Road Safety and Economic Community

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Road Safety and Economic Community

• ADB-ASEAN Road Safety Workshop
• 5 May 2009, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Daussalam

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10th ASEAN Transport Ministers MeetingPhnom
Penh, 23 November 2004

• As part of ASEAN efforts to enhance the safety of
  the ASEAN Highway Network, the ASEAN Transport
  Ministers adopted the Phnom Penh Ministerial
  Declaration on ASEAN Road Safety and the ASEAN
  Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan 2005-2010
• The Ministers also agreed to set up a
  multi-sector working group to coordinate and
  manage the implementation of the national and
  regional road safety action plans.
• The Ministers appreciated ADB's readiness to
  continue its institutional and advisory support
  to the ASEAN road safety programs, projects and
  activities under Phase II of the ADB- ASEAN Road
  Safety Project.

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ASEAN Economic Blueprint

• At the 12th ASEAN Summit in January 2007, the
  Leaders affirmed their strong commitment to
  accelerate the establishment of an ASEAN
  Community by 2015 as envisioned in the ASEAN
  Vision 2020 and the ASEAN Concord II, and signed
  the Cebu Declaration on the Acceleration of the
  Establishment of an ASEAN Community by 2015
• The ASEAN Economic Blueprint signed by ASEAN
  leaders at Singapore in November 2007 recognizes
  the enhancing of road safety as part of an action
  under Land Transport agenda

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Road Safety Strategic Schedule for ASEAN Economic
Community

• 2010-2011
• Implementation of the ASEAN five-year Regional
  Road Safety Action Plan
• 2012-2013
• Member States to develop ASEAN standard measures
  for road safety

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14th ASEAN Transport Ministers MeetingManila, 6
November 2008

• The Ministers highlighted that rapid urbanization
  and motorization in ASEAN put a heavy strain on
  the health, mobility and safety of the
  population.
• The Ministers affirmed on the importance to
  pursue sustainable transport programs to
  improving road safety, as well as increasing
  energy efficiency and reducing consumption and
  emissions in the transport sector.
• The Ministers stressed on the need for concerted
  multi-sectoral collaboration and partnerships
  among different government institutions, private
  and business sectors and civil societies as well
  as relevant international organizations.

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Thank you

• ASEAN Secretariat