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Capacity building 2020
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DECEMBER

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POLIS Conference
Following a record-breaking conference in Brussels and in view of the COVID-19 situation, the 2020 POLIS Annual Conference – which was to take place in the Arnhem Nijmegen City Region – will now be held virtually from 30 November to 3 December.
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En Route to COP 26
1-3 December 2020
En Route to COP26—A high-level event to drive action for zero-emission transport now--is designed to accelerate collective and timely action. Scheduled to mark 12 months before the postponed United Nations Climate Conference under the UK Presidency. 
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NOVEMBER

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ERTICO
The Mobility R-EVOLUTION
09-10 November 2020
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AUTONOMY Digital
More than an event, Autonomy is a Government platform that brings together all the players involved in sustainable and intelligent mobility. Innovators, startups and large groups trust us every year to promote their solutions to transport operators, elected officials, cities, investors and the media.
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OCTOBER

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World Cities Day
World Cities Day on Saturday 31 October marks the end of Urban October. The Global Observance hosted virtually by Nakuru, Kenya, provides a unique opportunity for all partner organizations to join in as attendees from across the globe.
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18th European Week of Regions and Cities 
Conference I 21  October 2020 I 09:30 - 11:00 CET
Boosing clean e-mobility in Europe
As the electrification in transport is taking off in the cities and regions, we need to facilitate this development with a sustainable and long-term vision.
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SEPTEMBER

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Urban Living Lab Webinar Series
Key elements of e-mobility demonstration actions 
Module 1: Holistic Framework and Tools for E-mobility  (21 September)
Impact Assessment and Data Collection for E-mobility Demonstrations (28 September)
Module 2: 
Electrification of public transport, last-mile connectivity, operations and integration (5 & 12 October)
Module 3: 
E-mobility demonstrations and business plan  (19 & 26 October)
Module 4:  
Integrated urban planning, policy, regulation, funding and finance (2 & 9 November)
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Urban Mobility Days 2020
Conference I 29 September - 02 October 2020 
The conference combines two leading events from Europe’s transport calendar: the CIVITAS Forum Conference and the European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs). It will allow policymakers, local authorities, academics, NGOs, urban transport practitioners, urban planners and all those putting the SUMP concept into practice to share their experiences using a virtual forum.
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AUGUST

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Demo and Living Summary Report
Report I August 2020 I Urban Pathways
Urban Pathways has launched several demonstration actions to assist partner countries recovering from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and create innovative and sustainable opportunities that contribute to access and mobility locally and mitigate climate change globally. A short summary report provides an overview on the various pilot and demonstration actions, their scope, status and opportunities.
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JULY

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30 km of temporary bike lanes implemented in Belo Horizonte to face the COVID19 emergency
Demo Project I July 2020 I Belo Horizonte
The Municipality of Belo Horizonte, through the Transport and Transit Public Enterprise –BHTrans- and under the leadership of Eveline Trevisan, Sustainability and Environment Coordinator, is currently implementing an extensive and continuous cycling network that connects the eastern and western regions of the city, offering a safe mobility option during the Covid-19 pandemic for those who work in essential services and need to commute every day.
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SOLUTIONSplus Newsletter July 2020
Newsletter_2 I July 2020 
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Decarbonising Transport in an Unprecedented Global Crisis: A Virtual Conference
Webinar I 23, 28, 30 July 2020 I 3:00 PM
The conference takes place against the backdrop of the combined health and socioeconomic crisis caused by the spread of Covid-19. It explores how transport decarbonisation policies can promote low-carbon economic growth and increased resilience of Argentina’s transport system following the Covid-19 crisis. The main focus will be on national freight transport, but topics such as urban logistics and the role of mobility systems in territorial development are also addressed.
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E-mobility hub concepts for Pasig and Quito
Webinar I 7 July 2020 I 3:00 PM
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Call for Expressions: Local innovators in SOLUTIONSplus cities
Submission Period I 1 July 2020 - 05 August 2020
This call is premised on the assumption that the uptake of e-mobility in cities requires close cooperation   between start-ups, industry, city administrations and research and academic institutions. 

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Electric tuktuk and electric handcart
SOLUTIONSplus partner UN-Habitat participated in the launch of the electric tuktuk and electric handcart developed by Auto-Truck - one of the start-ups incubated at the TUMI Mobility Accelerator with support from UN-Habitat and other partners. 
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SOLUTIONSplus Webinar
Webinar I 03 July 2020 I 09:30 - 11:00 CET
This Webinar will feature planned activities in Hanoi, Kathmandu and Pasig, which include e-scooter sharing, conversion of diesel bus to e-bus, remodelling of e-3-wheelers, and e-quadricycle for mail/parcel delivery.
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JUNE

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ERTRAG/EGVIA Workshop on Circular Economy
Towards a Life-Cycle Approach from sustainable sourcing to end of life

Virtual workshop I 16 June 2020 I 9 -11.30 

This joint workshop of the ERTRAC Working Groups “Energy & Environment” and “Global Competitiveness” is being organized within the framework of the EU project “FUTURE-RADAR”.

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SOLUTIONSplus Webinar
Demonstrating e-mobility solutions in Madrid and Hamburg

Webinar I 12 June 2020 I 10:30 - 12:00 

This Webinar will feature planned activities in Hamburg and Madrid, which includes fast-charging solutions for electric buses and last-mile connectivity with electric scooters.

MAY

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SOLUTIONSplus Newsletter May 2020
Newsletter I May 2020 

SOLUTIONSplus works with partner cities, start-ups, operators and industry to manage the current challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and look beyond with innovative demonstration actions that have the potential to contribute to a green recovery.

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Podiumsdiskussion "Klimaneutral bis 2050" Welche Wege führen ans Ziel? Die Klimapolitik der Europäischen Union
Discussion I 27 May 2020 I 18.30 - 20.30
​Klima- und Umweltpolitik ist im Laufe der letzten 20 Jahre zu einem der zentralen Themenfelder der EU geworden. Insbesondere die von Ursula von der Leyen in ihrer Antrittsrede verkündigte "Klimaneutralität 2050" für die EU ist dabei ein ambitioniertes und umstrittenes Ziel. 

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African UrbanTech Digital Summit 2020
Digital Summit I 26 -29 May 2020 
Join from 26th - 29th May 2020 for the first ever African Urban Tech Digital Summit and have vibrant and engaging conversaions on urban service delivery with Tech Entrepreneurs, Corporates, Investors, NGO´s, Government Agencies and other organizations working towards livable, inclusive and environmentally sustainable cities across Africa. 


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Video recording
#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.

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Regional Kick-off: Latin America
Kick-off 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.

MARCH


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Transport and Climate Change Week
Conference I2 - 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.

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Urban Change Maker Group - workshop
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.  

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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).

FEBRUARY


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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.

JANUARY


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​Project SOLUTIONSplus
New project I 2020-2024 I

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. ​
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