GTZ-SUTP contributes to the regional EST forum in Lao PDR

The regional EST forum is a joint initiative of UNCRD and the Ministry of the Environment, Japan, which provides a strategic/knowledge platform for sharing experiences and disseminating among Asian countries best practices, policy instruments, tools, technologies on sustainable transport. The 2nd National consultation workshop provides an opportunity for the Public Works and Transport Institute (PTI), to introduce their currently-developed draft strategies and action plan as well as to receive comments from related agencies and international experts. This workshop was held at the Ministry of Public Work and Transport in Vientiane on June 23-24 with representatives from various local agencies, including department of transport, water resources and environment agency, land use agency, traffic police, road safety partnership, etc.

Participating international experts included Thirayoot Limanond (Ph.D) from GTZ-SUTP, Kazumitsu Muraoka from JICA, Toshinori ToDa from Katahira & Engineers International. In particular, GTZ-SUTP raised issues of innovative parking policies, integration among transport modes, and road safety that requires more attentions or improvement in the draft. All comments from the workshop will be incorporated into the final draft strategies and action plan, which is expected to be completed by the end of August. It will be the first Laotian strategic and action plan on environmentally sustainable transport infrastructure.

 

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