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The Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP) aims to steer urban transport policy in a more sustainable direction, where several challenges have to be tackled. In many cases, these challenges include:
- Lack of appropriate information on good practice, innovative mobility solutions and data available to decision makers
- Lack of appropriate capacity of staff on the municipal and national level to plan and implement sustainable transport projects
- Lack of sufficient and sustainable funding to support the above
- Low level of public participation in the formulation of urban transport strategies and car-oriented lifestyle of decision makers
This situation has reinforced the need for diffusion of information, capacity building and city assessment, and the need to compliment political will with technical expertise and know-how. It is to respond to these needs, that GIZ developed the Sustainable Urban Transport Project- SUTP on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.