Driving Change: Empowering Women in the Urban Transport Workforce
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Driving Change: Empowering Women in the Urban Transport Workforce

Women, making up just 17% of the transport workforce, face barriers that hinder their involvement. Despite flexible job benefits, gender biases and financial obstacles persist. Learn how new policies and support programs overcome these challenges and drive gender equity in transport.

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EVENT UPDATE: Low Carbon-Transport in Progress: Transforming Transport in Asia
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EVENT UPDATE: Low Carbon-Transport in Progress: Transforming Transport in Asia

Follow this page for daily updates from “Low-Carbon Prosperity in Progress: Transforming Transport in Asia", the regional conference of the NDC Transport Initiative for Asia (NDC TIA), in Bangkok, Thailand between 25 and 28 June, 2024.

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EVENT RECAP: MRV for Transport in Asia –Technical Training by UNFCCC secretariat and GIZ
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EVENT RECAP: MRV for Transport in Asia –Technical Training by UNFCCC secretariat and GIZ

From 9th to 11th May 2023 in Ha Long, Viet Nam, a 3-day training workshop brought together 26 participants of ministries of transport and ministries of environment from Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Republic of Maldives, the Philippines, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam to discuss emission accounting and scenario design.

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BLOG: 5 Lessons from China, India, Vietnam on Decarbonizing Transport and Accelerating Climate Action
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BLOG: 5 Lessons from China, India, Vietnam on Decarbonizing Transport and Accelerating Climate Action

Building on the interviews with NDC-TIA partners and other organizations working in China, India, and Vietnam, this final blog highlights the key commonalities and lessons on accelerating zero-emission transport for similar countries in Asia.

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Interview with Keisha Alena Mayuga on Advocating for Better Transportation in the Philippines
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Interview with Keisha Alena Mayuga on Advocating for Better Transportation in the Philippines

It is vital to boost the participation of women in the transport sector to continue inspiring others worldwide to join this field and work together to create sustainable change in society. In this interview, Keisha Alena Mayuga shared her experience and story, creating her own path on promoting better transportation in the Philippines.

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Few Days Left to Apply for “Decarbonising Transport Award (DTA)” for Emerging Economies
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Few Days Left to Apply for “Decarbonising Transport Award (DTA)” for Emerging Economies

The ITF launched the Decarbonising Transport Award: Supporting ideas that cut transport CO2 in emerging economies. The award recognizes projects with great potential to help decarbonize transport in these nations and is awarded in two categories: the Research Award and the Innovation Award.

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EVENT RECAP: 2021 NDC-TIA “Decarbonising Transport” Workshop Series in China
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EVENT RECAP: 2021 NDC-TIA “Decarbonising Transport” Workshop Series in China

To contribute international knowledge and best practice to the development of climate policies aiming to lower emissions in China’s transport sector, the National Determined Contributions Transport Initiative For Asia (NDC-TIA) project organized various workshops as part of the “National Determined Contributions Transport Initiative for Asia 2021 Event Series – Decarbonising Transport”. The event series took place from October to December 2021.

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Woman on the Move Network is promoting gender equality in Asia
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Woman on the Move Network is promoting gender equality in Asia

Founded in summer 2021, the Women on the Move network is a initiative born out of NDC-TIA and the Network has already hosted two online panel discussions and created a LinkedIn Networking Group. This article gives an overview of the network and its ambition to transform transport in Asia.

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EVENT RECAP: EST Forum Pre-Event with Highlights from the Viet Nam Hub
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EVENT RECAP: EST Forum Pre-Event with Highlights from the Viet Nam Hub

On October 12th, 2021, national policy makers from Environmentally Sustainable Transport (EST) Member countries and selected international transport experts gathered to jointly discuss how to deliver on proposed goal 1a of the Aichi declaration. The event started with a vision for fully decarbonizing transport by the Council for Decarbonizing Transport in Asia and introduced futures thinking as a powerful new approach to policy development. 

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