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Partners for Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles Partnership for Vehicle and Fuel Technology Management Small Initiatives Clearinghouse |
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World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) The GITE continued
its participation in the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development
throughout the year leading to the Summit. As part of the
ground level preparation for the WSSD, the GITE, in cooperation with a great
number of international and local partners, implemented the UN Car Free
Day Series as a way of promoting citizen driven participation in
transport policy. The series was aimed at highlighting the importance of
creating space for non-motorized and alternative transport as well as the
need for improved public transport systems in both developed and developing
countries. To learn more about the series, visit UN Car Free Days at http://www.uncfd.org. In an effort to
further the goals of greater partnership and collaboration set out by the
WSSD, the GITE is one of the founding members of the newly forming Partners for Cleaner
Fuels and Vehicles. The Partnership was launched at the WSSD during a
Side Event at Sandton Convention Center. The GITE will be
working with Governments, such as the United States of America (EPA),
Netherlands, China, Chile, Australia, and Canada as well as United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), The International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC),
and the Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning to assist countries that
have not yet done so to phase out the use of lead in gasoline and sulphur in
diesel. Preliminary commitments for the work of the Partnership were
determined at the first Steering Committee Meeting held 14-15 November 2002
at UN Headquarters in New York. The Partnership remains open to new members. For more
information regarding the Summit and its follow-up visit: Ninth Session
of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-9) As
part of its mandate, the GITE actively participated in the Ninth Session of
the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-9), which took place 16-27
April 2001 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This involvement
included providing technical input into the CSD process as well as
contributing to the organisation of the session. Additionally, the GITE
sponsored two side events:
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diverse panel, chaired by Kui-Nang Mak of UNDESA, discussed their perceptions
of the most striking transport problems and offered paths of partnership
among international actors. The presentations can be viewed below:
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