Venue: Vietnam Register Office, 18 Pham Hung, My Dinh, Tu Liem, Hanoi.
Workshop objectives:
The workshop is co-organized by Vietnam Register, the Swiss – Vietnamese Clean Air Program (SVCAP), and the International Council for Clean Transportation (ICCT). This workshop will provide the opportunity for Asian and international regulators and experts to discuss with their Vietnamese counterparts their experience in developing and implementing policies to reduce emissions from motorcycles used in urban transportation. The topics of discussion will include:
- Institutional barriers to regulating in-use motorcycles in their country and how they were overcome
- Implementing a successful motorcycle certification program
- Features of inspection and maintenance programs for motorcycles
- Programs for encourage public acceptance of in-use motorcycle regulations
- In-use fuels issues
- Alternative fuels and electric motorcycles
- Retrofit technologies for 4 stroke motorcycles
Audience:
The audience for this workshop will be composed of all the stakeholders addressing in-use motorcycle emissions including policy makers and implementers. The represented agencies and organizations include: the Vietnam Register, TCVN (Vietnam’s Standards Institute), TDSI (Transport Development and Strategy Institute), Government Office, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, Ministry of Industry, Traffic Police Department, Petrolimex, Ministry of Health, City representatives (Hanoi, HoChiMinh, Danang & Haiphong), Association of Bike and Motorbike Manufacturers, Motorcycles Manufacturers, Universities: Polytechnic & Transportation. Members of the press (television and print) will also be in attendance.
Workshop logistics:
The workshop languages will be Vietnamese and English, simultaneous translation will be provided. If possible please provide your presentation by Tuesday, February 23rd in order to have it translated by the workshop (send to Mr. Nguyen Hoai Anh at anhnh@vr.org.vn and Fanta Kamakaté at fanta@theicct.org). Presentation should preferably be in MS Power Point format. After the workshop, presentations will be made available on the SVCAP, Vietnam Register ,and the ICCT’s websites.
Workshop presentations:
Urban Pollution caused by Transportation and Motorcycles Emissions Control Solutions for Major Cities
Authors: Anh Tu Le, Vietnam Register
URL: http://www.theicct.org/documents/Le.pdf
Development Trend on China Motorcycle Emissions Standards
Authors: Xin Liu, National Motorcycle Quality Supervisory and Testing Center (Tianjin)
URL: http://www.theicct.org/documents/Liu.pdf
Inspection and Maintenance and Other Programs in Taiwan
Authors: Rui-Rung Lin, Industrial Technology Research Institute and Yung-Hsun Chen, Novel Vehicle Technology Company
URL: http://www.theicct.org/documents/Lin-Chen.pdf
Management of In-use Motorcycle Emissions- The Indian Experience
Authors: Narayan Iyer
URL: http://www.theicct.org/documents/Iyer.pdf
Motorcycle Emissions Control: A Strategy for Progress
Authors: Michael Walsh
URL: http://www.theicct.org/documents/Walsh.pdf
Two-Wheel:Compliance and Enforcement-Leasons Learned from India
Authors: Anumita Roychowdhury, Centre for Science and Environment
URL: http://www.theicct.org/documents/Roychowdhury.pdf
Two-Wheel Instead of Four? Hanoi as an Experiment in Sustainable (2-wheel) Mobility?
Authors: Lee Schipper and Wei Shiuen Ng, EMBARQ Le Tuan, Hanoi University of Technology
URL: http://www.theicct.org/documents/Schipper.pdf
Best Policy Practices for Motorcycle Emission Control
Authors: Fanta Kamakate, ICCT
URL: http://www.theicct.org/documents/Kamakate.pdf
The Transition to Electric Bikes in China
Authors: Jonathan Weinert, Insitute of Transportation Studies, UC-Davis
URL: http://www.theicct.org/documents/Weinert.pdf
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