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22 September 2023

Sustainable Mobility with Renewable Energies in Morocco

Paving the Way for a Greener Future

Transportation plays a pivotal role in shaping societies worldwide, facilitating connections among people, and fostering economic growth. However, the global transport sector’s significance comes with a considerable drawback, as it contributes approximately 22% of...

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20 September 2023

Do net zero targets drive ambitious climate action in the transport sector?

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19 September 2023

Free online course Transport Data: From MRV to Action

MRV for NDC transport measures course
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Interview
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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News
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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Event Report
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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Interview
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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Event Report
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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Blog
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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Interview
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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Event Report
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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Blog
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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Interview
22 March 2023

Advocating for Better Transportation in the Philippines

Published on 22 March 2023 NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) is part of the International...
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Interview
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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Event Report
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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Event Report
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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Event Report
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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News
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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News
7 October 2022

Lessons Learned on How to Transition to Zero-Emission Transport in India 

In India, the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) is coordinated by the National Institution for Transforming India...
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News
30 September 2022

Together, we change transport: BMWK hosts partners from Viet Nam and India 

Transforming transport is key to achieving net zero emissions goals and limiting global warming to 1.5°C....
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News
18 August 2022

Lessons Learned on Increasing Transport Mitigation Ambition in China

In China, the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA) are working with seven partner organisations to...
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27 July 2022

Viet Nam Accelerates Plans to Phase Out Fossil Fuel Vehicles by 2050

On the 22nd of July 2022, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh signed an approval of...
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News
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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News
9 June 2022

India E-Mobility series in the Renewable Watch Magazine

Monthly series on e-mobility by GIZ India Part of the e-mobility team of GIZ India is...
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Blog
Event Report
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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Event Report
22 April 2022

Greening Transport post-COVID-19 in Viet Nam: Enterprises’ Response and Recovery

The NDC TIA supporting the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam and Vietnam Automobile Transport Association On...
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News
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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News
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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StoriesOfChange
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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News
30 March 2022

NDC-TIA Vietnam in 2022 – A promising Year for Milestone Achievements

The Vietnam Ministry of Transport (MoT) has recently approved the 2022 Operational Plan (OP) for the...
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News
10 March 2022

Launch of the first e-bus route in Ho Chi Minh City

Electric buses have started rolling on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City after months of...
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News
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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Event Report
16 February 2022

Viet Nam at COP26 – From commitment to action 

Steering Committee of the Ministry of Transport established for implementing Viet Nam’s COP26 commitments Immediately after...
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News
25 January 2022

Developing an e-mobility action plan in Ho Chi Minh City

Kick-start with the technical meeting in Viet Nam Our main aim of this research is to...
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StoriesOfChange
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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Blog
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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News
13 December 2021

Ha Noi operates its first three E-bus routes

Starting the development of economic and technical norms for e-buses in Viet Nam During the COP26...
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News
2 December 2021

Viet Nam’s Green Growth Strategy – a Springboard for Upcoming Climate Change Strategies

The government of Viet Nam has been vigorous in establishing its targets and commitments on greenhouse...
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News
26 November 2021

A critical review – Smart Charging Strategies and Technologies for Electric Vehicles

“What are the relevant strategies for smart coordinated charging that need to be adopted in different...
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Event Report
17 November 2021

GIZ Transport Team at COP26 – Experiences, learning and climate ambition for transport

After two weeks of negotiations and milestones for global climate action, the 26th summit of the...
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Event Report
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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News
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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News
28 October 2021

GIZ TRANSPORT AT COP26

The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)...
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Interview
21 October 2021

Setting Sustainable Transport on the Agenda at this Year’s COP26 in Glasgow

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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Event Report
13 October 2021

How to achieve carbon free transport in Asia by 2050

I personally have the vision that the children of today will take their own children to...
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News
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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News
1 October 2021

Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) System for Transport in Viet Nam

Supporting the effective evaluation of transport decarbonisation A well-developed MRV system and good data collection is...
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StoriesOfChange
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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Event Report
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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Blog
18 May 2021

Decarbonising Transport in China | Project Kick-off China component NDC TIA

The Chinese government has made the commitment on carbon peaking and neutrality and is developing a...
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News
27 April 2021

Electric Mobility and Climate Goals in China

What are the current developments and perspectives of electric vehicles in China? How significant are these...
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News
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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Event Report
11 March 2021

NDC TIA Kick-Off Vietnam: “For our climate, transport decarbonisation is key”

On 15 March 2021, Le Anh Tuan, Vice Minister of Transport and Helene Paust, Deputy Head of Development Cooperation of...
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News
8 February 2021

Report Launch on E-mobility & Low Carbon Passenger Road Transport in India

“Status quo analysis of various segments of Electric mobility and low carbon passenger road transport in...
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News
1 February 2021

Report Launch on Electric Mobility and Low Carbon Passenger Road Transport in India

With almost 5.9 Million km, India has the second largest road network in the world. It...
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Event Report
18 December 2020

En Route to COP26: Transport decarbonisation is essential to green, equitable recovery

Scheduled 12 months prior to the postponed COP26, the event was designed to accelerate collective and...
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StoriesOfChange
15 December 2020

5 years Paris Agreement – 5 years of Action in Transport

Five years have passed since the leaders of 196 nations signed the Paris Agreement and committed...
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News
15 December 2020

Peer-to-peer dialogues for more climate ambition in transport

“I ask you all to take whatever actions you can, as citizens, experts, managers, and policy...
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News
14 December 2020

One-Stop Knowledge Platform on Green Mobility

Presently, the transport sector contributes to nearly one-fourth of the global carbon dioxide emissions and it...
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Event Report
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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News
30 October 2020

Digital Library on Green Mobility (DLGM) in India

The Digital Library on Green Mobility (DLGM) portal for Low Carbon Transport, especially Electric Mobility, in...
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StoriesOfChange
22 October 2020

NDC Update Vietnam: Focus on Credibility

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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News
20 October 2020

Viet Nam kick-starts Transformation of its Transport Sector

“If policy measures are not taken, GHG emissions from the transport sector are expected to triple...
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Event Report
19 October 2020

ASEAN Smart City Summit 2020

At the ASEAN Smart City Summit on 22 Oct 2020, Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport and the NDC...
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News
24 August 2020

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...
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Blog
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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28 April 2020

NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA)

Supporting the development of climate-friendly transport policies at national, provincial and municipal level
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