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 Agraw Ali. Long queues for public transport have become common sights during …
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 …
Mapping of Organisations and Initiatives Promoting Sustainable Urban Mobility in Latin America
Our partner, Asociación Sustentar, as part of its support to the EUROCLIMA+ programme, has released an extensive mapping of organisations and initiatives working on advancing sustainable urban mobility in Latin America. The mapping identifies and documents the initiatives, projects, platforms, …
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, …
The best second-generation NDCs on Transport
The NDCs Hall of Fame by SLOCAT concludes with awards to the best NDCs in terms of transport ambition and action. The NDCs of Colombia, Guinea, Seychelles and Sri Lanka receive 4 stars as the best-performing in support of sustainable, …
SLOCAT Task Force on Transport Community Engagement in the UNFCCC
Throughout 2021, the SLOCAT Secretariat jointly with partners set up the SLOCAT Task Force on Transport Community Engagement in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Following strategy discussions and inputs with task force members, the Secretariat developed …
Building transport systems that protect health and climate
by Alison Doig (Director, Health and Climate Network) and Karl Peet (Senior Adviser, SLOCAT Partnership) Photo from Colombia Cycling The World Health Organisation (WHO) convenes health ministries from around the world at the 75th annual World Health Assembly (WHA) in …
Transport at GPDRR2022 in Bali, Indonesia
The UN General Assembly recognises the Global Platform as a critical mechanism to review progress on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. At the Platform, governments, the UN system and all stakeholders get together to identify …
¿Hay coherencia entre las estrategias climáticas y las políticas de transporte? El caso de América Latina y el Caribe para los niveles nacional y subnacional
Este informe analiza el alineamiento entre los compromisos climáticos adquiridos por los países de América Latina y el Caribe en sus NDC o LTS y la implementación mediante herramientas de planificación de transporte a niveles nacional y subnacional. Su objetivo …