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. 

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Resource I 2019 I Urban Pathways
Most of the cities depend on conventional industrial agriculture. Despite its productivity gains in recent decades, its environmental and social costs are neglected which makes it unsustainable. The use of pesticides/fungicides and fertilisers contributes to the extinction of species and pollutes groundwater. The global value chains lead to increasing food transportation and cultivation methods which degrade soils and require enormous quantities of water.
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Webinar I 19 June 2019 
New mobility modes, such as e-scooters, have expanded very fast in cities in developed and developing countries. These new mobility modes pose both opportunities and challenges for sustainable urban mobility that need to be addressed in a way that supports innovative approaches, provides flexibility and adapts quickly to the changing environments and industries. At the same time, the regulations need to ensure that their use compromises neither safety nor public space. 
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Event I 10-11 June 2019 I Leeds, UK
This workshop launches a collaborative initiative for research and innovation aiming at the participatory development of shared mobility models for emerging economies, with an initial emphasis on bike sharing.
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Bankable Project I April 2019 I Cachoeirinha
Between April 26th and 29th, the city of Belo Horizonte implemented the first Zone 30 in the Cachoeirinha Neighbourhood.
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UN-Habitat Assembly 
Nairobi
Event I 27-31 May 2019 I Nairobi
From 27-31stMay 2019, the first session of the UN-Habitat Assembly takes place at the headquarters in Nairobi under the main theme “Innovation for Better Quality of Life in Cities and Communities” 
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ITF 2019 Summit
​Leipzig
Event I 22-24 May 2019 I Leipzig
Transport Connectivity for Regional Integration
22 - 24 May 2019, Leipzig, Germany
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News I Last update April 2019 
The Urban Pathways Action Tracker has been developed to showcase the projects progress within its pilot and replication countries
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Regional Replication I 25 April -2 May 2019 I South Korea
The main objective of this course is to help training participants to gain better practical knowledge about the design and management of sustain- able transportation models which can be applied in their cities.
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News I 2018 I Belo Horizonte
Urban Pathways will enable us in deepening our understanding of climate impacts and advancing our mitigation goals.” Evelin Prado Trevisan. 
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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