As part of the CitiesSHIFT project, ICLEI organised the
CitiesSHIFT webinar #3: Improving urban air quality through ecomobility: Global overview and practical solutions
on Thursday 29 August 2019, 18:00 – 19:30 (CEST)
As part of the CitiesSHIFT project, ICLEI organised the
CitiesSHIFT webinar #3: Improving urban air quality through ecomobility: Global overview and practical solutions
on Thursday 29 August 2019, 18:00 – 19:30 (CEST)
With an estimated 90% of the global population now breathing unhealthy air, the World Health Organisation has identified air pollution as the single greatest global health risk today. Excessive dependence on conventionally-powered motor vehicles worsens air quality, increasing the risk of respiratory illnesses. In addition, traffic congestion is a major sunk cost for economies.
Many cities are on the forefront to improve air quality through ecomobility, by changing the means of transport from private vehicles to active mobility, such as walking, cycling, and using public transport. This webinar will share international best practices around the prevention and mitigation of urban air pollution in the transport sector and discuss examples of mobility solutions – how they impact air quality and potential trade-offs.
This webinar was moderated by Yiqian Zhang from ICLEI. Featured speakers included:
Prarthana Borah, India Director, Clean Air Asia India
Presentation: Mobility solutions for clean air action planning
Prarthana Borah is India Director of Clean Air Asia, an international not for profit headquartered in Manila working towards better air quality in over 1000 cities in Asia.
Based in New Delhi, Prarthana leads the implementation of the India Strategy of Clean Air Asia, which includes working with cities to support the implementation of air action plans and communication /education for better air quality. She supervised the strategy for assessment of air quality management profiles of 30 Indian cities and has been responsible for conceptualizing policy support and capacity building programmes for better air quality in Indian cities. Presently Prarthana is leading Clean Air Asia’s India programmes where CAA facilitating air action in 6 cities, including two smart city missions that are emphasizing on non-motorized transport.
Garrett Wong, Senior Sustainability Analyst, City of Santa Monica, CA, USA
Presentation: Managing mobility, emissions & air quality in city of Santa Monica
Garrett Wong is a Senior Sustainability Analyst for the City of Santa Monica. He leads policy, programs and projects in climate action & adaptation planning, energy efficiency and renewable energy and electric vehicle charging. He is responsible for the implementation of the City’s recently adopted Climate Action & Adaptation Plan and Electric Vehicle Action Plan.
Camilla Ween, Director of Goldstein Ween Architects, Chair of Trustees of Spacelink Learning Foundation, Past-President of Women in Transport, United Kingdom
Presentation: Shifting travel behaviour to improve air quality – some examples from UK & Europe
Further resources: THE LINK – Battersea
Camilla is director of Goldstein Ween Architects where, as an architect and urban designer she focuses on sustainable cities and transportation. Camilla works at the intersection of city design and transport. Her work focuses on finding opportunities to expand transport briefs to include social inclusion, biodiversity and climate change mitigation, promotion of active travel and healthy lifestyles and improving the urban environment. She works extensively in UK and overseas; clients include UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, World Bank and leading consultancies. As a Built Environment Expert with UK Design Council, she advises on the quality of built environment proposals. She writes extensively on urban and transport issues; her books include Future Cities, Real Estate and Development in South America (co-author 2017) and is currently working on a companion volume Real Estate and Development in Central America and the Caribbean. She is also a regular lecturer at international universities and conferences.
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Director of Goldstein Ween Architects, Chair of Trustees of Spacelink Learning Foundation, Past-President of Women in Transport, United Kingdom
Camilla is director of Goldstein Ween Architects where, as an architect and urban designer she focuses on sustainable cities and transportation. Camilla works at the intersection of city design and transport. Her work focuses on finding opportunities to expand transport briefs to include social inclusion, biodiversity and climate change mitigation, promotion of active travel and healthy lifestyles and improving the urban environment. She works extensively in UK and overseas; clients include UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, World Bank and leading consultancies. As a Built Environment Expert with UK Design Council, she advises on the quality of built environment proposals. She writes extensively on urban and transport issues; her books include Future Cities, Real Estate and Development in South America (co-author 2017) and is currently working on a companion volume Real Estate and Development in Central America and the Caribbean. She is also a regular lecturer at international universities and conferences.
Director of Goldstein Ween Architects, Chair of Trustees of Spacelink Learning Foundation, Past-President of Women in Transport, United Kingdom
Senior Sustainability Analyst, City of Santa Monica, CA, USA
Garrett Wong is a Senior Sustainability Analyst for the City of Santa Monica. He leads policy, programs and projects in climate action & adaptation planning, energy efficiency and renewable energy and electric vehicle charging. He is responsible for the implementation of the City’s recently adopted Climate Action & Adaptation Plan and Electric Vehicle Action Plan.
Senior Sustainability Analyst, City of Santa Monica, CA, USA
India Director, Clean Air Asia India
Prarthana Borah is India Director of Clean Air Asia, an international not for profit headquartered in Manila working towards better air quality in over 1000 cities in Asia.
Based in New Delhi, Prarthana leads the implementation of the India Strategy of Clean Air Asia, which includes working with cities to support the implementation of air action plans and communication /education for better air quality. She supervised the strategy for assessment of air quality management profiles of 30 Indian cities and has been responsible for conceptualizing policy support and capacity building programmes for better air quality in Indian cities. Presently Prarthana is leading Clean Air Asia’s India programmes where CAA facilitating air action in 6 cities, including two smart city missions that are emphasizing on non-motorized transport.
An Environmental Sustainability Strategist with more than 20 years’ experience, Prarthana has been involved in environmental protection and sustainable development with specific interest in biodiversity conservation, air pollution and climate change. Prior to joining Clean Air Asia, she was the Team Lead at the Centre for Environment Education, India where she was involved in high level policy document preparation. She led the team for preparation of Government of India’s policy documents for COP21 in Paris and for the negotiation of the SDGs by Government of India at United Nations.
Prarthana was also involved in education for sustainable development (ESD) for children and youth in different regions of India including the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests’ first Climate Change Education programme, a project that is recognized by UNESCO as ESD best practice. More recently she is working with the UNICEF to prepare an air quality advocacy programme for school children to integrate air quality as a component of child friendly cities.
India Director, Clean Air Asia India
We look forward to welcoming you to this online event! For questions regarding the webinar or the registration process, please contact: ecomobility@iclei.org.