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The FIA Foundation played a key role during the 2023 International Transport Forum Summit (ITF) launching three reports with partners and hosting a sustainable mobility panel side event. The work covered a range of issues from global decarbonisation, gender imbalance and active mobility investment, connecting to the Summit’s theme ‘Transport enabling sustainable economies.’
Without targeted support for low- and middle-income countries to transition toward zero-emission mobility, progress will be critically slowed, risking serious and inequitable outcomes, warns a new report by the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS-Davis) and the UK Government’s ZEV Transition Council (ZEVTC), supported by the FIA Foundation.
International Transport Forum (ITF) member countries are increasing their commitment to walking and cycling policies and strategies but more needs to be done to link climate, health and equity agendas, says a new report by the Partnership for Active Travel and Health (PATH), supported by the FIA Foundation.
Women face persistent barriers when entering and working in the transport sector at all levels, according to new research and toolkit from World Bank’s Sustainable Urban Mobility for All (SUM4All) initiative and POLIS, funded by the FIA Foundation.
This report from the World Bank’s Sustainable Urban Mobility for All (SUM4All) gender working group was the results of pioneering research undertaken by POLIS & Heather Allen and funded by FIA Foundation, which examined existing data and conducted in-depth interviews and polling to build a comprehensive global snapshot of lived experiences of women working in the transport sector.
This report by US research body ITS UC Davis and the UK Government’s ZEV Transition Council (ZEVTC), supported by the FIA Foundation examines the status of zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) uptake across the world and considers how to accelerate the transition as part of emergency measures to avoid a climate catastrophe. Recommendations include the need to recognise the varied levels of ZEV policies across the Global South, to appreciate the profound need for equitable funding, and secure collective global buy-in to address the global challenge.
The FIA Foundation is an international charity, working closely with grant partners to shape projects and advocate to secure change in policy and practice. Our Strategy 2030 firmly establishes our focus on contributing to achieve the ambitious targets of the United Nations’ Global Goals, in the areas of road traffic injury, air quality, climate action and youth empowerment. Our mission: Design for Life, For People & Planet.
The Zambian capital of Lusaka has been named the recipient of the 2023 International Vision Zero for Youth Leadership Awards by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, with support from the FIA Foundation.
Children, families, school officials and community leaders across the United States took part in Bike & Roll to School Day, organized by the National Center for Safe Routes to School and supported by the FIA Foundation.
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