ADB Closed Meeting: Supporting the transition to Green Roads: Applying the Green Roads Toolkit
Event Details
In this side meeting we want to see how different initiatives to promote Green Roads can be combined and how the Green Roads Toolkit can support this. The Green Roads Toolkit
Event Details
In this side meeting we want to see how different initiatives to promote Green Roads can be combined and how the Green Roads Toolkit can support this.
The Green Roads Toolkit has been under preparation by the Asian Development Bank since 2023 and was officially launched in May 2024. It consists of a searchable system with good practices, aligned along nine dimensions of Green Roads: decarbonization, climate resilience, land and water management, biodiversity, quality of life, reducing pollution, safe sourcing and supporting inclusive growth. The practices are categorized according to type of road, geography, degree of impact, level of innovation. The Toolkit includes reference to the enabling frameworks that supports each of the Green Road practices. All in all, there are more than 150 practices organized over the nine themes.
The Toolkit is started being applied in various transport projects of the Asian Development Bank. It is meant as a living repository of good practices, with a new phase planned to expand the functionality and include more practices. A maturity assessment of the enabling framework is under preparation.
We would in this side-meeting to see how the transition to green roads can be supported and how the Green Roads Toolkit can be deployed.
Agenda:
• Inventory of ongoing Green Roads initiatives
• How to combine more momentum to Green Roads movement
• How to make use of the Green Roads Toolkit and how to further develop
• How to combine and make use of other support instruments
• Setting up an informal coordination group
Time
October 16, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm(GMT+03:00)
Location
Yildiz 1, B2 Level, ICC, Istanbul