Smart mobility solutions for cities of the future are addressed in the research network “MoviCi – Movilidad intelligentes en ciudades urbana” (Urban Mobility in Smart Cities). The network is headed by DLR Transport Research from the German Aerospace Center (DLR). It will bring together key partners from Colombia and Germany from research, industry, and public authorities to discuss state-of-the art mobility solutions and ways for their application.Read more

The 10 Principles for Sustainable Urban Transport has been translated into two new languages! Thanks to many helping hands, the poster is now available in German and in Turkish. The vibrant infographic on 10 principles for sustainable urban transport is based on the approach “avoid-shift-improve” and is a helpful tool to communicate solutions for sustainable urban mobility to a wider public. Have a look at it and download the new versions in your language:Read more

The new issue of the eurotransport magazine is now availabe online. It covers three big industry topics: intermodality; safety and security; and autonomous vehicles. These are represented in the new In-Depth Focus sections where you will find articles from industry experts who provide insight on the latest developments in their fields and analyse where the industry is – or should be – heading.

And, the highlight of course, readers will find an article introducing the TUMI Friends, which you can use for your external communication. Don’t miss it, you only have to register and you can read the issue for free.

The German Federal Ministry for Economics is supporting a study tour to Ukraine to explore business opportunities for German small and medium companies in the field of road construction, railway and underground engineering. Ukraine is passing through a series of political reforms to modernize the infrastruture sector. In this context, a new concession law is to be adopted, which is intended to facilitate the implementation of public-private partnerships and concession models in infrastructure projects. Furthermore a privatization and a new railway law are in the making which will allow for private railway companies to operate in the country.Read more

About 3,400 people die every day in road traffic accidents around the world. Despite comparatively low levels of individual motorisation, emerging economies and developing countries are particularly affected, with more than 90 per cent of traffic-related deaths occurring in these countries. If current trends continue, road accidents will overtake HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis to become the world’s third most significant health hazard by 2030.

You are a company, start-up, design agency or a student group working on sustainable products? Then you should know about the German Federal Ecodesign Prize!

The prize is awarded every year by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUB) and the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) to products, concepts and services which are both ecological and user-friendly. The focus of the prize on the entire life cycle of a product – from the idea to production, to the question of how the product can be recycled or disposed of.

The Federal Prize Ecodesign is now awarded for the 6th time in the categories “product” “concept”, “service” and “young talent”. The application period runs until 16th of April 2017. The award winners and nominees will be honored at the award ceremony in the Federal Ministry of the Environment on 27 November 2017 and presented in a traveling exhibition at exhibitions and museums in the following year.

For further information, please visit www.bundespreis-ecodesign.de.

The UNDP project “City of Almaty Sustainable Transport” Project (CAST) with support of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) is aimed to reduce the growth of the transport-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the City of Almaty, while simultaneously improving urban environmental conditions by 1a) improving the management of public transportation; 1b) improving management of air quality in Almaty; 2) building capacity in Almaty to holistically plan and implement improvements in the efficiency and quality of public transport; 3) building capacity to holistically plan and implement integrated traffic management measures in Almaty City; and 4) implementing a demonstration project that raises awareness and increases knowledge of sustainable transport.

CAST project will explore the pathways for reforms of the urban transport sector in Kazakhstan and provide an overview on key policy measures at the local and national level to offer more sustainable transport policy for cities of Kazakhstan.

Terms of reference and requirements can be found in here, as well as the procurement notice. The Information is also availabe on the ungm.

The proposal should be sent to the following address:

United Nations Development Programme

14, Bokeikhan Street, Astana, 010000, Republic of Kazakhstan

Nurgul Murzagaliyeva, UNDP Procurement Associate not later than January 23, 2016 (5 pm Astana time).

In case of questions on the specification and/or submission of documents, please contact in writing to the following email address: nessibeli.abdirova@undp.org

New technologies and innovative solutions will determine the future of our neighbouring continent Africa to a great extent. For German and European digital companies, the advancing digitisation holds enormous potential and new business opportunities. This also applies to products and services in the field of sustainable mobility.
The Digital Africa Strategic Partnership is an initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and has the goal of developing the digital potentials of Africa and of providing lasting impulses for development together with the private sector. The partnership includes a network of German and European companies that offer products and services in the field of information and communication technologies in Africa. The entire sector is addressed from the innovative start-up to the established large company. The partnership focuses on selected countries such as Ethiopia, Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zambia, South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda, which offer a good framework for successful implementation. Nevertheless project proposals for activities in other countries are generally possible.

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TUMI Friends friend German Environment Agency (UBA) together with GIZ and other partners cordially invite you to participate in the International Cycling Conference 2017 (ICC) from 19^th to 21^st of September 2017 in Mannheim (Germany). The call for papers is available here.

The ICC is an interdisciplinary meeting which will bring together researchers and practitioners from all over the world to discuss cycling in the modern world under the perspective of “Managing Changes”.Read more

We’ve edited our Booklet “Consulting in Sustainable Mobility – Made in Germany”: With more than 50 TUMI Friends partners introducing themselves and their services, the Booklet will guide you through some of Germany’s potentials in sustainable transport. Find ideas, partners or expertise worth sharing towards the goal of more sustainable transport systems worldwide.

Serving as a guide for sustainable mobility and green logistics solutions from Germany, the TUMI Friends supports the transformation towards sustainability in developing and emerging countries.

Find the Booklet here.