African Railway Thursdays – 4th Webinar "Sustainable Development Challenges: Railway of Tomorrow"

VIDEOCONFERENCE - 29 APRIL 2021 12:00 - 1500 (CET)

UIC African Region launches African Railway Thursdays:
Bimonthly webinars dedicated to activities and projects of the UIC and UIC African Region.
The topic of the 4th Webinar

Sustainable Development Challenges: Railway of Tomorrow

RABAT call for action on an African Railway Green Deal for sustainable mobility will be presented in the lead-up to and at COP 26 in November 2021

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African Railway Green Deal for sustainable mobility

4 May 2021 - PDF - 397.8 kb

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African Green Deal ferroviaire pour une mobilité durable

6 May 2021 - PDF - 397.9 kb

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Programme

12h-12h20

Official Opening
Mr Mohamed Rabie Khlie, President of the UIC African Region
Mr François Davenne, UIC DG

12h20-13h

Panel 1 - Sustainable mobility at the heart of international and regional challenges

Moderator: Thierry Béra, UIC CFO & African Region Coordinator

Initiatives and projects developed by UIC
Speaker : Lucie Anderton, UIC, Sustainable Development Unit Manager

Rail Transport and Urbanisation In Africa: Prospects and challenges
Speaker : Debashish Bhattacharjee, UN-Habitat, Regional Office for Africa

Connecting African railways: challenges and opportunities
Speaker: Placide Badji, Infrastructure and Energy Department, African Union

Q&A Session

13h - 13h50

Panel 2 – Railway politics for better conciliation between mobility, environment, and climate change

Moderator : Lucie Anderton, UIC, Sustainable Development Unit Manager

Sydney Trains Sustainability and Emissions Reduction Strategy
Speaker: Mr Rod Barber, Director Environment, Safety, Environment, Quality & Risk, Sydney Trains, Australia

Sustainability Initiatives in Irish Rail
Speaker: Mrs Heidi Hopper Duffy, RU Environmental Officer, Iarnród Éireann, Ireland

Korail’s Sustainability management to connect People, World, Future
Speaker: Mr Charlie Yoon, KORAIL, South Korea

Sustainable energy policy at SNCF Voyageurs
Speaker: Mrs Carole Escolan, SNCF

Q&A Session

13h50-14h30

Panel 3 - Finance innovative modes and mechanisms at the low-carbone mobility service in Africa

Moderator: Thierry Béra, UIC CFO & African Region Coordinator
African Bank of Development

Agence Française de Développement - AFD

Rail Financing for Green Transport
Speaker: Martha B. Lawrence, Leader of Railway Solutions, World Bank Group

Q&A Session

14h30-15h
Conclusions
Said Chandid, UIC Representative in the Regional Bureau Office in Rabat

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WEBINAR UIC AFRICA 29-04-2021 Part 1

5 May 2021 - PDF - 10.2 Mb

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WEBINAR UIC AFRICA 29-04-2021 Part 2

5 May 2021 - PDF - 12.4 Mb

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Key speakers official opening

Mr Mohamed Rabie Khlie, President of the UIC African Region
Mr François Davenne, UIC DG

: Mr Mohamed Rabie Khlie

: Mr François Davenne

Moderators of the Webinar
Mr Thierry Bera, CFO & UIC African Region Coordinator
Mrs Lucie Anderton, UIC, Sustainable Development Unit Manager
Said Chandid, UIC Representative in the Regional Bureau Office in Rabat
African Bank of Development

: Mr Thierry Bera

: Mrs Lucie Anderton

: Mr Said Chandid

Speakers
Mr Placide Badji, Infrastructure and Energy Department, African Union
Mrs Lucie Anderton, UIC, Sustainable Development Unit Manager
Mrs Martha Lawrence, Leader of Railway Solutions, & Mrs Nancy L. Vandycke
World Bank Group
African Union
African Development Bank
Mr Rod Barber, Director Environment, Safety, Environment, Quality & Risk
Sydney Trains, Australia
Mrs Heidi Hopper Duffy, RU Environmental Officer, Iarnród Éireann, Ireland
Mr Charlie Yoon, KORAIL, South Korea
Mrs Carole Escolan, SNCF