Transcript Seamless Sustainable and Open Transport System ADB

6th APEC Transportation Ministerial Meeting (TMM6)
27-29 April 2009, Manila, Philippines
Helping Achieve Seamless,
Sustainable and Open Transport
System in Asia
Xianbin Yao
Asian Development Bank
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Sustainable Transport
 Regional transport system integration to support Asian
wide economic development
 New Paradigm required to address negative externalities
of transport
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ADB Vision
“An Asia and Pacific Region Free of Poverty”
ADB’s mission is to help its DMCs reduce poverty and
improve living conditions and quality of life.
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CAREC
RCI map
GMS
BIMP-EAGA
SASEC
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The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
People’s Republic of China
Land area: 631 thou sq km
Population: 94.8 M
GDP per capita: US$1,484
(figures for Yunnan and Guangxi only)
Myanmar
Land area: 677 thou sq km
Population: 57.3 M
GDP per capita: US$216
Viet Nam
Land area: 331 thou sq km
Population: 85.6 M
GDP per capita: US$818
Thailand
Land area: 513 thou sq km
Population: 65.8 M
GDP per capita: US$3,738
Lao PDR
Land area: 237 thou sq km
Population: 5.9 M
The GMS in 2007
GDP per capita: US$673
Land area: 2.6 M sq km
Population: 324 M
Cambodia
GDP per capita: US$1,487
Land area: 181 thou sq km
Population: 14.5M
GDP per capita: US$596
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GMS Vision
A well-built, well-maintained, multimodal GMS
transport network that contributes significantly
to fully “connecting” the GMS countries with
each other and with other regions
GMS Leaders’ Kunming Declaration
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North South
North Eastern
Northern
Eastern
Central
North Western
East West
Southern
Southern Coastal
Connectivity
Facilitating
subregional trade
and investment
2015
2006
1992
Roads
Telecommunications
Power Transmission
Line
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GMS key outcomes
Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh City Highway
 Travel time and cost savings
 Bilateral trade up 40%
 Border crossings up 50%
 Special border economic zones creating jobs
East-West Transport Corridor
 Travel time and cost savings
 FDI: US$18M to US$200M
 Improved access to schools and safe water
 Poverty down by 35% in Savannakhet
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Transport Challenges
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Congestion 2% - 5% of Asian GDP
Poor road safety 2% - 5% of Asian GDP
Energy use ~ 30% of World energy
Fuel security - US$50-150/barrel
Air pollution - respiratory health cost
CO2 ~ 30% from transport sector
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ADB Sustainable Transport Initiative (STI)
 To align transport investment with emerging challenges,
by supporting:
 Inclusive Economic Growth
 Environmentally Sustainable Growth
 Regional Integration
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STI: Making the Change
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Diversify operations
Movement of people and goods not vehicles
Regionally integrated transport solutions
Create conditions for change
 Policy development
 Capacity
 Awareness
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STI projects
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“Our Sustainable Transport Initiative will
make more cities more ‘people-friendly’
and advance climate change mitigation
objectives.”
Haruhiko Kuroda
President, Asian Development Bank
2009 Delhi Sustainable Development Summit
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Thank you
Xianbin Yao
Director General
Regional and Sustainable Development
Department
Asian Development Bank
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