Conclave of Champion Cities of Asia and Africa on Clean Air and Sustainable Mobility

Centre for Science and Environment organized a day conference for experience sharing between the developing nations of Asia and Africa on April 9th, 2015 in New Delhi, India in India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.

The objective of the conference was to find ways to address critical issues of common concerns and look at a range of indigenous strategies for addressing issues related to the challenges of public transport, road safety, congestion reduction strategies, public awareness and capacity building. This conference helped to capture the lessons learned in Asian and African cities, and help to evolve strategies for policy action by understanding unique challenges in the region.

This brought together the key regulators and policy makers from different countries of Africa and Asia region working in the field of air quality management, urban mobility, public transport reforms and enforcement and management participated in the one day conclave. These included regulators from twelve African and two Asian countries - Uganda, Kenya, Senegal, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, South Sudan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, china and Indonesia including experts, grass root organisations, media and industry representatives who are involved in reportage, governance, and implementation of transportation policies or strategies.

It is a growing realisation that the problems of a developing nation cannot be solved by the solutions of the developed ones. Our problems need a more contextual solution to be self sustainable; otherwise it will always be dependent upon external sources in one form or another.

 

For information contact:  

Ruchita Bansal, Programme Officer
Clean Air & Sustainable Mobility Programme,
Centre for Science and Environment,
41, Tughlakabad Institutional Area,
New Delhi-110062
Tele: +91 11 40616000
Mobile: +91 9899416984
Fax: +91 11 29955879
Email: ruchita@cseindia.org