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6 January 2025

Put Less in, Get More Miles out: A Conversation Around Regulating Vehicle Efficiency to Reduce CO2 Emissions

Countries are enhancing vehicle efficiency by reducing emissions and improving fuel economy. Chile and Colombia demonstrate successful strategies with clear standards and international collaboration. France focuses on EV production and incentives, Kenya leverages renewable...

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13 December 2024

Next Generation of Urban and Mobility Planners Commit to Building Gender-Inclusive Cities across the World

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10 December 2024

Challenges and Progress in Public Transport in Latin America

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6 January 2025

Put Less in, Get More Miles out: A Conversation Around Regulating Vehicle Efficiency to Reduce CO2 Emissions

Countries are enhancing vehicle efficiency by reducing emissions and improving fuel economy. Chile and Colombia demonstrate...
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13 December 2024

Next Generation of Urban and Mobility Planners Commit to Building Gender-Inclusive Cities across the World

The inclusion of all population groups in mobility planning contributes to the sustainability of transport systems...
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10 December 2024

Challenges and Progress in Public Transport in Latin America

Public transport in Latin America faces significant challenges that require creative and sustainable solutions. Whether it...
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6 December 2024

The Importance of Transport NDCs for Effective Climate Action

Responsible for 15% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the transport sector is the second largest...
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5 December 2024

Embracing the New Urban Era

The Smarter Mobility Africa Summit, held in Johannesburg from the 2nd to 4th of October 2024,...
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2 December 2024

Vietnam Unveils Bold Plan to Cut Transport Emissions by 2030

Vietnam's Ministry of Transport has launched Decision 1191/QĐ-BGTVT, a plan to reduce GHG emissions in the...
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28 November 2024

Enhancing Child-Friendly Cities

In many cities worldwide, children often play on streets, which act as spaces for movement, leisure,...
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26 November 2024

COP29’s Impact on the Transport Sector – an Analysis

Without a clear mandate to transition the transport sector, progress will remain slow. Daniel Bongardt GIZ...
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25 November 2024

Feminist Transport Systems: The Key to a Low-Carbon and Inclusive Future

Achieving a just, low-carbon future requires a feminist approach to sustainable transport. By addressing gender inequities,...
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22 November 2024

Connecting the Dots Through Urban Mobility?  

Transport and Climate Change Week 2024 showcased opportunities of Multisectoral Urban Mobility – by #ConnectingtheDots worldwide.
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9 November 2024

Transport and Climate Change Week 2024 Sends a Strong Message to COP29 in Baku

Transport Week 2024 brought together over 1,500 participants to discuss sustainable mobility solutions, emphasizing the need...
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31 October 2024

Driving Rwanda’s Green Future

The Electric Mobility Forum Kigali, held on 23-24 October and co-organised by GIZ Rwanda and MININFRA,...
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9 October 2024

Pathways to Equality: Transforming Public Transport for Women and Transgender Communities in India 

India’s transport system is undergoing a significant social transition, reflecting the broader push for inclusivity and...
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27 September 2024

Transport and Climate Change Week 2024

The seventh edition of Transport and Climate Change Week is to be hosted fully in a...
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26 September 2024

The Marshall Islands Rename First Maritime Center “Jela Meto”

Vast amounts of water separate the 29 coral atolls and 5 islands of the Republic of...
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16 September 2024

Rethinking Marshallese Canoes: Making Legacy Sustainable

The Low Carbon Sea Transport Project team in the Marshall Islands participated in an event to...
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6 September 2024

Sectoral Contributions to Achieving the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) –Asia Calls for Increased Ambition 

The contribution of transport to climate action requires a multi-factor approach, hand in hand with access...
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5 September 2024

Barrier Free Mobility: Unifying Efforts Towards Inclusive Transportation

Equitable access to transportation is crucial for ensuring that all citizens can participate fully in economic...
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3 September 2024

Welcoming a Milestone for Sustainable Maritime Transport in the Marshall Islands

The state-of-the-art sailing cargo and training ship SV Juren Ae was successfully delivered to the Marshall...
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13 August 2024

Sustainable Transport Trends and the Challenge of Decarbonising E-mobility in Africa 

Minibuses play a central role in most African countries, hence it was important to discuss the...
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23 July 2024

Opportunities and Challenges of Electrifying the Minibus Sector in Africa

The electrification of smaller capacity vehicles, such as 2- and 3-wheelers, as well as full-size buses,...
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23 July 2024

Empowering Women in the Urban Transport Workforce

It is no secret that women are severely underrepresented in the mobility sector, comprising only 17%...
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18 July 2024

Transforming Transport in Asia: Innovations and Insights for a Low-Carbon Future

Aiming to chart a sustainable path for transportation towards zero emissions by mid-century and ensuring climate...
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18 June 2024

Amplifying Latin American Voices on Informal Transport 

The 7th edition of the Transport and Climate Change Week will take place from 4-8 November...
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7 June 2024

Synergies between Climate Action and Industrial Policy: Towards Fuel Efficiency in Thailand

Although Thailand is a major vehicle producer in Southeast Asia, it is the only country that...
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24 May 2024

Pioneering Progress: Unveiling the Draft National E-Mobility Policy in Kenya

As the world grapples with environmental challenges, embracing electric mobility has emerged as a crucial step...
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23 May 2024

Sustainable Mobility in Morocco: The Kingdom Consolidates its Strategy to Decarbonise Land Transport

A look back at the high-level event held in Rabat on 30 April 2024 to celebrate...
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15 May 2024

New Bicycle Development Plan Sets Course for a Pedal-Friendly City in Vietnam

Hue, a city of history and culture, is now making waves as one of Vietnam’s most...
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3 May 2024

The Paths of Sustainable Mobility in Africa Lead to Cape Town

Every day, 1 billion people on the African continent walk to work, school, hospital or home...
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16 April 2024

What is Mexico’s New Mobility Strategy about?

Last June a significant change occurred in mobility sector in Mexico. A new strategy in mobility...
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5 April 2024

Safe Transition Towards Electric Buses in India

Promotion of Transformation to Sustainable and Climate-friendly Electric Mobility in India (E-mobility) implemented by GIZ and...
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28 March 2024

Smart, Inclusive and Sustainable Public Transport: The Route for Reducing Emissions in Mexico

How to improve public transport in Mexico? Searching for new and better ways to transport is important...
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22 March 2024

Sustainable Domestic Maritime Transport Roadmap in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Roadmap Workshop Kick-Starts In Majuro Situated perilously close to the ocean, the Republic of the Marshall...
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14 March 2024

Why Gender-Transformative Transport?

In the frame of our International Women’s Day 2024 campaign Today, we are well aware of...
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28 February 2024

Driving Change: Innovating Urban Mobility in The Western Balkans

Addressing the Challenges of Sustainable Transportation Urban mobility capacity development in the Western Balkans is not...
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14 February 2024

Film: Sustainable Maritime Transport in the Marshall Islands

A Vision is Turning into Reality The people of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)...
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4 January 2024

Understanding Differences: Carbon Neutrality, Climate Neutrality and Net-zero Emissions

Examining the goals set by countries and the challenges associated with achieving them With approximately a...
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28 December 2023

How India is Pushing its E-mobility Transition

India’s commitment to generate 500 GW of non-fossil fuel energy by 2030 and achieve net zero...
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22 December 2023

A Successfull 2023 for Women on the Move

The WoM network has completed an eventful year The Mentorship Programme, which began as an online...
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15 December 2023

Launching Ceremony for The Pacific Island Supply Vessel on Geoje Island

With the objective of unveiling an innovative sailing cargo ship developed through the collaborative efforts of...
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14 December 2023

COP28 – The Dawn of a Post-Fossil Fuel Era

COP28 – the largest climate conference to date, with almost 97,000 registered participants – started with...
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13 December 2023

Advancing E-mobility in Africa

The global transport sector, predominantly driven by fossil fuels, contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions—around 30%...
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7 December 2023

16th UMI Conference Highlights in New Delhi

GIZ for the 5th consecutive time supported the UMI as a knowledge partner at the 16th...
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28 November 2023

Unveiling Knowledge and Experience: E-mobility and Fuel Economy Development in China

China has set policies to shift from traditional to eco-friendly vehicles due to rising emissions. Multiple...
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27 November 2023

GIZ TRANSPORT AT COP28

In 2023, the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the UNFCCC will...
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23 November 2023

Connecting Women to Global Opportunities

Connections and networking are essential for the development of sustainable transport, especially when it comes to...
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23 November 2023

Are Transport Planners Paying Enough Attention to Adaptation?

Transportation planners must urgently shift focus towards adaptation in the face of escalating climate crises. Recent...
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13 November 2023

The +CargaRápida Programme in Chile: 14 New Fast Charging Stations to Boost Electromobility

Rancagua was the first of the 14 cities with this public infrastructure that allows fully charging...
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8 November 2023

Walkway to Sustainable Mobility – Walk21 Conference in Kigali

Celebrating Champions of Walkability Once being called a place of no hope, Rwanda’s capital Kigali has...
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16 October 2023

Africa’s Journey Towards Sustainable Mobility

In an era where the global consensus increasingly gravitates towards cleaner and more sustainable transport solutions,...
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12 October 2023

Building a Global Network to Achieve Net-zero Transport

Moving towards net-zero requires cross-sectoral cooperation. The role of transport for people and goods affects several...
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11 October 2023

Safer Routes to School Encourage Use of Sustainable Mobility

Every year, 1.35 million people die in entirely preventable traffic accidents, with children and young adults...
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2 October 2023

Join a Network of Data and MRV Experts

Our experts from Colombia, Uganda, Indonesia, Thailand and the UNFCCC are expirienced with the practical challenges...
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22 September 2023

Sustainable Mobility with Renewable Energies in Morocco

Transportation plays a pivotal role in shaping societies worldwide, facilitating connections among people, and fostering economic...
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20 September 2023

Do Net Zero Targets Drive Ambitious Climate Action in the Transport Sector?

A growing number of economy-wide net zero targets have been announced in recent years. Together they...
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19 September 2023

Free online course Transport Data: From MRV to Action

“Transport Data: From MRV to Action” is an innovative and entertaining online course about the Measurement,...
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16 September 2023

Delivering Peer Networks for Sustainable Mobility

From the 11th to the 15th of September, the 6th edition of the Transport Week took...
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11 September 2023

Empowering Change

China, as one of the prominent rising economies in Asia, faces many challenges in its process...
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1 September 2023

What is happening on Sustainable Transport at the Africa Climate Summit & Africa Climate Week 2023?

The upcoming Africa Climate Summit 2023 is set to be a decisive gathering that will take...
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21 August 2023

Capacity Building to Advance Electromobility in Chile

Celebrating a momentous achievement, the Metropolitan Region of Santiago recently welcomed its 2,000th electric bus into...
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3 August 2023

Transforming Africa’s transport sector through networking: a catalyst for progress

GIZ is currently running a call for a first “Rethinking Transport Lab”, an exciting initiative designed...
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4 July 2023

Know Better to Fight Better: Assessing Land Transport Emissions in Morocco

Emissions from the transport sector are a major challenge for Morocco, as they are for many...
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4 July 2023

Striving for Opportunity in the Transport Sector

The growing transport sector unfolds new working opportunities for women from various fields. At Changing Transport...
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23 June 2023

Revised NDC Action Plan: Thailand Steps up Transport Efforts

A new challenge emerges: Heatwaves, flooded streets, and congestion have already become a reality in Thailand....
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23 June 2023

In Step with Jane’s Walk

Jane’s Walk is an international event which celebrates active mobility and the exploration of urban spaces....
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19 June 2023

Viet Nams First Technical Guideline for Bicycle Infrastructure Design in Urban Areas

In the past, cycling was a primary mode of transport and common throughout cities in Viet...
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17 June 2023

Changing Tracks in Africa 

The blog "Changing Tracks in Africa" highlights the need to involve the African continent in the...
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14 June 2023

Indian Delegation Visit to Germany for Knowledge Exchange on Freight and Logistics

A boost for the Indian logistics ecosystem With the launch of National Logistics Policy of India...
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6 June 2023

Keel Laying Ceremony for the Pacific Island Supply Vessel

The development of an innovative sailing cargo vessel has provided a comprehensive insight into maritime transport...
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31 May 2023

Ambitious Climate Action Needs Better Transport Data

With a prototype database up and running to demonstrate the vision, an effective organisational structure and...
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30 May 2023

Celebration of  1st Action Day for Women in Maritime  in the Republic of Marshall Islands

In this current day, women represent only 1.2% percent of the global seafarer workforce. The IMO...
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24 May 2023

Transforming Public Transport Through Electrification in Colombia

Colombia has been a leader in sustainable transport in Latin America for many years. Already in...
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24 May 2023

Building the Road to Safer and Enjoyable Cities

Approximately over 1.3 million people are dying due to road accidents globally, with the majority of...
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23 May 2023

Pathing the Way for the Thai Clean Mobility Programme

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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16 May 2023

Enhancing Transparency for NDCs in Asia: Technical Training by UNFCCC Secretariat and GIZ

Fathimath Raufa Moosa is Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the Ministry of Environment and Energy of...
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11 May 2023

5 Lessons from China, India, Vietnam on Decarbonising Transport and Accelerating Climate Action

The momentum towards low-carbon and sustainable transport is growing globally, but the sector still lags behind...
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24 April 2023

Initiating Action Towards an Inclusive Transportation System in India

Her awareness of the needs of various groups of people inspired her to come up with...
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4 April 2023

Challenging the Status Quo

Women on the Move held the first virtual meeting called “Mentorship Check-in with Safetipin” on 3...
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31 March 2023

March of Women at Changing Transport

Thank you for being part of the IWD23 campaign! The International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated...
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28 March 2023

Experiencing Gender Bias at Her Workplace

The issue of whether women have received equal treatment wherever they are is still present as...
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22 March 2023

Advocating for Better Transportation in the Philippines

As women in transport, we have to bring each other up and encourage other women to...
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8 March 2023

Why Urban Mobility and Gender?

To achieve sustainable mobility, we must integrate the experiences and realities of the half of the...
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8 March 2023

Creating a Transport System that Serves the Needs of All

Published on 8 March 2023 In the frame of the International Women’s Day 2023, one of...
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6 March 2023

Remarkable Feminist Voices in Transport 2023

Exceptional women working in the transport sector are not rare, but beardly have a seat at...
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4 March 2023

MobiliseYourCity: Overview SUMP Training Materials

General Information To scale and facilitate the capacity-building process, MobiliseYourCity developed a full overview of training...
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2 March 2023

The Many Benefits of Including Women in the Field of Transport

In a special interview in the frame of the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2023, Kawtar shared...
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2 March 2023

New Maritime Training Facility Opens in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

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6 February 2023

Drawing Lessons from Developing the First SUMP in Chile

The integration of transport planning methods. Since October 2018, as part of the EUROCLIMA+ programme, GIZ...
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12 December 2022

“Creating a sectoral carbon budget makes climate action tangible

…Putting people in the center makes it approachable” This is how GIZ colleague Andrea Palma put...
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5 December 2022

Changing Transport Insights – a Webinar Series

In digestible 45-minute deep-dive sessions, GIZ’s international cooperation experts present their work on transport decarbonisation in...
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22 November 2022

A Fitness Regimen for the Planet

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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18 November 2022

Successful charging infrastructure roll-out – study tour findings

During their study tours, two delegations – from the Ministry of Transport of Viet Nam (MOT),...
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17 November 2022

Together for Implementation on Nov 17 at COP27

On November 17, 2022, it is Solutions Day at the climate conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh,...
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9 November 2022

Study tour impressions: Cycling cities – an option for India?

While the benefits of cycling are widely acknowledged, from decreased congestion and improved air quality to...
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9 November 2022

Messages from Dakar – What Africa’s Transport Community is bringing to COP27

From 6 to 18 November the global community is convening at the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh,...
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4 November 2022

GIZ TRANSPORT AT COP27

COP27 under the UNFCCC will be held between November 6 and November 18, 2022. As in...
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3 November 2022

The Measure of All Things “GHG” in the Dominican Republic

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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31 October 2022

Moving Transport to Net Zero

What is necessary to reach net zero emissions in the transport sector on a global level?...
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28 October 2022

Principles for Preparing City Logistics Plans

This article is part of a three-part article series which aims to provide an over-view on...
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28 October 2022

Still alive? An update on the COP26 initiatives for transport decarbonisation

One year ago, the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow became the birthplace of four new global...
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