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 …
Post-COVID Recovery: Major challenges for public transport
Sergio Avelleda, Director of Urban Mobility, WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities Photo by billow 926/Unsplash The post-pandemic period will test one of the vital elements of our great cities. Public transport systems are facing unprecedented challenges, which will put their viability at risk. The city’s existence derives from an economic, social and psychological necessity: …
A Call for Action for national governments to implement the necessary national action to deliver the transformation of urban mobility set out in the New Urban Agenda
Quito, Ecuador, 18th October 2016
The transport and development community, meeting together in Quito, Ecuador on the occasion of Habitat III, welcomes the New Urban Agenda´s recognition of the broad contribution of sustainable urban mobility to sustainable urbanization.
We support the vision for urban mobility set out in the New Urban Agenda – but it now needs to be implemented.
Time for the UN Member States to deliver a transformation of urban mobility
Time for the UN Member States to deliver a transformation of urban mobility-otherwise we face a future of growing urban congestion, pollution and social inequality.
SURABAYA, INDONESIA, (25th July, 2016)
Zero Draft of the New Urban Agenda while Encouraging, Leaves Room for Improvement on Transport
Shanghai, May 16th 2016
The Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) conducted an analysis on the Zero Draft of the New Urban Agenda (NUA)- the expected outcome document of the Habitat III Conference- from the perspective of sustainable transport.
CODATU Initiative Supports Cities to Plan Sustainable Urban Mobility to Fight Climate Change
During the World Summit Climate and Territories (Lyon, France, 1-2 July), CODATU presents the initiative MobiliseYourCity that aims at strengthening urban mobility planning in developing countries to reduce urban transport greenhouse gas emissions.
Report of the One Day Seminary: "Climate Change: A Common Opportunity To Transform Urban Transport?"
On October 14th, a one day seminary was organized in Paris, France by CODATU focusing on the role of sustainable urban mobility in mitigating climate change. Theone-day seminary was facilitated by Olivier Razemon, journalist at Le Monde. The objective of the seminary was to gather decision makers and national and international urban transport experts to highlight the role of sustainable urban mobility on climate change mitigation.
UN-Habitat launches Global Report on Human Settlements 2013: Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility
UN-Habitat launched its biannual flagship report, the Global Report on Human Settlements 2013 – Planning and Design for Sustainable Urban Mobility at World Habitat Day, in Medellin, Colombia and London, U.K.
Ban Ki-Moon emphasizes the importance of "getting mobility right" on World Habitat Day 2013