by SLOCAT | Jun 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
In recent decades, the use of private vehicles has grown dramatically in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica (GAM). Currently, more than a third of daily trips are made by car or motorcycle, and this is projected to expand, as Costa Rica’s motorisation rate is...
by SLOCAT | Jun 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
by Aage Jorgensen, Program Manager, Nordic Development Fund Heavy rains caused a landslide that took away the road, Rwanda 2021. Photo credit: FinnOC Roads are a key asset for Africa. They connect villages to economic centres, people to hospitals, children to schools...
by SLOCAT | Jun 16, 2021 | News
by Érika Martins Silva Ramos, SLOCAT-VREF Young Leader in Sustainable TransportThe LEDS GP Transport Working Group is publishing a series of papers co-authored by young people from around the world on sustainable recovery for the transport sector: Leveraging insights...
by SLOCAT | May 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sergio Avelleda, Director of Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil Brazilian cities have been avoiding an urgent debate: charging car users the cost of public infrastructure and allocating these resources for public...
by SLOCAT | May 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
by Alexander Körner, Programme Officer, United Nations Environment Programme Photo by Beautiful News The continent is home to about 1.3 billion people, with the average age being just below 20 years. Compared to Europe or North America, per capita energy use in Africa...
