Updated with latest information as of 14 December 2022IntroductionThe 2021 UN Climate Conference COP26 saw an unprecedented number of commitments and initiatives on sustainable,...
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by Desmond Appiah (Clean Air Fund), Alison Doig (Health and Climate Network) and Karl Peet (SLOCAT Partnership) This is Kigali in Rwanda, “Africa's cleanest city”. Credit photo...
Raising Awareness for Safer Pedestrian Walkways in Harare, Zimbabwe
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Safer Roads for All in Africa
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Raising Ambition for Transport in African Countries’ Climate Strategies
by Cabrel Tokam, Policy Advocacy and Outreach Intern, SLOCAT Partnership Here is a picture of Kwame, owner of a dilapidated car which he uses to buy and sell goods in the capital...
Public Transport Challenges in Africa: Mapping and Transit Data as a Remedy
by Ben Welle, Iman Abubaker and Agraw Ali, World Resources Institute Commuters waiting for the next bus desperately around Meskel Square - Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Credit photo by...
Now Is the Time to Address Africa’s Dependency on Used Vehicle: Ghana’s Story
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SLOCAT Task Force on Transport Community Engagement in the UNFCCC
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SLOCAT Welcomes BYCS as New Partner
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