This paper provides an understanding of how COVID-19 has impacted sustainable transport modes and examples of how governments are using this moment to leverage the increase in different forms of sustainable mobility.
This paper looks at ways cities can rethink urban mobility systems post-pandemic, putting people at the centre of transport and street planning.
This case study from Mexico provides local governments with examples of how to develop policies and programmes designed to adapt, mitigate and become resilient to climate change based on data.
This case study from Birmingham, England, provides local policy-makers with best-practice examples of how to use data to decarbonize their cities.
This is the third Environmental Performance Review of Ireland. Ireland’s progress in delinking the economy from environmental pressures has been uneven in the last decade. Encouraging businesses and households to take action is key.
This report showcases 13 projects covering eight fields, namely, biodiversity and ecosystem, clean energy, clean water, sustainable transportation, solid waste treatment, sustainable consumption and production, green buildings, and corporate social responsibility.
Cambodia is one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, with an average annual GDP growth rate of 7.7% between 1995 and 2018. The overall objective of this study is to develop an investment project proposal that can facilitate the deployment of electric motorcycles (EM) in Cambodia and contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions in the transport sector
This case study captures Nagpur city’s efforts in understanding the energy performance and identifying the potential and opportunities for energy efficiency actions. An approach for benchmarking and prioritization of buildings for action was tested and established by the city.
The decades of rapid economic growth in Vietnam have been accompanied by urbanization and spatial transformation. In dealing with urbanization, the country has mounted an impressive record of keeping rural–urban and regional disparities in check through the promotion of rural industrialization and central transfers aimed at poorer areas. These transfers have allowed the expansion of basic services and infrastructure. The recommendations in this report have three layers: two policy principles, two overarching strategies, and three areas of policy actions.
The main objective of this report is to understand how a variety of developing and emerging economies are successfully utilising horizontal integration—across multiple infrastructure sectors and systems—at the metropolitan scale to deliver greater sustainability. This report explores how integrated planning processes extending well beyond city boundaries have been financed and implemented in a diverse group of metropolitan areas.