Citizens must have biggest say in sustainable urban mobility planning
Participatory approach is the core of sustainable urban mobility planning. A report on lessons from South East Europe was published in three languages as part of regional project SUMSEEC II. Many cities in South East Europe suffer from an outdated approach to transport planning, which prioritizes the construction of infrastructure for cars. In contrast, sustainable […]
Romania’s Slatina successfully implementing its first SUMP
The Romanian City of Slatina has been successfully implementing its first SUMP (sustainable urban mobility plan), which it developed in 2017 to tackle heavy traffic caused by a mix of commuter journeys, transit traffic, and shopping trips and with the aim of becoming a more liveable, healthy, and economically attractive city. After identifying the main […]
GIZ ORF-EE working together with associations of municipalities towards sustainable urban mobility
Through cooperation with associations of municipalities and cities, numerous local authorities from the Western Balkans laid out their sustainable urban mobility strategy and made first steps toward a people-centered urban mobility system. The endeavour was facilitated by the Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), a regional project implemented by the Deutsche […]
MPs from Western Balkans are paving the way for sustainable urban mobility
During last two years Members of Parliaments from the Western Balkans have embraced the topic of sustainable urban mobility following their collaboration with the GIZ ORF-EE Fund and experts in the field. With recently developed policy briefs on sustainable urban mobility in each of the countries, MPs are now not just equipped with knowledge and […]
Advancing Sustainable Urban Mobility in Western Balkan capitals: Tirana, Sarajevo SUMPs moving forward
Increasing individual traffic, bad conditions of transport infrastructure, safety issues, noise, and air pollution – for decades, the capitals of the Western Balkan have been facing a broad range of concerns on their transport situation. Suffering from these conditions, cities all over the Western Balkan have started to rethink their urban mobility approach over the […]
Top 3 most read articles in June
Here are the top 3 most read articles on Balkan Green Energy News in June. They deal with the topic of sustainable financing for biodiversity, status of preparation of national energy and climate plans (NECPs) in the Western Balkans and the announcement of Serbia to revive Kolubara B thermal power plant. A list 0f the […]
Western Balkan countries on the way to finalizing their National Energy and Climate Plans
Western Balkan countries, partners of the GIZ Open Regional Fund for South-East Europe – Energy Efficiency (ORF-EE), have made substantial progress in the preparation of their draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs), demonstrating a commitment to following the pace of the EU member states who are in the process of finishing their final versions. […]
Kruševac wins European Mobility Week Award 2019
Kruševac (Serbia) is the winner of the European Mobility Week Award 2019 for larger municipalities, with Karditsa (Greece) taking home the award for smaller municipalities. The remaining two sustainable mobility awards, announced by the European Commission, went to Brussels Capital Region (Belgium) – 8th SUMP Award and to Pontevedra (Spain) – 1st EU Urban Road […]