UC Davis Professor Daniel Sperling Wins Prestigious Blue Planet Prize
Transportation and Fuels Expert Lauded for Bringing Science to Policy
International Road Assessment Programme(iRAP)
The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) is a registered charity dedicated to saving lives through safer roads.
iRAP works in partnership with government and non-government organisations to:
GIZ organized “NAMAs in the Transport Sector – Experiences and perspectives” Side Event in Bonn
June 13, 2013/Bonn, Germany
GIZ organized a Side Event on “NAMAs in the Transport Sector” at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn. Around 70 representatives from various countries and organizations attended this event on the evening of 5 June 2013.
UNFCCC Releases SBSTA Documents for Bonn Session
The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a series of documents that will be discussed by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and technical Advice (SBSTA) at its 38th session, taking place in Bonn, Germany. The documents relate to methodological issues related to the Kyoto Protocol, the new market-based mechanism, emissions from international transport, the UNFCCC reporting guidelines, high-carbon reservoirs, and a framework for various approaches.
UNICEF and UNDP call for road safety in Post-2015 Development Agenda
04.06.2013-Shanghai, China
In The Long Short Walk video, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Anthony Lake and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Deputy Development Policy Director Magdy Martínez-Solimán call for road safety to be included in the Post-2015 development agenda.
HLP Panel Report on Post 2015 Development Agenda Fails to Provide Transformative Guidance for Sustainable Transport
Initial review on how sustainable transport is integrated in: A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development
The overarching vision of the outcome document of the High Level Panel of Eminent Persons (HLP) on the post-2015 development framework reads: “Our vision and our responsibility are to end extreme poverty
High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
On May 30 2013, High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, which was created by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to suggest bold goals for the post-2015 development agenda, launched its report, A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies Through Sustainable Development. The HLP states, “Our vision and our responsibility are to end extreme poverty in all its forms in the context of sustainable development and to have in place building blocks of sustained
Walk 21
Walk21 leads an international network of professionals inspired to meet the needs of people who walk. Our aim is: