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16 February 2026

Loja’s Urban Green Transformation: From Local Action to Global Recognition

How integrated green mobility and international cooperation turned a medium-sized city in Ecuador into a global reference for healthy and sustainable urban development

The Ecuadorian city of Loja was selected as one of the five finalists for the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities 2025–2026, one of the most prestigious international recognitions in sustainable urban development awarded...

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11 February 2026

The Regulatory Engine Behind Kenya’s Electric Mobility Transition

Backed by policy, partnerships, and growing private sector momentum, Kenya is accelerating towards a smarter and more sustainable mobility landscape

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2 February 2026

Kochi’s MetroConnect: Making the Last Mile Work for Public Transport

How a small fleet of electric buses is transforming urban mobility in one of India’s most congested cities

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22 December 2025

Gender Equity in Decarbonising Freight and Logistics in India

Freight and logistics form the backbone of India’s economy, yet they remain one of the least...
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17 November 2025

India’s Journey Toward Accessible and Inclusive Public Transport

In Mysuru, India, a device is transforming what it means for visually impaired commuters to move...
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24 October 2025

Building Climate-Resilient Transport in Thailand

As climate impacts intensify, Thailand’s transport sector is stepping up its resilience efforts. Through collaboration between...
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15 September 2025

Women Drive Change: Electric Autorickshaws in Bengaluru

In Bengaluru’s Malleswaram neighbourhood, four women are rewriting what mobility means. With electric autorickshaws in their...
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22 August 2025

Walkable Kochi: Putting People Before Cars

In Kochi, walking often meant broken sidewalks and unsafe crossings. The Walkable Kochi initiative, led by...
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1 August 2025

Asia’s Transport Shift: From Vision to Implementation

From national EV policies to grassroots mentorship, the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia is driving real...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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11 October 2022

Women on the Move – Asia Mentorship Programme

As women continue to be underrepresented in the transport industry, it is vital to foster those...
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25 July 2022

GIZ’s Report Launch on EV Charging Infrastructure and its Grid Integration

GIZ with IIT Bombay is organizing the e-launch of the third report “Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure...
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2 June 2022

Improve and Electrify 

The Avoid-Shift-Improve approach, implemented by the GIZ since the early 1990s, remains at the heart of...
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23 May 2022

Common Challenges Require Joint Solutions

Will we succeed in decarbonising transport until mid-century? This was the key question at Transport and...
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11 April 2022

The Path to Zero – A Vision for Decarbonised Transport in Asia

A Report by the Council for Decarbonising Transport in Asia The Council for Decarbonising Transport in...
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9 April 2022

Women on the Move – Connect & Chat

Gender visibility means discussions, conversations, like the network offers, webinars, involving members and making them talk...
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5 April 2022

Strengthening Transport and Climate Actions through Regional Peer Networks

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

Regional Peer Network for Transport and Climate 

Stay connected to your Regional Peer Network We would like to stay in contact with you…...
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3 January 2022

Promoting Gender Equality in Asia

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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15 December 2021

21 Countries Adopt the Aichi 2030 Declaration for Sustainable Transport in Asia

The battle against climate change will be won or lost in Asia and the Pacific. Mr....
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8 November 2021

The Future of Electric Mobility

Driving electric vehicles: a vision towards sustainable development ⚡️ Electric Vehicles (EV) have become a promising...
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5 November 2021

The Second UN Global Sustainable Transport Conference in Beijing

Following up on the first Global Sustainable Transport Conference held in 2016 in Ashgabat, the Second...
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5 November 2021

China’s Updated NDCs and 1+N Policy System for Carbon Neutrality

On 28 October 2021, three days ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of Parties...
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13 October 2021

GIZ at 2nd United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference

The second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference takes place October 14-16 in Beijing, China. It...
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21 September 2021

Peer Exchange on Sustainable Transport Transition in Africa, Asia and Latin America

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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25 June 2021

A Global Dialogue on Decarbonising Transport

After one week filled with inputs, knowledge exchange, and fruitful discussions, this year’s Transport and Climate...
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31 March 2021

The Council for Decarbonising Transport in Asia

The importance of Asia  Responsible for 27% of global transport emissions, Asia has experienced the strongest growth in transport demand since 2000, with absolute emissions in the...
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18 March 2021

Protected: Council for Decarbonising Transport in Asia – Depository

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5 November 2020

13th EST Forum pre-event

Under the title “Tracking progress in Asia’s transport transformation – Opportunities for linking SDG and NDC...
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17 July 2020

How COVID-19 Recovery Plans around the world enhance Transport Climate Ambition

The direction of countries’ COVID-19 recovery plans will determine the world’s climate and sustainable development trajectory...
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29 September 2018

We Don’t Need a Revolution – We Need Collaboration!

200 transport experts from 20 countries, highlighted the importance and need to change transport to limit global warming....
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14 June 2018

Connecting Transport Colleagues from around the Globe

The second Changing Transport Week is coming up 24 – 28 September 2018! The one-week conference in Berlin fosters...
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1 January 2018

MobiliseYourCity Partnership

Accelerating the transition of sustainable urban mobility
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15 September 1920

Case studies from Asia and Latin America

The C40 Cities Finance Facility supports clean bus fleet projects in cities across Asia and Latin...
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24 January 1920

Video Case Studies

Can Ecodriving change lives? Not only does an environmentally friendly driving style emit less pollutions, due...
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30 November 1914

Mobilising Private Sector Financing for Sustainable Transport

This background paper was prepared for the Eighth Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia,...
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9 April 1913

Financing Needs for Sustainable Transport Systems for the 21st Century

This background paper was presented at the 7th Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Form in Asia, taking...
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