Bringing Transport to COP27
Date & Time
October 5th, 2022Eastern Time 
Event Info
Event information
The Sustainable Mobility for All (SuM4All) partnership — the premier platform for global cooperation on transport and mobility issues — is organizing its 13th Consortium Meeting. This Meeting, which will bring together the 56 Member organizations and non-Members, will be dedicated to COP27, and the many contributions the Partnership will bring at COP27 on important topics such as the electromobility model from the perspective of African low-income countries, a decision-making tool on e-buses, reimagining public transport, and the renewable energy-transport nexus. This Meeting will build on a discussion held with country representatives (including Egypt) in February to help us identify the top 4 transport issues for this COP. The Meeting will close with a presentation of joint work by our partners on the transport-food crisis nexus in Ukraine.
Time and format
9:00 am - 11:00 am, virtual
Event objectives
- Discuss with a Panel of public and private stakeholders the suitability of the e-mobility model in the context of African low-income countries;
- Re-imagine alternative options to promote access to transportation;
- Illustrate the role of transport for global food security.
Target Audience
This meeting will be open to public policy makers, transport and energy experts, researchers, and the wider public and private sector stakeholders interested in or implementing action toward sustainable mobility.
Event Structure
Chaired by Nicolas Peltier, Global Knowledge Director of Transport, World Bank, this two-hour, virtual event will include four segments:
- Session 1 – Setting the Stage: SuM4All and COP27
- Session 2 – Roundtable Discussion on E-mobility in African Low-Income Countries
- Session 3 – Reimagining Public Transport after COVID-19
- Session 4 – Food Security and Transport: The Case of Ukraine
Agenda
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Session 1: Setting the Stage: SuM4All and COP27 |
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Welcome |
Master of Ceremony:
Nhan Tran. Head, Safety and Mobility, Department of the Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization |
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Opening Remarks by Chair |
Nicolas Peltier, Global Knowledge Director of Transport, World Bank |
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Lightening Talk – SuM4All: SuM4All: Looking Back and Moving Forward |
Nancy Vandycke, Program Manager, Sustainable Mobility for All, World Bank. |
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Video |
COP27: Official Address from COP27 President Designate & Egypt FM Sameh Shoukry |
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Session 2: E-mobility in African Low-Income Countries |
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Lightening Talk - E-mobility in African Low-income Countries: does it make sense? |
Mark Howells, Climate Compatible Growth Programme |
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Lighting Talk - Developing Infrastructure for Synergies Between Electric Mobility and Renewable Electricity |
Ben Hartley, Policy Specialist, Sustainable Energy for All |
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Roundtable Discussion |
Moderator: John Gregory Graham Principal Industry Specialist, Global Transport Group, International Finance Corporation Panelists:
Doris Agbevivi, Coordinator, Drive Electric Initiative, Energy Commission of Ghana
Shantha Bloemen, Managing Director, Mobility for Africa
Mohamed Hassan Khalil, Professor at Cairo University and Head of the “Center of Environmental and Climate Change” at Cairo University
Dennis Wakaba, Project Coordinator and a Business developer at Roam Electric |
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Lightening Talk - a glimpse at an E-Mobility Decision-Making Tree |
Marvin Stolz, Transport Policy Advisor, Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative |
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5-minute break |
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Session 3: Reimagining Public Transport after COVID-19 |
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Opening – Public Transport in the E-mobility Debate |
Paul Noumba, Regional Director, Infrastructure, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank. |
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Lightning talk - Reimagining Public Transportation |
Benjamin Welle, Director, Integrated Transport & Innovation, World Resources Institute |
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Discussion
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Discussants:
Heather Thompson, Chief Executive Officer at the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
Jim Walker, Director, Walk21 |
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Session 4: Food Security and Transport Nexus |
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The Case of Ukraine. |
Jan Hoffmann, Chief, Trade Logistics Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Martin Humphreys, lead Transport Economist and Global Lead for Transport Connectivity and Regional Integration, Maritime Transport and Logistics, World Bank. |
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Call to Action and Closing |
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Closing Remarks |
Maruxa Cardama, Secretary General, SLOCAT Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport |
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Watch recap video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8ijlwfkxuQ