Capacity building events 2021
The Urban Pathways Project organises , co-organises and participates in a variety of outreach and capacity building activities. By organising side-events at international conferences, Urban Pathways aims at informing a bigger audience about the mitigation potential of sustainable urban basic service measures. The project shares experiences about policies and implementation actions that contributes to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda in the context of Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. Urban Pathways aims at conducting a variety of activities to increase the capacity of the different stakeholders - especially city authorities - in pilot and replication cities. Capacity building events include workshops, webinars and e-courses. Below are all relevant information about past and upcoming Urban Pathways events
NOVEMBER
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Placemaking Week Nairobi 2021: For the love of Nairobi River
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UN-Habitat joined the Placemaking Network Nairobi in the Placemaking Week Nairobi 2021, organised as part of Urban October. Themed around accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world, placemaking week sought to drive engagement around climate action and partnerships for places. READ MORE
Oktober
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Civitas Forum 2021
20 - 21 October 2021 I Aachen |
The CIVITAS Forum Conference 2021 will take place on 20-21 October 2021 in Aachen (Germany). The 18th edition of the CIVITAS Initiative’s flagship event will gather the keenest sustainable mobility minds to debate and analyse the most urgent topics in the field. Save the date - attendance is free of charge!
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JULI
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Connective Cities Dialogue Event: Covid-19 and Urban Mobility |
Connective Cities Dialogue Event: Covid-19 and Urban Mobility, a three-day event (19, 20, and 22 July 2021), was organized by connective cities. The workshop brought civil societies from various cities to share their experience on urban mobility and emerging new mobility during the pandemic. From Urban Pathways city – Kathmandu, Nepal, Mr. Pradip Amatya of Lalitpur Metropolitan City (LMC) and Mr. Nivesh Dugar from Cycle City Network Nepal (CCNN) actively participated in the workshop. The first day of the workshop focused on sharing what is being done in the city to promote sustainable mobility. On this note, Nivesh Dugar presented the initiative "My way, Greenway"- governed by a mobile application "Greenway". The initiative aims to promote cycling among the citizens. The data collected by the Greenway application will support developing plans, policies, and projects on sustainable mobility and enables businesses to create economic opportunities. On the second day, there was more discussion of the problems in the city related to connective cities where LMC and CCNN took insights from other cities and presented their views on it. On the third day, there was action planning related to urban mobility. To that LMC and CCNN showcased the idea of bicycle sharing and took insights into how to develop it as a sustainable model to support the initiative "MY way, Greenway". Likewise, it is currently seeking funds for piloting bicycle sharing in Lalitpur. As a follow up to the Connective Cities Dialogue Event, there are ongoing activities to develop a project proposal to support cycling infrastructure and policy planning in Kathmandu. It is also foreseen and intended to look for an opportunity for a city-to-city partnership with German cities and Kathmandu.
For more details on the connective cities: https://www.connective-cities.net/en/news/covid-19-and-urban-mobility
For more details on the connective cities: https://www.connective-cities.net/en/news/covid-19-and-urban-mobility
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Nairobi is kick-starting Urban Regeneration Programme with support from UN-Habitat |
Nairobi, 14 July 2021 – UN-Habitat and the Kenyan Government signed an agreement that would provide United Nations technical expertise in a variety of multi-year projects to reclaim and renovate several kilometres of the river system in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.
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Kenyan and Ugandan start-ups recognized for their innovative urban mobility solution |
Nairobi, 5 July 2021 – Two start-up companies from Kenya and Uganda have received awards for innovative transportation solutions that could help Africa develop more inclusive and sustainable urban infrastructures.
UN-Habitat has supported work towards developing innovative ecosystems in Africa through affordable and accessible urban transport solutions offering more sustainable travel options, reduce travel time, cost and risk, as well as carbon emissions.
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UN-Habitat has supported work towards developing innovative ecosystems in Africa through affordable and accessible urban transport solutions offering more sustainable travel options, reduce travel time, cost and risk, as well as carbon emissions.
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June
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Webinar: Addressing Food Loss and Waste - best practices in Latin America |
16 of June 2021, starts at 16:00 CEST (duration:1:30h)
The webinar is organized by the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy and UN-Habitat under the Urban Pathways Project and the Waste Wise Cities Initiative. It aims at sharing with local and regional government officials, as well as interested stakeholders, examples of good practices in Latin America regarding Food Loss and Waste. The webinar will have presentations form FAO, PNUD and the Argentinean Federal Government.
Please note that the event will be held entirely in Spanish.
You can register at our NUA.campus website or directly at the platform
The webinar is organized by the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy and UN-Habitat under the Urban Pathways Project and the Waste Wise Cities Initiative. It aims at sharing with local and regional government officials, as well as interested stakeholders, examples of good practices in Latin America regarding Food Loss and Waste. The webinar will have presentations form FAO, PNUD and the Argentinean Federal Government.
Please note that the event will be held entirely in Spanish.
You can register at our NUA.campus website or directly at the platform
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4th Roadmap Conference
14 - 16 Juni 2021 |
Roadmap invites participants to "test drive the future" and learn from leaders in industry, communities, and government agencies. Programming will be organized around these tracks:
Vehicles. The Vehicles Track will focus on the rapid electrification of cars, trucks, buses, and other vehicles, as well as new forms of shared, autonomous, and micro-mobility.
Charging. Charging infrastructure is rapidly evolving to support millions of new vehicles and drivers. The Charging Track will explore how to make charging faster and more accessible while maximizing benefits for the electrical grid.
Impact. How do we ensure new mobility services reach the communities that will benefit from them the most? The Impact Track will explore the broader ecosystem needed for the market to expand with an emphasis on equitable programs, policies, and demonstration projects.
Cutting Edge. The Cutting Edge Track will feature presentations and "ignite" style talks of 5 to 7 minutes on the most important topics and emerging technologies in smart transportation.
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Vehicles. The Vehicles Track will focus on the rapid electrification of cars, trucks, buses, and other vehicles, as well as new forms of shared, autonomous, and micro-mobility.
Charging. Charging infrastructure is rapidly evolving to support millions of new vehicles and drivers. The Charging Track will explore how to make charging faster and more accessible while maximizing benefits for the electrical grid.
Impact. How do we ensure new mobility services reach the communities that will benefit from them the most? The Impact Track will explore the broader ecosystem needed for the market to expand with an emphasis on equitable programs, policies, and demonstration projects.
Cutting Edge. The Cutting Edge Track will feature presentations and "ignite" style talks of 5 to 7 minutes on the most important topics and emerging technologies in smart transportation.
Register here
May
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International Transport Forum 2021
26 - 28 May 2021 |
Transport Innovation for Sustainable Development
Every year, we invite ITF international organisation stakeholders to exchange with us on the theme of the upcoming Summit. Our Annual Consultation Day brings together representative organisations of users, authorities, operators, and manufacturers across the different modes of transport.
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Every year, we invite ITF international organisation stakeholders to exchange with us on the theme of the upcoming Summit. Our Annual Consultation Day brings together representative organisations of users, authorities, operators, and manufacturers across the different modes of transport.
Register here
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Low-carbon mobility: how e-mobility and integrated urban mobility planning can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals in Asian cities E-training workshop
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24 - 28 May 2021 / Application deadline: 20 April 2021
Are you tired of facing traffic jams and air-pollution? Are looking forward to green and healthy style of transportation? Is your city planning to shift towards Sustainable and Green Mobility? If you answer “Yes” – our e-training course on low carbon mobility might be needed.
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Are you tired of facing traffic jams and air-pollution? Are looking forward to green and healthy style of transportation? Is your city planning to shift towards Sustainable and Green Mobility? If you answer “Yes” – our e-training course on low carbon mobility might be needed.
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5th Webinar in the Waste Technology Deep Dives series: Semi-Aerobic Landfills: The Fukuoka Method |
11th of May of 2021, start at 9:30 AM CEST / 10:30 AM EAT (duration: 1,15h)
Our past Deep Dive webinars highlighted recovery options for different types of waste – e-waste, organic waste and dry recyclables. Although cities should strive to use these technologies as much as possible, there will almost always be a “rest” (residues/rejects) which will have to be disposed off in an environmentally sound way. One possibility to construct a sanitary landfill is the so-called “Fukuoka Method”, a low-cost safe landfill management method born in Fukuoka City in Japan in the 1960s using natural ventilation mechanism to accelerate the decomposition and stabilisation of waste. The ventilation also reduces the pollution level of the leachate and reduces greenhouse gas emission compared to conventional anaerobic landfills. This webinar will take a closer look at this concept and how it is applied through a case study from Ethiopia.
Register here: https://nuacampus.org/deep-dive-5-landfills-fukuoka-method/
Our past Deep Dive webinars highlighted recovery options for different types of waste – e-waste, organic waste and dry recyclables. Although cities should strive to use these technologies as much as possible, there will almost always be a “rest” (residues/rejects) which will have to be disposed off in an environmentally sound way. One possibility to construct a sanitary landfill is the so-called “Fukuoka Method”, a low-cost safe landfill management method born in Fukuoka City in Japan in the 1960s using natural ventilation mechanism to accelerate the decomposition and stabilisation of waste. The ventilation also reduces the pollution level of the leachate and reduces greenhouse gas emission compared to conventional anaerobic landfills. This webinar will take a closer look at this concept and how it is applied through a case study from Ethiopia.
Register here: https://nuacampus.org/deep-dive-5-landfills-fukuoka-method/
april
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Unit 4 of SOLUTIONSpus global learning programme on electric mobility
*What does E-mobility look like on the ground?* 05. April - 30. April 2021 |
The first exchange session of course 1 of the SOLUTIONSplus Global Learning Programme takes place on 25 March 2021. This session will enable the exchange of knowledge, experience, best practices and examples with electromobility experts in an interactive and dynamic way. Participants of the Learning Programme and anyone interested in the e-mobility field are invited to join, participate and ask questions to the panellists. This is the first of a series of exchange sessions that will be organised in the framework of the SOLUTIONSplus Global Learning Programme.
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ICLEI World Congress 2021
13-15 April 2021 |
Virtual congress, hosted by Malmö, Sweden
ICLEI’s triennial gathering will now have multiple opportunities to connect throughout 2021 – 2022.On 13-15 April 2021, we will connect online for the Virtual Launch of the ICLEI World Congress 2021 – 2022. Get ready for high-level discussions on how local and regional governments can continue to advance on sustainable development together with ICLEI.
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ICLEI’s triennial gathering will now have multiple opportunities to connect throughout 2021 – 2022.On 13-15 April 2021, we will connect online for the Virtual Launch of the ICLEI World Congress 2021 – 2022. Get ready for high-level discussions on how local and regional governments can continue to advance on sustainable development together with ICLEI.
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March 2021
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4th Webinar in the Waste Technology Deep Dives series - Materials Recovery Facilities |
30th of March of 2021, start at 10:00 AM CET / 12:00 PM EAT (duration: 1:15h)
8th of April of 2021, starts at 2:00 PM CEST / 4 PM EAT (duration: 1:15h)
The webinar is the fourth in a series of Deep Dives into selected waste management technologies, organized by UN-Habitat and the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy under the Urban Pathways Project and the Waste Wise Cities Initiative. The series aims at giving local and regional government officials, as well as interested stakeholders, an overview of available technology options.
There will be two webinars for MRFs. The first webinar, on March 30th, will look at the different available types of MRFs and will give an overview of which technologies they use, followed by good practices from South Africa. The second webinar, planned for April 8th, will then focus on the design and management of MRFs, followed by a study case from Argentina.
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8th of April of 2021, starts at 2:00 PM CEST / 4 PM EAT (duration: 1:15h)
The webinar is the fourth in a series of Deep Dives into selected waste management technologies, organized by UN-Habitat and the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy under the Urban Pathways Project and the Waste Wise Cities Initiative. The series aims at giving local and regional government officials, as well as interested stakeholders, an overview of available technology options.
There will be two webinars for MRFs. The first webinar, on March 30th, will look at the different available types of MRFs and will give an overview of which technologies they use, followed by good practices from South Africa. The second webinar, planned for April 8th, will then focus on the design and management of MRFs, followed by a study case from Argentina.
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HSBC Virtual Series - Future Transport Week 22 - 26 March 2021 |
Opening Panel: Future Transport and Global Autos – Navigating the change
Date: Monday, 22 March 2021
Time: 05.00 NYT / 09.00 UKT / 10.00 CET / 17.00 HKT
Company Presentation: Valeo – Views of a leading EV supplier
Date: Monday, 22 March 2021
Time: 06.00 NYT / 10.00 UKT / 11.00 CET / 18.00 HKT
Expert Presentation: Mobility Expert – Autonomous Driving & Global Regulation
Date: Monday, 22 March 2021
Time: 08.00 NYT / 12.00 UKT / 13.00 CET / 20.00 HKT
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Date: Monday, 22 March 2021
Time: 05.00 NYT / 09.00 UKT / 10.00 CET / 17.00 HKT
Company Presentation: Valeo – Views of a leading EV supplier
Date: Monday, 22 March 2021
Time: 06.00 NYT / 10.00 UKT / 11.00 CET / 18.00 HKT
Expert Presentation: Mobility Expert – Autonomous Driving & Global Regulation
Date: Monday, 22 March 2021
Time: 08.00 NYT / 12.00 UKT / 13.00 CET / 20.00 HKT
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Exchange Session 1:
SOLUTIONSplus Global learning Programme on Electric Mobility 25 March 2021 I 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CET |
The first exchange session of course 1 of the SOLUTIONSplus Global Learning Programme takes place on 25 March 2021. This session will enable the exchange of knowledge, experience, best practices and examples with electromobility experts in an interactive and dynamic way. Participants of the Learning Programme and anyone interested in the e-mobility field are invited to join, participate and ask questions to the panellists. This is the first of a series of exchange sessions that will be organised in the framework of the SOLUTIONSplus Global Learning Programme.
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2nd ASCENT Conference
18 - 19 March 2021 I 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (MET -7) |
This conference has the objective to unite the international engineering community to directly help and shape the future of our societies. In the frame of the ASCENT project we try to connect engineers, students, academics and companies while discussing and reviewing relevant engineering topics. Bringing these target groups together allows us to enrich the international ASCENT Network.
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February 2021
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Webinar "Waste Wise Education: Exploring Effective Approaches & Best Practices" 16 February 2021, @ 12:00 - 13:30 CET / 14:00 - 15:30 EAT |
On 2nd of February 2021 we launched the Waste Wise Cities Tool (WaCT) through a virtual, global event. A panel of experts, high ranking officers and practitioners from ISWA, Global Plastic Partnership/WEF and the German and Japanese Ministry of Environment joined us in this launch. 203 participants attended the event, which was hosted by Wuppertal Institute under the Urban Pathways project.
The WaCT was created to make the process of collecting data on solid waste management easier and support city officials to improve waste management in their cities. It can also guide NGOs, educational institutions, and other stakeholders in their efforts to spread good practices on waste management. The WaCT consists of seven steps to collect all the necessary data on generation and collection of municipal solid waste as well as to estimate the quantity that is managed in controlled facilities
The recorded video of the event can be watched
You can find the introduction video as well as the WaCT manual
IKI website
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The WaCT was created to make the process of collecting data on solid waste management easier and support city officials to improve waste management in their cities. It can also guide NGOs, educational institutions, and other stakeholders in their efforts to spread good practices on waste management. The WaCT consists of seven steps to collect all the necessary data on generation and collection of municipal solid waste as well as to estimate the quantity that is managed in controlled facilities
The recorded video of the event can be watched
You can find the introduction video as well as the WaCT manual
IKI website
READ MORE
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Global Launch of Waste Wise Cities Tool February 02.2021 at 12pm CET (2pm EAT and 11am GMT) |
In our rapidly urbanizing world that features mostly unsustainable consumption and production patterns, addressing solid waste management and plastic pollution is becoming more pressing than ever before. However, reliable data and information on municipal solid waste generation and management is lacking globally, especially in cities in low- and middle-income countries. This lack of data hinders the development of sustainable solid waste management strategies and constrains investment in infrastructure and service expansion, leading in many countries to insufficient or absent municipal solid waste management services. READ MORE
January 2021
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3rd Webinar in the Waste Technology Deep Dives series - Black Solider Larvae Fly Composting 21st of January of 2021, start at 13:30 PM CET / 15:30 PM EAT (duration: 1:15h) |
The webinar is the third in a series of Deep Dives into selected waste management technologies, organized by UN-Habitat and the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy under the Urban Pathways Project and the Waste Wise Cities Initiative. The series aims at giving local and regional government officials, as well as interested stakeholders, an overview of available technology options.
Again, we will have an expert from Sandec / eawag explain the fundamentals of Black Solider Larvae Fly Composting, followed by a practitioner’s perspective from Sanergy, Kenya.
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Again, we will have an expert from Sandec / eawag explain the fundamentals of Black Solider Larvae Fly Composting, followed by a practitioner’s perspective from Sanergy, Kenya.
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Initiated by Urban Pathway team the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, will assist Lima, Peru, under the Waste Wise Cities Initiative (initiated by UN-Habitat) to improve the waste management system. Representatives of both cities participated in the Waste Wise Cities Tool Training on 22 October, and Lima will apply the Tool in early 2021.
Urban Pathways team has developed together with partners in Quito a pilot project on e-waste collection and introducing Extended Producer Responsibility in the country for this waste stream. The project proposal was successful and the implementation can start in early 2021 until June 2022 with funding by the GIZ PREVENT Waste Alliance.
