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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TRA 2020 Rethinking Transport
Conference I 27-30 April 2020 I Helsinki
Electrification of road transport is progressing at rapid growth rates. Viable electric mobility technologies and solutions are being introduced and deployed in many transport modes. Electrification is a key measure to reduce total energy use and carbon footprint from the transport sector. Also, it helps mitigating air quality problems in urban areas. The session will present and discuss the status and outlook of transport electrification in the global setting, in terms of technology, market, procurement, finance, and the multitude of local and regional implementations.

WUF10 World Urban Forum 
Conference I 8-13 February 2020 I Abu Dhabi
The World Urban Forum (WUF) was established in 2001 by the United Nations to address one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. Convened by UN-Habitat, the Forum is a high level, open and inclusive platform for addressing the challenges of sustainable urbanization.

Project SOLUTIONSplus
Workshop I 21-22 January 2020 I Berlin
SOLUTIONSplus is an EU-funded flagship project in which UEMI works with international partners in delivering on the objective of the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative and aims to boost sustainable electrification of transport in large urban areas in developing countries and emerging economies. 

UN-Habitat engaged in policy-makers training
Training I 24 - 30 December  2019 I Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria: The maiden edition of the Africa Sustainable Urban Mobility Course took place from 24th - 30th November 2019 at the campus of the National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja. The course is designed to bring together policy makers, transport experts and the business community across Africa to deliberate on mobility issues facing cities and how solutions could be designed to address them.
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 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