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1 Green and Smart Innovations and Effective Climate Finance for Low Carbon Transport and Society Lima, 5 December 2014 Xiaomei Tan, Ph.D. Climate Change Specialist Global Environment Facility GEF Support for Sustainable Transport

2 Global Distribution of GEF Transport Projects GEF support for transport project started in 1997; 64 projects in over 110 cities and 50 countries; $311million committed, with $5.1 billion leveraged in co-financing.

3 Asian Sustainable Transport & Urban Development Program First programmatic approach in the area of transportation Agency: Asian Development Bank Objective: Support Asian cities in realizing GHG reduction and local co-benefits through the integration of low-carbon transit infrastructure Financing: GEF $13.6 million; Co-financing $988 million Child Projects: –Bangladesh: Greater Dhaka Sustainable Transport Corridor Project –China: Jiangxi Fuzhou Urban Integrated Infrastructure Improvement, etc. –Mongolia: Urban Transport Development Project Key result so far: has mobilized other cities in the region to purse low- carbon transit system

4 GEF support for sustainable transport projects over the next four years (2014-2018) Innovative policies and mechanisms for freight and logistics services with the engagement of the private sector Urban sustainable transport infrastructure and systems that reduce demand for car travel, including  Road and parking policies and pricing,  Zoning and street/urban design codes, and  Congestion pricing.

5 For further information Please contact us at : Xiaomei Tan: xtan1@thegef.orgxtan1@thegef.org 1818 H Street, NW, Mail Stop P4-400 Washington, DC 20433 USA Tel: (202) 473-7448 Fax: (202) 522-3240/3245


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