Rethinking Transport

Position: Coordinator 'Team Infrastructure and Mobility'
Location: Germany, Bonn

Projects:

• Introducing Measures, Pathways and Roadmaps for Optimizing Vehicle Efficiency and Electrification (IMPROVE)
• Mobilize Net-Zero: Facilitating the Global Transport Transformation
• NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA)
• Rethinking Transport

I am Cluster Coordinator in GIZ’s global ‘Infrastructure and Mobility’ team and responsible for projects funded by the International Climate Initiative. From 2011 to 2015, I was based in Beijing and led the urban mobility team in China. I am an expert in a wide range of topics (e.g. public transport, climate policy, electric mobility) and am passionate about understanding and reducing transport emissions. Before joining GIZ in 2009, I spent 11 years researching sustainable mobility at the German think tank Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.

Position: Junior Communications Specialist
Location: Germany, Bonn

Projects:

• Introducing Measures, Pathways and Roadmaps for Optimizing Vehicle Efficiency and Electrification (IMPROVE)
• Mobilize Net-Zero: Facilitating the Global Transport Transformation
• NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC-TIA)
• Rethinking Transport

As a human geographer with a focus on sustainability, I am concerned about people in all regions and their future life on this planet. After an insight into the automotive industry, the urgent need for action regarding transport and climate protection became clear to me. On the one hand, about achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement, and on the other hand, since mobility connects people and enables social participation.

I therefore support the Changing Transport team to raise awareness of problems and barriers in the sector as well as progress in projects in numerous countries through good communication. My role is to manage communications and outreach as well as the event management of the Transport and Climate Change Week.

The GIZ Transport Team has global influence and the potential to make transport more sustainable for the future. Thus, I am very glad to be part of the team since 2021.

Position: Intern
Location: Germany, Bonn

Projects:

• Rethinking Transport

What fascinates me about mobility is that it’s such a basic feature of society. Everyone and everything moves. As a resource of social participation it is not only depending on the availability of means of transport but also on the design of material space and everybody’s individual access to it. In the time of climate crises it is our chance and duty to shape mobility in an ecologically sustainable way and also make it just and accessible for all.

As a human geographer with a focus on urban studies and mobility, having studied in Bayreuth, Bordeaux and Frankfurt, I follow an approach combining the spatial, social and ecological characteristics of mobility. After having mainly worked in research, I’m now happy to join the Transport and Climate Change team as an intern.

Position: Advisor
Location: Kenya, Nairobi

Projects:

• Rethinking Transport

I am a transport specialist and researcher dedicated to developing innovative solutions that address the complex challenges facing transportation systems in Africa. At the forefront of my work is a commitment to sustainability and social equity, recognizing that the transport sector plays a critical role in shaping our world’s future. In my current role, I support a GIZ’s flagship project aiming at building a strong and self-sustaining network for transforming transport in Africa, where I collaborate with various stakeholders to design and implement impactful interventions.

With years of experience in the sector, including time spent as a junior advisor at the World Bank, UN-Habitat and SLOCAT Partnership, I bring a unique perspective and deep understanding of the transportation landscape in Africa. I hold a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Padua, Italy and currently pursuing a PhD in Infrastructures and Transport at the Pan African University in Nairobi, Kenya. I’m proud to be driving sustainable change across Africa and contributing to the global fight against climate change.

Position: Advisor
Location: Germany, Bonn

Projects:

• Introducing Measures, Pathways and Roadmaps for Optimizing Vehicle Efficiency and Electrification (IMPROVE)
• Rethinking Transport

As an urban geographer and a passionate cyclist, I have always been interested in transport and mobility. I am driven by a vision of sustainable mobility that enhances both the quality of human life and of the natural environment.

Having lived in different cities around the world, I highly value international exchange and cooperation. I am convinced that global challenges require cooperative solutions. I am thus glad to support the TraCS project team in aligning transport and climate action plans in emerging economies and developing countries.