
Strengthening the links between all modes of transport for sustainable development during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Link | ||
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08:00- 09:00 AM |
02:00- 03:00 AM |
20:00- 21:00 PM (14 October) |
UNEP |
Electric mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean: vision, targets, and progress. |
Link | ||
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08:00- 09:30 AM |
02:00- 03:30 AM |
20:00- 21:30 PM (14 October) |
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute |
Sustainable transportation and sustainable urban development under the new normal in Asian Cities. |
Link, |
Link | |
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09:00- 10:30 AM |
03:00- 04:30 AM |
21:00- 22:30 PM (14 October) |
Green Hope Foundation |
Rebuilding better - How can sustainable transport facilitate creation of local circular economies? |
Link | ||
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09:00- 10:30 AM |
03:00- 04:30 AM |
21:00- 22:30 PM (14 October) |
World Bank |
The Pathway to Decarbonizing Mobility. |
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11:00- 12:00 AM |
05:00- 06:00 AM |
23:00- 00:00 PM (14 October) |
WBCSD, Business Council Sustainable Development Australia |
Taking the Pulse of Mobility: Australian insights on the business role in driving employee, customer and sector mobility options. |
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13:00- 15:00 PM |
07:00- 09:00 AM |
01:00- 03:00 AM |
UNCRD, UN DESA/DSDG, ADB and Ministry of the Environment, Japan |
Changing Course of Asia’s Transport Sector and Proposed Aichi 2030 Declaration (2021‐2030). |
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13:30- 15:00 PM |
07:30- 09:00 AM |
01:30- 03:00 AM |
Sightsavers (Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind) |
The Truckers Eye Health Programme in India and Sustainable Transport. |
Link | ||
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13:30- 15:00 PM |
07:30- 09:00 AM |
01:30- 03:00 AM |
International Association of Public Transport (UITP), UN Habitat, International Union of Railways (UIC), Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) |
Back to better mobility: accelerating sustainable transport in the next decade of action. |
Link | ||
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14:00- 15:00 PM |
08:00- 09:00 AM |
02:00- 03:00 AM |
The SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) |
National strategies for enhancing climate ambition - systemic transformations and their enablers. |
Link | ||
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14:00- 15:00 PM |
8:00- 9:00 AM |
02:00- 03:00 AM |
Peace Boat, Ecoship International Windship Association (IWSA) |
Ecoship: A transition model for decarbonizing the Maritime Sector. |
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21:30- 22:15 PM |
15:30- 16:15 PM |
09:30- 10:15 AM |
United Nations Road Safety Fund, UNECA, UN-Habitat, WHO, UNECLAC, UNICEF, UNDP, UNESCAP, UNECE, UNESCWA, Secretariat of the UN’s Special Envoy for Road Safety |
Safe and Sustainable Mobility in Developing Countries: A world where roads are safe for every road user, everywhere. |
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21:30- 22:30 PM |
15:30- 16:30 PM |
09:30- 10:30 AM |
Michelin China, SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport and IDDRI (Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations) |
Company strategies - what transformations compatible with carbon neutrality are required to decarbonise freight transport? |
Link | ||
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21:30- 22:30 PM |
15:30- 16:30 PM |
09:30- 10:30 AM |
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) |
Aviation’s Commitment to Sustainable Flying. |
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21-30- 22:30 PM |
15-30 16:30 PM |
09-30 10:30 AM |
MobiliseYourCity Partnership, CODATU, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) |
Integrating informal transport for a just transition to sustainable transport in the Global South. |
Link | ||
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21:30- 22:30 PM |
15:30- 16:30 PM |
09:30- 10:30 AM |
SLOCAT, Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI), Sustainable Mobility for All Partnership (SUM4All), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), C40 Cities, World Resources Institute (WRI), Transport Decarbonisation Alliance (TDA), Climate Group/EV100, CALSTART/Drive to Zero, MOVIN’ON by Michelin, International Association of Public Transport (UITP) as leads of The Action Towards Climate-Friendly Transport Initiative (ACT Initiative) |
Multi-stakeholder policies and proposals to advance global sustainable transport |
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21:30- 23:00 PM |
15:30- 17:00 PM |
09:30- 11:00 AM |
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, UN-Habitat, UN Environment, Danish Technical University (DTU), International Energy Agency, City of Kigali, City of Kathmandu, City of Quito |
Boosting Transformative Urban Electric Mobility Solutions. |
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21:30- 23:00 PM |
15:30- 17:00 PM |
09:30- 11:00 AM |
Sustainable Mobility for All (SuM4All) |
Challenges and Opportunities of Equitable Transition towards Transport Decarbonization in the Global South. |
Link, |
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21:45- 23:45 PM |
15:45- 17:45 PM |
09:45- 11:45 AM |
UN Environment Programme (UNEP), FIA Foundation, International Transport Forum (ITF), International Energy Agency (IEA), International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), University of California Davis (UC Davis) |
Role of emerging markets in achieving global shift to low and zero emission vehicles. |
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22:00- 23:00 PM |
16:00- 17:00 PM |
10:00- 11:00 AM |
Drive Electric Campaign, UNEP | Funding the ZEV Transition in the Global South | Link | Link | Link |
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22:00- 23:30 PM |
16:00- 17:30 PM |
10:00- 11:30 AM |
International Transport Forum, OECD |
Equitable and Just Transition to Sustainable Transport Policies. |
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22:15- 23:30 PM |
16:15- 17:30 PM |
10:15- 11:30 AM |
International Road Federation (IRF), United Nations Road Safety Collaboration (UNRSC), International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) |
Halving Road Deaths and Injuries by 2030: The UN Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030. |
Link |
Responsibility of side event organizers
The United Nations does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information provided through the side events. The Conference Secretariat reserves the right to delete any content/input that is not aligned with the United Nations Charter and/or the principles and purposes of the United Nations Second Global Sustainable Transport Conference.
Should you have any questions related to the side events, please contact Ms. Lineke Wang Schrijver (Email: lineke.schrijver@un.org), Division for Sustainable Development Goals, UNDESA.