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 …
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 …
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 …
Virtual Kick-off Event: NDC-Transport Initiative for Asia – India Component
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the online kick-off event of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) – Transport Initiative for Asia (TIA) – India Component. In India, the NDC-TIA programme is being implemented by NITI Aayog in collaboration with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU) …
SLoCaT Partnership and AFCAP-ASCAP Cooperate to Promote Role of Rural Transport for Post-2015 Development Framework
Smart freight is within Asia’s reach, according to Smart Freight Centre
(Smart Freight Center, 18 November 2014) – Asia has ample opportunity to improve the efficiency of its freight and logistics sector and reduce the emissions footprint along the way, according to a study by Smart Freight Centre (SFC), a
UNESCAP Regional Action Plan bring Asian countries closer to the vision of sustainable international integrated intermodal transport and logistics system
Bangkok, Thailand
Leading Corporations Join Forces to Tackle Freight Emissions in Asia
Leading corporations established Green Freight Asia, a non-profit association of manufacturers, freight logistics companies and carriers to advance green freight efforts that promote greenhouse gas- and fuel-efficient freight transportation and decrease air pollution in Asia.
Bjarne Pedersen joins as new Executive Director of Clean Air Asia
Following a rigorous and comprehensive international search, today Clean Air Asia announced that Bjarne Pedersen has been selected by the Clean Air Asia Board to lead the organization as its new Executive Director, starting November 11, 2013.
UNEP Publishes Reports on Low Carbon Transport and City Planning in India
Three reports released by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) evaluate and summarize options for low carbon city planning, non-motorised transport (NMT) and infrastructure risks due to climate variability in India. The reports were published as part of the project on ‘Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India.’