Urban Pathways - Delivering on the New Urban Agenda

Urban Pathways - Supporting Low Carbon Plans for Urban Basic Services in the context of the New Urban Agenda 
​The Urban Pathways project helps delivering on the Paris Agreement and the NDCs in the context of the New Urban Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. The project follows a structured approach to boost Low Carbon Plans for urban mobility, energy and waste management services, working on concrete steps towards a maximum impact in cities to global climate change mitigation efforts ​and sustainable and inclusive urban development. 

Project Updates

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Conference I2 - 13 December  2019 I Madrid
The UN Climate Change Conference COP 25 (2 – 13 December 2019) will take place under the Presidency of the Government of Chile and will be held with logistical support from the Government of Spain. Urban Pathways will contribute to several side-events to showcase recent activities. ​
Event I 3 December  2019 I Nairobi
Despite yesterdays rain, a high-level team cycled through Nairobi’s streets to popularize cycling as a credible non-motorised transport option for the thousands of commuters who move through he city each day. The Nairobi Governor, Mike Sonko, UN-Habitat Executive Director, Ms. Maimunah Mohd Sharif, as well as Ambassador Nikolas Nihon from the Belgian Embassy, led the fleet of cyclists on the 5 kilometer ride from Popote Gardens to the Serena Hotel.
Action I November 2019 I Honduras
In the context of the cooperation agreement between the Municipality of Comayagua (Honduras) and the Andalusian Agency for International Development Cooperation (AACID for its Spanish Acronym), Ciudad Emergente, a Chilean NGO, has been commissioned to develop the first phase of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) of the city. 

Urban Pathways city-twinning activities at the Intergovernmental Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia
Forum I28 - 31 October  2019 I Hanoi
The 12th Intergovernmental Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum in Asia with the theme ‘Achieving Smart and Resilient Cities through Low-Carbon and Intelligent Transport System’, co-organised by the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)will take place from 28-31 October 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Wuppertal Institute and the UN HABITAT are among the supporting organisations of the event. Urban Pathways project team will co-organise pre-events/workshops and has invited mayors from Urban Pathways partner cities (Lalitpur/Kathmandu, Nepal and Pasig, Philippines) to be a part of Mayors EST Policy Dialogue and carry out knowledge sharing and city twinning activities.

Academy of Sustainable Urban Mobility (AoSUM) 2019
Event I 24 October I La Paz, Sao Paolo
Improving the quality of life is becoming increasingly important for all cities around the world while transport plays a fundamental role in achieving the city’s objectives of economic competitiveness, social inclusion, human interaction and sustainable growth. Creating sustainable transportation solutions is one of the greatest challenges facing cities today but the good news is that there are various best practice examples out there, from which the world can learn from.

UN-Habitat promotes a cleaner Nairobi
Event I12 October  2019 I Nairobi
UN-Habitat promotes a cleaner Nairobi through a Plogging Event to beat plastic pollution
UN-Habitat through the Urban Pathways project in collaboration with UN Environment, Swedish Institute Alumni Network Kenya, Swedish Embassy, Plogging Kenya, Nairobi City Council and other waste management stakeholders participated in a plogging event to help beat plastic pollution. Plogging is an activity made of walking/ jogging while picking up litter. “It’s amazing seeing different stakeholders coming together for one course,” Damaris Mungai from the UN-Environment appreciated the participation of all the different entities in the event.
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Urban Pathways Publications

Energy efficiency holds untapped potential for energy savings and cost savings for cities’ budgets. Technical energy efficiency measures, however, often require upfront investments and cannot be implemented due to tight public budgets
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Urbanisation and population growth leads to a massive increase in construction activities for housing, offices, industry and infrastructure Read more
There is currently significant interest in autonomous vehicles-vehicles that are capable of intelligent motion and action without requiring either a guide to follow or a teleoperator control
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​NDC Summaries
Vietnam
GHG emissions for 2010 for Viet Nam had been measured at 246.8 MtCO2e. Projections indicate a rise for 2020 to 474.1 MtCO2e and up to 787.4 Mt CO2e in a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario (base year 2010) till 2030
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Urban pathways Facility

Urban Pathways action tracker

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Action Tracker I Last updated April 2019
The Urban Pathways project will build on linkages in urban energy, mobility and waste management within the Nairobi Integrated Urban Development Master Plan and will develop implantation opportunities in the energy, mobility and waste sectors in Kiambu Country (surrounding Nairobi) to foster integrated policy and planning.  
Action Tracker I Last updated April 2019
​​Urban Pathways is exploring the opportunity for the proposed pilot project to demonstrate e-rickshaws as a viable IPT mode in Kochi which is both financially and environmentally sustainable. The project also aspires to build synergies with upcoming EV-related policies and programmes currently being drafted by State Government authorities