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31 May 2023

Ambitious Climate Action Needs Better Transport Data

The Transport Data Commons prototype was launched on May 25th With a prototype database up and running to demonstrate the vision, an effective organisational structure and initial seed funding from Germany, the UK and...

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6 June 2023

Keel Laying Ceremony for the Pacific Island Supply Vessel

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30 May 2023

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

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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

The Transport Data Commons prototype was launched on May 25th With a prototype database up and...
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Event Report
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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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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StoriesOfChange
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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Event Report
16 May 2023

MRV for Transport in Asia – Technical Training by UNFCCC secretariat and GIZ

Globally, transport contributes one quarter of Greenhouse Gas emissions. For effective implementation of emission mitigation in...
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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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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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31 March 2023

March of Women in 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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StoriesOfChange
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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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
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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Interview
2 March 2023

The Many Benefits of Including Women in the Field of Transport

Published on 2 March 2023 In a special interview in the frame of the International Women’s...
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2 March 2023

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

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StoriesOfChange
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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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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StoriesOfChange
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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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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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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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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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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StoriesOfChange
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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28 October 2022

Transport Data Commons Initiative: We won 2nd place!

In its seventh round, the German Mobility Prize (Deutscher Mobilitätspreis, DMP) announced the winner of the...
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StoriesOfChange
25 October 2022

NUMPs guiding living mobility ecosystems in Latin-America

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

What it Takes to Build a “NUMP” – the Story of Uruguay

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

From a Functional to a Livable City – the Story of Ecuador

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

Mobility for All in Guatemala

Traditionally, family roles are highly genderized; therefore, women mostly fulfil household and care activities. This implies...
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StoriesOfChange
4 October 2022

How to Plan on a Metropolitan Scale – the Story of Mexico

In 2018, the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (AMG) started with an ambitious goal: to improve mobility planning...
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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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28 September 2022

The Future of Thailand’s Sustainable Clean Mobility

BANGKOK, 26 September 2022 – the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP), together with...
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22 September 2022

Boosting Logistics Performance in India

India now has a National Logistics Policy (NLP). It was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh....
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2 September 2022

Strengthening Conditions for the Implementation of E-mobility in Chile

Ambitious targets to transform transport In its NDC, Chile set targets of a 30% reduction in...
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StoriesOfChange
30 August 2022

Cycling Against All Odds in Costa Rica

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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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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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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Event Report
21 July 2022

Way Forward on Decarbonising Urban Mobility in South-East Europe

Countries in South-East Europe face obstacles when moving towards with sustainable mobility practices and overall decarbonization...
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18 July 2022

How to apply the LEAP software in the transport sector

Tutorial This tutorial provides guidance on how to use the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) to...
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Interview
15 July 2022

More Women at Transmilenio’s Wheel. Why is it so Important?

Daisy Leonor Jaime’s driver’s license certifies her as a brave woman. She has been driving buses...
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7 July 2022

Promoting Efficient Mobility and Transport Planning in Argentinean Cities

In its second NDC from 2020 to 2025, the government of Argentina has increased its climate...
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StoriesOfChange
6 July 2022

Employability with a Gender Perspective in Colombia’s Transport Sector

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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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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StoriesOfChange
9 June 2022

Delivering Change – International Cooperation for Decarbonising Freight Transport 

How can we unlock the mitigation potential of freight transportation? In this edition of our ‘stories...
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Event Report
9 June 2022

Guide to Electric Urban Mobility in Uruguay

In the framework of the elaboration of its National Policy for Sustainable Urban Mobility (NUMP), the...
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Event Report
7 June 2022

Leapfrogging to sustainable mobility in Africa

By 2050, Africa is expected to be home to 2.5 billion people – many of whom...
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Event Report
3 June 2022

Ambato Presents its SUMP to Move Towards Sustainable Mobility

The city of Ambato presented its Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), an instrument that contains an...
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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
27 May 2022

Avoid and shift – Achieving various sustainability benefits with active modes and transit

How can mobility develop its full potential to enable people an easy and safe access to...
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Event Report
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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Event Report
9 May 2022

Transport and Climate Change Week 2022

The 5th edition of the annual Transport and Climate Change Week was an opportunity to “travel...
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27 April 2022

First Implementation of SUMP in China

A new Approach in Foshan’s Green Mobility Transition With the aim of strengthening green mobility and...
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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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19 April 2022

A New Spirit of Sustainable Transport

The spirit of implementing sustainable transport in the beginning of 2022 was marked by a “Training...
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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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Interview
6 April 2022

IPCC lead author Suzana Kahn Ribeiro’s perspective on transport

An interview with the lead author of the transport chapter for Working Group III’s contribution to...
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StoriesOfChange
6 April 2022

On the Way to Tracking Transport in Colombian NDC

This article is part of our #StoriesofChange where we profile the work of our partner countries...
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Blog
6 April 2022

IPCC: “We know what to do. We know how to do it. And now it’s up to us to take action.”

The latest IPCC report (AR6 WGIII) was published on April 4 and lays out mitigation options...
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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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31 March 2022

Women, Transport and Mobility in Latin America

The National Active Mobility Strategy (ENMA) Urban mobility is fundamental in offering quality of life to...
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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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28 March 2022

First-ever Traditional Boat Builder’s Regional Workshop in the Pacific  

The Pacific Traditional Boat Builder’s Regional Workshop that was held on the 15th and 16th of...
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StoriesOfChange
18 March 2022

Reducción de emisiones en el transporte de carga en Perú

Este artículo forma parte de nuestras #StoriesofChange, en las que destacamos el trabajo de nuestros países...
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StoriesOfChange
15 March 2022

Reducing Peru’s Freight Emissions

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

Capacity Development for Sustainable Urban Transport in Indonesia

SUTRI NAMA & INDOBUS projects support the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation The shift towards public transport...
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1 March 2022

Key Outcomes for Increasing Cycling Trips in Guadalajara Metropolitan Area

When we increase cycling trips in a city, we bring improvements not only to people’s health...
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23 February 2022

Cities for Us – Towards efficient, dignified, and sustainable urban mobility

When: 03 March 2022, 3:00pm – 4:30pm PSTWhere: MS Teams Imagine living in a city where...
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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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10 February 2022

Accelerating Electrification with Renewable Power? 

Author: Marion Vieweg Electrification is high on the political agenda… Electrifying vehicles offers an efficient way...
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Blog
8 February 2022

What we Learned from Assessing Kenya’s Regulatory Environment for Electric Vehicles

The government of Kenya is contributing actively to the momentum around electric mobility as a cornerstone...
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Event Report
28 January 2022

What Role does Transport Play in Countries’ Newest Climate Plans?

Together with the SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport, the TraCS project with support from the...
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27 January 2022

The First Version of the International Electromobility Course for Latin America Comes to an End

Latin America has shown a solid commitment to electromobility. Significant electric fleets are now operating in...
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Event Report
27 January 2022

Series of Technical Peer-to-Peer Exchanges in Latin America concludes.

“It has been very enriching for us to learn about the experiences of other cities and...
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Blog
25 January 2022

Heavy Lifting Needed to Decarbonise the Freight Sector

Author: Marion Vieweg There is no net-zero without tackling freight… Abating emissions from the transport sector...
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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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News
14 January 2022

What Role Does Transport Play in Countries’ Climate Plans?

  When: 27 January, 3pm CETWhere: Online Despite the growing share of transport targets, only 8%...
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Blog
11 January 2022

Empowering cities with national support?

Author: Marion Vieweg Cities are already taking an active role in climate action… In 2020, more...
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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
20 December 2021

How will the New German Government Approach Transport?

Authors: Sebastian Ibold and Daniel Bongardt On December 8, 2021, a new German federal government was...
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20 December 2021

Chile presented its National Sustainable Mobility Strategy

Through the SECTRA Programme of the Ministry of Transports and Telecommunications, the Government of Chile launched...
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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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14 December 2021

Resilience on the Slow Lane?

Author: Marion Vieweg Lack of effort to mitigate climate change… With the Glasgow Climate Pact, the...
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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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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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Blog
1 December 2021

Navigating the Steep Curve Towards a Paradigm Shift

Author: Marion Vieweg The 26th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC was surely a starting...
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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
22 November 2021

Did Glasgow shift up gears on climate ambition in transport?

COP26 outcomes concerning mobility and transport On Nov 19th, 2021, we discussed with you the implications...
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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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