The CODATU XV conference will allow various players to share their points of view and reach a consensus regarding the different approaches to urban mobility. These may be distinguished firstly in terms of scope of application (whether they tackle global or local issues), and secondly in terms of time (whether they take into account a short or long-term outlook).

Cooperation for urban mobility in the developing world (CODATU) was created in 1980 following a seminal international conference on urban transport in Dakar, Senegal.