Regional conference on sustainable urban transport

Regional conference on sustainable urban transport, Damascus, April 11-13, 2010
Conférence régionale sur les déplacements urbains durables, Damas, 12-13 avril 2010 See the French Page


This Damascus conference gathered about 200 participants from 15 countries; with a strong Syrian attendance (local and central administration, universities, private sector). Opened by Mr Abdullah Al-Dardari, Vice Prime Minister of Syria and by Mr Eric Chevallier, French Ambassador, the four technical sessions benefited from the active participation of the Saoudi Arabian Minister of Transport (Mr Jubarah bin Eid Al-Suraiseri) and from three Syrian Ministers (Local Administration: Dr.Tamer Alhajah; the Vice Minister of Transports in charge of land transport: Mr Rajeh Sarea and the Minister of Transport: Dr Yarob S. Badr). The Syrian Ministry of Transport has provided the logistics of the event, along side CODATU. This inaugural conference is part of the “sustainable urban transport” program of the Marseilles Center for Mediterranean Integration that aims in particular to organize a six meetings cycle over three years. Learn more about the sustainable urban transport program of the CMI: http://www.cmimarseille.org/Urban-transport.php Partners websites: AFD, CERTU, CETE, CMI, CODATU Announce of the Conference Programme of the Conference AFD's Article
Opening session
H.E. Eric Chevallier, French Ambassador in Damascus and H.E. Abdallah Dardari, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs

Programme Transports urbains durables : Mr. Xavier Hoang, AFD - France

Introduction aux thèmes de la conférence du programme : Mr. Xavier Godard, CODATU

Session A : Strategic framework
Chairman: Dr.Tamer Alhajah, Syrian Minister of Local Administration - Syria

Strategic Framework : Mr. Thierry Gouin, CERTU

Amman Transportation Strategy: from Planning to Implementation : Mr. Ayman Smadi, Amman - Jordan

Les transports à Montpellier : planification & cadre institutionnel : Mr. Marc Le Tourneur, TAM/Transdev - France

Presentation of publications: « Qui paie quoi en matière de transports urbains ? » : Mr. Gilles David, French Ministry of Sustainable Development - France

Session B : Multimodal organization
Chairman: Dr. Eng. Rajeh Sarea, Deputy Minister of Transport for Land Transport - Syria

Multimodal organization : Ms Marine Millot, CETE Méditerranée

La Médina de Damas : Mr. Amjad Alres, Governorate/Dpt old Damascus - Syria

Traits de la politique multimodale des déplacements urbains de la ville de Barcelone: enjeux et résultats : Mr. Gabriel Jodar, MedCities – Spain

Alger : M. Tahar Baouni, ENSA (National School of Architecture of Algiers) - Algeria

Urban transports performance and lessons learned from the Athens Olympic games: Ms Zoï Christoforou, OASA/UNTA – Greece

Session C : Structuring the transit system
Chairman: Dr. Eng. Yarob S. Badr, Minister of Transport – Syria

Structuring transit system and urban integration : Mr. Sylvain Houpin, Blue Plan

Maroc : Ms Aicha Ait Mhand, City hall of Casablanca - Morocco

Structuring the Transit System: Examples from India : Mr. O.P. Agarwal, World Bank

Presentation of publications: « Urban transport in the Mediterranean region – Guidance and recommendations: Cities on the move » : Mr. Jean-Charles Crochet, World Bank

Session D : Environmental and social impacts
Chairman: Dr. Jubarah bin Eid Al-Suraiseri, Minister of Transport – Saudi Arabia

Urban mobility, environmental and social impacts: Mr. Sylvain Houpin, Blue Plan

Modélisation de la qualité de l’air, pour l’intégration de nouveaux outils d’aide à la décision sur les aires métropolitaines marseillaises et niçoises : Mr. Dominique Robin, Atmo PACA (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) - France

National project for old Taxi replacement : Ms Kawsar Hefny, EEAA (Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency) – Egypt

Sustainable mobility in Milan: the pollution charge case : Mr. Edoardo Croci, IEFE-Bocconi University, Milan – Italy

Presentation of publications: « Urban mobility and sustainable development in the Mediterranean: Regional diagnostic » : Mr. Sylvain Houpin, Blue Plan - France

Summary and closing session

Presentation of the UD4 programme's website: Mr. Sylvain Houpin, Blue Plan

Scientific synthesis, answers to written questions, lessons from the conference: Mr. Xavier Godard, CODATU

Prospects and follow-up: M. Xavier Hoang, AFD and round table of funding organizations in answer to questions from the room

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