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Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries – Web based course by UNITAR and GTZ

By SaraM

An 18-week on line course on Sustainable Urban Mobility in Developing Countries will be held from 4 October 2010 to 18 March 2011, based on material jointly developed by UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research) and GTZ . Urban transport planning in developing cities is nowadays a key political and technical issue, requiring... »

A commitment for Sustainable Mobility from US most promising entrepreneurs

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28 companies among 200 suggested by the Businessweek.com’s readers have been signalled among the most promising entrepreneurs of America. The companies’ rank is various, as small start ups as well as multi millionaires (in dollar) are both represented: their common character is that they all run business activities encompassing a social commitment. The companies passed... »

Outcomes from the SWOMM Side Event at CSD18 – “Sustainable Mobility in Mountain Areas”

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The SWOMM Side Event at the CSD18 was held at the UN Headquarters in New York on 12th May 2010. Discussants – Mr Sandei (UNEP), Mr Poretti (Swiss Development Cooperation), Ms Sagevik (International Union of Railways), Mr Dal Fiore (MIT Senseable Cities Lab), Mr Cetara (SWOMM Scientific Secretariat) – were welcomed by... »