VIDEO
Date: Wednesday, March 4
Time: 9: 00-11: 00 (GMT-6)
About the Webinar
The transportation sector has the largest and the most rapid growth of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and globally accounts for 14% of them. According to projections of the International Energy Agency the increased demand of freight will come mainly from the developing world, which will triple its activity by 2050.
In Latin America, population growth and economic activity generate an increase in demand of logistics activity, and the strong modal share in favor of road transport leads to increased negative externalities and GHG emissions. These trends bring about unsustainable complex scenarios to meet national contributions for the mitigation of climate change and set significant challenges for a low emission development.
The webinar will analyze the general situation of freight transportation in Latin America and the emissions associated to this activity. It will also analyze in depth the modal share and the status and trends for each of the transportation modes. Finally, policy needs to address these problems at the urban and interurban levels will be analyzed. A case study on the design of a NAMA for the road movement of freight in Colombia will be presented and institutional and policy recommendations for the mitigation of GHGs will be made.
Presentations
Introduction. Rodrigo Rodríguez Tornquist. Executive Director of SUSTENTAR Association, and co- coordinator of the Transport Working Group of the LEDS LAC Platform.
Status, trends and experiences in low emissions freight transportation in Latin America. Jose Barbero. Dean of the Transportation Institute, National University of San Martin (Argentina). Download the presentation here
Case study: Colombia´s NAMA on the Low Emission Freight Transportation Plan. Oscar Giovanni Melo. Professional specialized of Logistics and Freight Transport, Ministry of Transport of Colombia. Download the presentation here
About the speakers
Jose Barbero. Dean of the Transportation Institute, National University of San Martin (Argentina).
Planning and transport policy specialist, with over thirty years of professional experience in Latin America. Geographer (UBA), with post-graduate studies in economics and transportation planning at the University of Toronto and MIT. Developed tasks as a public official, as a consultant and transport companies. He is currently an independent consultant and the Dean of the Institute of Transportation, National University of San Martín (Buenos Aires, Argentina).
Ana María Zambrano Duque. Coordinator of the Cargo and Logistics Group, Ministry of Transport of Colombia.
Public Administrator of the School of Public Administration (ESAP) of Colombia, with postgraduate studies in State, Public Policy and Development at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. In 2008 began her career in the National Planning Department of Colombia, where she supported the policy formulation for the transport and logistics sector. She also participated in planning processes at the regional level in South America. In 2013 she joined the Ministry of Transport, where she supported the policy-making process for the modernization of the road freight transport sector and the declaratory of strategic importance for the replacement and renewal of the road freight fleet program. She currently serves as Coordinator of Group logistics and freight from the same institution.
The webinar is in spanish language.
If you have questions about this webinar, please contact the LEDS LAC Platform: info@ledslac.org.