Now Is the Time to Address Africa’s Dependency on Used Vehicle: Ghana’s Story
by Festival Godwin Boateng, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Columbia Climate School USA Used vehicles in Accra’s streets, Ghana Photo courtesy of Yinka Ibukun, Bloomberg News (2016). The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that more than 60% of the vehicles added to …
“AFricroozE”: Eco- and Gender-Friendly Electric Bikes to Transform Mobility in Africa
By Najjiba Katesi, Executive Director, First African Bicycle Organisation (FABIO) Namuleme Hadija, a beneficiary of the water e-bike in Uganda The story of Namuleme Hadija is not different from that of many women in Uganda’s rural areas. She is a …
Businesses and Industries for Circular Economy, Local Value Creation and Short and Resilient Logistic Chains in Africa
by Charlène Kouassi, Director, Movin’On LAB Africa (African Mobilities Observatory OMA) Movin’On LAB Africa Mobility startup map (2021 version) For more than a decade, the private sector has been disrupting mobility systems in African cities. In every sector of mobility, …
Making a Case for Informal Transport at an African COP
by Geofrey Ndhogezi aka Lubyanza Photo by Social Income on Unsplash As a boda rider from Kampala, Uganda, I am very glad that the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), an important international occasion where governments will meet to …
Creating a better future with Dakar’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan
by Thierno Birahim AW, Khadim CISSE and Ndeye Rokhaya DIENG Photo from www.afrik21.africa Dakar, Senegal, is one of the fastest growing cities in Africa, with about 4 million inhabitants which accounts for 23% of the country’s total population. Its population …
Life-changing bicycles in Africa for young girls and our planet
by Farayi Mtangadura, Africa Institutional Markets Lead, World Bicycle Relief This is a photo of Smile of Zimbabwe, age 14, using her bicycle to get to school in northwestern Zimbabwe. Photo courtesy of World Bicycle Relief (2022). Smile’s story: How …
Engaging informal transport operators key to accelerating decarbonisation
by Geofrey Ndhogezi aka Lubyanza, a boda rider in Kampala, Uganda In the Global South, where informal transport dominates cities and streets, simply following global trends and swapping gas guzzling SUVs for their electric-powered equivalents will likely have a negligible …
Sustainable transport supporting COVID-19 recovery strategies in IsDB
Virtual Session organized by Economic & Social Infrastructure and Resilience & Social Development Departments 30th May 2022 at 15:00 (Jeddah/Ankara)/14:00 (Cairo)/19:00 (Jakarta) Moderator: Mr. CHRIS DEKKI, Director, Global Advocacy and Engagement, SLOCAT Partnership Presentation by: Mr. KARL PEET, Senior Advisor, …
Climate Strategies for Transport in Africa
This infographic examines transport in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-Term Strategies (LTS) submitted in the framework of the Paris Agreement. The focus is on second-generation NDCs (new or updated NDCs as of 10 April 2022). Download infographics: www.slocat.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Africa-NDC-LTS-transport-infographic.pdf For …
Climate Strategies for Transport in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
This infographic examines transport in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-Term Strategies (LTS) submitted in the framework of the Paris Agreement. The focus is on second-generation NDCs (submission of new or updated NDCs as of 15 March 2022). *MENA covers …