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Call for Applications for SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable Transport 2023 programme

The SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport and the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) are accepting applications for the fourth round of the SLOCAT-VREF Young Leaders in Sustainable

27 April 2023

Uncovering the Value of Sustainable Transport Investments

by Benjamin Simmons and Michail Kapetanakis, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Coimbatore City, Tamil Nadu, India (Photo from International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP)) Coimbatore, like many other rapidly expanding

27 March 2023

A Big Welcome to the World Benchmarking Alliance to the SLOCAT Partnership

It is our pleasure to welcome the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) to our international, multi-stakeholder community of world-class experts and change-makers. WBA is a non-profit organisation holding 2,000 of the

21 March 2023

Apply now: Research Intern (March 2023)

Position description: SLOCAT is the international, multi-stakeholder partnership powering systemic transformations and a just transition towards equitable, healthy, green and resilient transport and mobility systems for the people and the

8 March 2023

Welcoming Fundación Centro para la Sostenibilidad Urbana (CPSU) to the SLOCAT Partnership

We are thrilled to welcome Fundación Centro para la Sostenibilidad Urbana (CPSU) to our vibrant, international, multi-stakeholder Partnership of change-makers. CPSU is a Costa Rica-based NGO that seeks to support and

14 February 2023

Bringing a Wider Perspective of Sustainability to the Urban Conversation

by Pablo Castro, Executive Director, Fundación Centro para la Sostenibilidad Urbana (CPSU) In a region as green and biodiverse as Central America, the concept of sustainability has historically been focused

14 February 2023

Apply now: Communications and Outreach Intern (Closed)

1 February 2023

Are Nationally Determined Contributions aligned with the commitments and initiatives on transport announced on the occasion of COP26? A Comparative Analysis by SLOCAT

Updated with latest information as of 14 December 2022 Introduction The 2021 UN Climate Conference COP26 saw an unprecedented number of commitments and initiatives on sustainable, low carbon transport. This

2 November 2022

Enhancing the Utility and Sustainability of Popular Transport

by Wilma Nchito, Director of Research and Postgraduate Studies, University of Zambia Mini buses in Lusaka waiting for customers. Minibuses are the main form of transport in Lusaka, the capital

27 September 2022

Exploring the role of informal transport in Africa’s transition towards inclusive, sustainable and decarbonised transport

by Joseph Ndiritu, National Chairman, Public Transport Operators Union, Kenya Rising fuel prices have severely impacted Nairobi’s informal transport fleet. In an effort to find relief, some matatu drivers have

12 September 2022