INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme (THE PEP)

From Paris 2014 to Vienna 2019

81st session of the Inland Transport Committee

Robert Thaler – Chair, THE PEP

Fifth Ministerial High-Level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment

22 – 24 October 2019, United Nations Office at Vienna

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21 October 2019, afternoon: Special Session of THE PEP Steering Committee

22-24 October 2019, 5th Ministerial HLM on THE PEP Working Sessions Side Events Exhibitions Study Tour Social Programme

Fifth Ministerial High-Level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment

22 – 24 October 2019, United Nations Office at Vienna

Making Mobility Green and Healthy:

Paving the pan-European way towards prosperity and happy

citizens

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Venue: United Nations Office at Vienna, Vienna International Centre• 22 October 2019

15:00: Opening & Welcome16:00-18:00 Afternoon Session20:00 Evening Receiption

• 23 October 201910:00-13:00 Morning Session13:00-15:00 Lunch15:00-18:00 Afternoon Session20:00 Evening Receiption

• 24 October 201910:00-13:00 Morning Session13:00 Fair Well Lunch

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Fifth Ministerial High-Level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment

22 – 24 October 2019, United Nations Office at Vienna

Results to be achieved:• High-level attendence of countries

and ministers• Concrete and visible deliverables

• Adoption of the Pan-European Masterplan on Cycling Promotion

• Guidelines on EcoDriving• Manual on transport and land use policies

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INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Fifth Ministerial High-Level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment

22 – 24 October 2019, United Nations Office at Vienna

Results to be achieved:• Towards future THE PEP priorities

• Visions of Vienna• Pan-European strategy towards a zero-

emission, economically prosperous and socially fair and healthy mobility

• Green deal for green mobility - paving theway to happy citizens and economicprosperity

• Core contribution implementing the Paris Agreement in relation to transport

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INLAND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE

Fifth Ministerial High-Level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment

22 – 24 October 2019, United Nations Office at Vienna

Fifth Ministerial High-Level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment

22 – 24 October 2019, United Nations Office at Vienna

• Hosts• Federal Ministry Sustainability and Tourism• Federal Ministry Labour, Social Affairs, Health

and Consumer Protetcion• Federal Ministry Transport, Innovation and

Technology

• National Coordination: interministerial taskforce involving Ministries, Countries, citiesand stakeholders

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Preparing the 5th Ministerial High-Level Meeting on Transport, Health and Environment

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16th Meeting of THE PEP Steering Committee (Geneva, 12-14 December 2018)

The Steering Committee continued preparation for the High-level Meeting and discussed:

• Draft declaration• Content of the High-level Meeting• Slogan and communication activities

Meeting of the Partnership on cyclinghosted by Geneva Canton on 11 December

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In particular, the draft declaration is expected to:• Contain strong links to SDGs• Highlight the issues that THE PEP can contribute to solve (ex. Air pollution

caused by transport, climate change, effects on health)• Mention accomplishments and design the view for the future (including

decarbonization and work to link urban and peri-urban areas)

Among the outputs that THE PEP will present at the High-level Meeting:• First ever Pan-European master plan on cycling promotion• Two studies on green jobs in green transport• One study on including transport planning into land-use planning• Guidelines on eco-driving

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Timeline towards October 2019

Representatives of member States are invited to meetings of the extended Bureau

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Robert ThalerChair THE PEP UNECEDate 21 I 02 I 2019, Geneva

Thank you!

Join us at the 5th High-Level Meeting of THE PEP22.-24. October 2019 Vienna, Austria, in the heart of

Europe