News Archives - SLOCAT

22 January 2021 In News By SLOCAT

Project Assistance Consulting Opportunity – Sustainable, Low Carbon Mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean (Native or Equivalent Spanish speaker)

SLOCAT Partnership SLOCAT is the international multi-stakeholder partnership that enables collaborative knowledge and action for sustainable, low carbon transport and brings the voice of the movement into international climate change and sustainability processes. Today our Partnership includes over 90 actors across transport sectors associations, knowledge and academia, governments, multilateral organisations, NGOs, philanthropy and industry; as …

21 December 2020 In Morning Commute Blog, News By SLOCAT

How can Ethiopian cities bounce back from COVID-19 with active mobility at the forefront?

by Seble Samuel and Iman Abubaker Photo by AP/Mulugeta Ayene Pedestrianised streets, pop-up cycling lanes and non-motorised transport infrastructure have been critical elements of cities’ pandemic recovery strategies. But in Ethiopian cities, where walking and cycling are dominant modes of urban movement, this shift has not yet happened. Pop-up urban mobility interventions to overcome the …

18 December 2020 In News, Uncategorized By Nikola Medimorec

Peer review of Transport and Climate Change Global Status Report 2020

The peer review process of the 2020 Transport and Climate Change Global Status Report (TCC-GSR) will take place from 18 December 2020 – 15 January 2021. Please access the peer review document on the REN21+ platform. The SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport is leading the production of the TCC-GSR 2020, whose primary objectives …

19 November 2020 In News By SLOCAT

Request for Proposals: Technical assistance to help increase the ridership of Public Transport in Chiang Mai Municipality, Thailand

11 November 2020 In News By SLOCAT

Job Vacancy: Research Assistant (Asia) (Russian-speaking)

Description The SLOCAT Partnership Secretariat is seeking a Research Assistant who has a strong interest in gathering data and analysing global policies on transport, sustainable development, and climate change. The Research Assistant will contribute to desk research and data collection for a project tracking the progress of the transport sector in the Asia region. The …

28 October 2020 In News By Nikola Medimorec

COVID-19 and mobility – An updated analysis of regional impacts

It has been nearly eight months since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. A second wave of COVID-19 infections is striking many regions, with over 42 million cases and 1.1 million deaths recorded as of 26 October 2020. SLOCAT’s preliminary analysis of COVID-19’s impact on mobility identified that the strongest decreases in mobility were recorded for …

1 October 2020 In News By SLOCAT

Job Vacancy: Research Assistant – Transport Economist (Asia)

Description The SLOCAT Partnership Secretariat is expected to start a commissioned project to document the transport sector in Asia and is seeking a Research Assistant – Transport Economist who has a strong interest in analysing the economic impacts of policies on the transport sector. The Research Assistant – Transport Economist will have an understanding of …

29 September 2020 In News By Nikola Medimorec

Infographic on transport, climate change and sustainable development in IsDB member countries

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the SLOCAT Secretariat produced an infographic on sustainable, low carbon transport in IsDB member countries. The infographic summarises the major findings of the two reports “Low-Carbon Transport for Development” and “Transport, Climate Action and Sustainable Development“. Please access the infographic on sustainable transport in IsDB member countries here. Supported …

25 September 2020 In Morning Commute Blog, News By SLOCAT

The next generation of urban transportation champions need to put transport into context

Henrik Nolmark, Director, Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) Photo by Supriya S on Unsplash We know pretty well what needs to be done, right? Reduce private car driving, promote and improve public transport, infrastructure for walking and cycling, more environment-friendly deliveries, safer and more accessible streets, and so on. We have beautiful design ideas …

23 September 2020 In News By SLOCAT

SDG Business Forum Breakout Session: Business Driving Zero-Emission Freight Transport

On 23 September, SLOCAT, the TDA, and WBCSD co-hosted a session on Business Driving Zero-Emission Freight Transport, as part of the UN SDG Business Forum. Panelists included Andrea Meza Murillo, Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica; Sita Holtslag, Senior Advisor Sustainable Mobility, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Transport Decarbonisation Alliance); Sophie Punte, Executive Director, Smart Freight Centre, …