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Presentation by Bindu N. Lohani,Vice President for Knowledge Managementand Sustainable Development15 September 2014

REALIZING THE ASIAN CENTURY

THROUGH SUSTAINABLETRANSPORT

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Middle Income Trap Scenario

Asian Century Scenario

Asia Today28%

32%

52%

ASIAS SHARE OF GLOBAL GDP IN 2050

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ASIAS RISE IS NOT PRE-ORDAINED

Increasing inequality Middle-income trap Massive urbanization

Climate changeDwindlingresources

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2010 20202030

20402050

UNSUSTAINABLE TRENDS

Source: ADB and IEA, 2011

Public transport,

walking, and cycling

Cars and motorcycles

Modeshare(p-km)

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0

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20

30

40

50

60

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2010 2020

Public

transport

Cars and

motorcycles

Modesha

re(p-km)

The trend for

the next 5 to 8years is fixed

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TRANSPORT IS A KEY DRIVER FOR THEASIAN CENTURY

Increasing inequality Middle-income trap Massive urbanization

Climate changeDwindlingresources

RURAL ROADSPUBLIC TRANSPORT

LAND USE PLANNING

RESILIENT

INFRASTRUCTURE

LOW CARBON MODES

ECONOMICCORRIDORS

MULTIMODAL HUBS

AFFORDABLE PUBLICTRANSPORT

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ADBS TRANSPORT TRANSFORMATION

7%

78% 74% 56%

42%

17%

10%

21%

25%

2%

12% 16%

30%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2000-2009 2010-20132014-2016

Projections2020 Target

Urban Transport (mainly public andnonmotorized)

2% 12% 16% 30%

Railways 17% 10% 21% 25%

Water Transport 2% 2% 2%

Air Transport 1% 1% 1%

Roads 78% 74% 56% 42%

Other/Undefined 7%

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Central Asia Regional Cooperation (CAREC)

Transport Corridors

Railway linking Afghanistan andUzbekistan

TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TOECONOMIC CORRIDORS

Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Program

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FROM ASIA TO THE WORLD

MDBs on track tomeeting the 10 year,

$175 billion pledge

ADB share at $30billion, out of which $7billion already met infirst 2 years

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NEED TO DEVELOP SMART,CLEAN, AND GREEN CITIES

Livable Cities

Urban areas account for 84% of

global GDP and 70% of globalGHG emissions

By 2050, 64% of Asias population

will be in urban areas

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Bindu N. Lohani

Vice President for Knowledge Managementand Sustainable Development

Asian Development Bank

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

ATTENTION