Report: International Conference on EcoDrive

On October 17th 2014, WAFUNIF (The Wold Association of Former United Nations Internes and Fellows) hosted an International Conference on Global Environment, Low Carbon Society and EcoDrive at the United Nations Head Quarters. (EcoDrive Conference), under the sponsorship by the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations.

The aim of this conference was to have discussions on the global environment from transport sector, new technology for transport and environmental protection, solution by EcoDrive, a method which contributes to improvement of fuel economy and reduction of traffic accident by mindfulness of people, lastly on global transportation and environmental policy.

This conference was cooperated by Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, American Automobile Manufacturers Association, and special contribution by Ministry of Environment of Japan.

This was the first EcoDrive conference held in UN Head Quarters, that aims to promote EcoDrive in global scale, by having a good coordination with UN missions, Automobile Associations, and automobile users.