Green and Smart Innovations and Effective Climate Finance for Low Carbon Transport and Society
Lima, 5 December 2014
Xiaomei Tan, Ph.D.Climate Change SpecialistGlobal Environment Facility
GEF Support for Sustainable
Transport
Global Distribution of GEF Transport Projects
• GEF support for transport project started in 1997;• 64 projects in over 110 cities and 50 countries;• $311million committed, with $5.1 billion leveraged in co-financing.
Asian Sustainable Transport & Urban Development Program
First programmatic approach in the area of transportation
•Agency: Asian Development Bank
•Objective: Support Asian cities in realizing GHG reduction and local co-benefits through the integration of low-carbon transit infrastructure
•Financing: GEF $13.6 million; Co-financing $988 million
•Child Projects:– Bangladesh: Greater Dhaka Sustainable Transport Corridor Project
– China: Jiangxi Fuzhou Urban Integrated Infrastructure Improvement, etc.
– Mongolia: Urban Transport Development Project
•Key result so far: has mobilized other cities in the region to purse low-carbon transit system
GEF support for sustainable transport projects over the next four years (2014-2018)
• Innovative policies and mechanisms for freight and logistics services with the engagement of the private sector
• Urban sustainable transport infrastructure and systems that reduce demand for car travel, including
Road and parking policies and pricing, Zoning and street/urban design codes, and Congestion pricing.
For further information
Please contact us at :
Xiaomei Tan: [email protected]
1818 H Street, NW, Mail Stop P4-400 Washington, DC 20433 USA
Tel: (202) 473-7448 Fax: (202) 522-3240/3245
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