The state of urban transport systems directly affects health, environment, and urban economy, and transport is the dominant cause of air pollution in most cities globally. Fast urbanizing cities in Africa face significant challenges including increased environmental (air and noise) pollution, lost productivity time, and lost economic benefits, arising from inefficient transport systems .
As mobility remains a major puzzle in many African cities, car-free zones offer unique opportunities to advance the case for investments in green, accessible and inclusive urban mobility infrastructure. Increasingly, a number of cities in Africa including Kigali, Addis Ababa, Kampala, Cape Town, are implementing car-free days; but just how effective are car-free zones in addressing the inherent challenges of urban mobility? Are we making the right arguments for car-free zones?
This webinar, aims to consolidate the arguments for car-free zones and clean air zones as credible incentives for green mobility, firstly; by interrogating the evidence of environmental and economic externalities from the existing transport ecosystems, then exploring intervention synergies including the need for data, capacity enhancement, and stakeholder engagement.
Project / A scientifically robust and policy-relevant framework to identify and assess priority measures that maximize the multiple-benefits for air quality and climate.
Feature / SEI researchers are supporting Ugandan government officials in tackling the pressing issue of short-lived climate pollutants.
Feature / The Climate and Clean Air conference brought together partners to discuss a shared agenda for clean air and climate change. SEI researchers share key takeaways.
Project / The project will increase the capacity of NEMA and the Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment to understand the major sources of SLCPs in the country.
