• News 2 June 2023 Solomon Islands gears up for electric buses Solomon Islands is starting a trial for electric buses in the capital city Honiara, with the aim of increasing the fleet over the next five years. The pilot which will be funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) under UNEPs eMobility Program will help assess the applicability and scalability nationwide, as well as the potential to support other e-vehicles. The electric busses including the bus routes will be helping people get to their destinations without any local pollution and reduced…
• Project 17 May 2023 Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) e-Mobility projects in Ghana, Zimbabwe and Solomon Islands The CTCN is the operational arm of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s Technology Mechanism. It is hosted by UN Environment in collaboration with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and with the support of 11 independent organizations having expertise in climate technologies, including UNEP DTU Partnership. The CTCN is a demand-driven mechanism as its services are offered upon request by developing countries, and the volume and specific…
• Publication 16 May 2023 National Electric Mobility Policy and Market Readiness Framework for the Solomon Islands In the Solomon Islands, the pressure on urban transport is evident, mainly due to the rapidly expanding urban areas in the Solomon Islands, that is, in Honiara and other rapidly expanding urban areas. Given the past trends of vehicle growth by 2030 and 2050, the Solomon Islands will have a significantly large number of cars used for personal use and as taxis. There will also be many good vehicles given the need for goods movement. As urban areas expand, the need for public transport will also…
• Project 3 December 2020 Technology Needs Assessment (phase IV) UNEP and UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, with financing from the Global Environment Facility, are implementing a fourth phase of Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs). The fourth phase of the project supports seventeen Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in carrying out new or improved TNAs, from 2020 to 2023. Since 2009, a hundred developing countries have joined the project: twenty-four countries in the Latin America and Caribbean region, thirty-seven in…
• Project 4 December 2018 Capacity Building for Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) This project promoted environmental sustainability in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of nations within the context of Millennium Development Goal number 7. The project also worked in line with the international obligations and related commitments under the various Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) signed by the respective countries. The project enhanced the capacity of ACP countries to implement their respective obligations under MEAs and honour related commitments…