SOLUTIONSplus News
MAY
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#Moving together
Global south experiences, challenges and opportunities for managing urban mobility during COVID-19 Conference I 05 May 2020 I 4 - 6.30 (CET) UN-Habitat, UNEP and WHO along with our supporting partners – have convened a half-day digital expert group meeting to share experiences , challenges and opportunities on the global south response to COVID-19 and management of urban mobility. It is clear that COVID-19 is impacting the way people travel (both imposed and voluntarily). Public transport, shared mobility services, walking and cycling; are all being seen and used in a new light since COVID-19. |
APRIL
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Regional Kick-off: Latin America
Kick-off Webinar I 29 April 2020 I 16:00-18:00 (MESZ) Given the global spread of COVID-19 and the related travel and gathering restrictions that have been enforced worldwide, the kick-off meetings planned by the EU-funded project SOLUTIONSplus (SOL+) in its Latin American demonstration cities had to be cancelled. However, in order to establish the necessary partnerships, inform relevant stakeholders and start defining the activities that will need to be conducted in each city in the context of SOL+, we have decided to organize a Regional Kick-off Webinar with Quito and Montevideo. |
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Webinar: Management of Public Transport to contain COVID-19
Webinar I 14 April 2020 I 10:00-11:00 (CET) This webinar has been organised in the framework of the SOLUTIONSplus project, with is funded by the European Union, with Chinese partners applying for co-funding from the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. |
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Webinar Series - Air Quality Sensing powered by Citizen Science
Webinar I 08 April 2020 I 15:00-16:00 (CET) The Urban Pathways Project is involved in several sustainable urban mobility projects in developing countries, which have a great potential in terms of improving air quality and reducing noise in urban areas. Measuring the specific effects of the demonstration activities on these variables will be invaluable in quantifying the impact of the projects’ activities and thus the potential impact that replication and scaling-up of those measures could have at the local and national level, and ultimately at the global scale. |
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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 Read more |
MARCH
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Urban Change Maker Group
Workshop I 5 March 2020 I Berlin The Urban Change Maker programme consists of a wide-raging capacity building programme directed towards decision makers and advisors in local and national authorities and private sector actors. At the core of this programme works a group of professionals who are combining implementation-oriented work with academic studies at different levels. This Urban Change Maker Group facilitates active exchange on innovative, replicable and scalable solutions that can make a positive contribution to urban transformation processes. Read more |
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Transport and Climate Change Week
Conference I 2-6 March 2020 I Berlin Highlighting the importance of transport to limit global warming, the 3rd Transport and Climate Change Week including a Conference on Thursday 5th March will foster knowledge exchange and high-level contacts between 250 transport colleagues from all over the world. To fight climate change together, transport colleagues especially from developing and emerging economies gather in Berlin from 2 – 6 March 2020 to find solutions on how to change transport for the better. Read more |
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Environmental Protection in Cities
Conference I 5 March 2020 I Berlin The research project „Urban Environmental Protection International“ is weighting challenges to protect the environment at the urban level in Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and Indonesia. The Wuppertal Institute conducts this research by order of the German Federal Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt, UBA). Read more |
FEBRUARY
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Webinar - Tactical Urbanism: What, Why, How
Webinar I 18 February 2020 & 04 March 2020 Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and New York were not always as attractive as they are today! They have undergone a steady transformation. New York is the most recent to the above list. Changing the streets of New York from the streets filled with yellow taxis to streets filled with umbrellas and outdoor seating is a story worth sharing! Amidst the extensive planning process of designing and implementing public spaces in the city, the communication between city Government and users is often missed out, leading to under-used or dead spaces. Read more |
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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. Read more |
