EUROCLIMA+ presented experiences on how Latin American cities can be drivers of climate action in mobility.
12 July 2022.- Rapid urban growth has had negative repercussions on the environment and on the quality of life of people living in cities. Latin America is no exception, a region where 80 per cent of the population lives in urban areas. With the implementation of policies, cities can move from being a problem to becoming spaces for action in tackling climate change.
From 26 to 30 June, the eleventh session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11), organised by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), was held in Katowice, Poland. In this edition, focused on the transformation of cities for a better urban future, projects and actions of the EUROCLIMA+ programme participated through its Urban Mobility sector.
This global conference on sustainable urbanisation provided an overview of the future of cities, highlighting how these can be better prepared for future pandemics and climate change.
The EUROCLIMA+ programme carried out the experience and best practices focused on Latin America in the sessions "Integrating gender perspectives and Leaving No One Behind in sustainable urban mobility - from local projects to national policies" and "Driving urban transformation through enabling low-carbon infrastructure investments: from the political level to local action: What are the key factors for success?".
Gender in sustainable mobility
Leaving No One Behind (LNOB), is a United Nations approach that establishes and prioritises equality and non-discrimination in the sustainable development gap.
This is important in the transport sector, as mobility planning that integrates this perspective helps to generate spaces and public transport that discourages social inequalities and benefits the most vulnerable populations, such as women, girls, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Recently, Latin America has developed new instruments and approaches for integrating a gender perspective in urban transport planning. Therefore, the event "Integrating gender perspectives and Leaving No One Behind in sustainable urban mobility -- from local projects to national policies" brought together public officials from Colombia and Bogotá to share practical knowledge on generating climate mobility actions that combine equity and inclusion.
The EUROCLIMA+ initiatives “Promotion and development of urban cycling in Montes de Oca and Curridabat, Costa Rica” and “National Strategy for Active Mobility with a gender and differential approach in Colombia” participated.
This session took place on 27 June in the German Pavilion. It was organised by GIZ through the C40 Cities Finance Facility and EUROCLIMA+ programmes. It was attended by Ana Lucía González, Deputy Mayor of Montes de Oca; Andrea María Navarrete, Manager of the bicycle in Bogotá; and representatives of the EAFIT University.
Urban transformation and low carbon infrastructure
On the other hand, on 30 June, the session "Driving urban transformation through enabling low-carbon infrastructure investments: from policy to local action: What are the key factors for success?
At this event, the EUROCLIMA+ programme and GIZ's FELICITY programme brought together decision-makers to discuss how to support efforts to link international finance and demand.
Toward this end, the experiences of Chile and Ecuador helped to identify common ground for scaling up climate action and reducing emissions from cities through investments in low-carbon infrastructure.
As a EUROCLIMA+ initiative, the Chilean Ministry of Transport shared the experience in the preparation of the NUMP Chile project, which envisages the development of a National Sustainable Mobility Strategy with intersectoral lines of action and a National Urban Mobility Programme to finance regional sustainable mobility initiatives, which are currently being developed.
About EUROCLIMA+
EUROCLIMA+ is a programme funded by the European Union and co-financed by the German federal government through the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), as well as by the governments of France and Spain through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.
The Programme's mission is to reduce the impact of climate change and its effects in 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, promoting mitigation, adaptation, resilience and climate investment. It is implemented according to the "Spirit of Team Europe" under the synergistic work of seven agencies: the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), the French Development Agency (AFD); the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Expertise France (EF); the International and Ibero-American Foundation for Public Administration and Policy (FIIAPP); the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH, and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
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