Context
In 2011, transport was responsible for 27% of global fossil-fuel-related carbon dioxide emissions, the second largest polluting sector (IEA, 2012) and the sector’s emissions are projected to increase, mostly in the developing world. The good news is that a number of sustainable low-carbon transport solutions are available and have proven effectiveness worldwide. Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) provide the opportunity for ambitious greenhouse gas reduction activities in developing countries under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Objective
The projects objective is to support developing countries to develop and implement climate change mitigation strategies in the transport sector as „Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions" (NAMAs).
Approach
The TRANSfer project is run by GIZ and funded by the International Climate Initiative of the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). The project follows a multi-level approach:
• At country level, TRANSfer supports selected partner countries in developing and implementing NAMAs in the transport sector. The NAMAs supported by the project cover a broad variety of approaches in the partner countries Indonesia, South Africa, Peru and Colombia.
• At international level and closely linked to the UNFCCC process, the project helps accelerate the learning process on transport NAMAs with a comprehensive set of measures (events, trainings, facilitation of expert groups, documents with guidance and lessons learned such as the transport NAMA handbook and a database) which is an interactive wiki-based portal that provides access to transport NAMAs.
Results
TRANSfer supports successfully selected partner countries in developing and implementing NAMAs in the transport sector. At the same time, the project serves as an umbrella for transport NAMA activities and related international learning.