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Unlocking Sustainable Mobility: What It Takes to Deliver in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

How can SUMPs move beyond plans to real impact? This session explores how to embed them in laws, institutions, and financing, turning mobility strategies into lasting governance tools that drive sustainable urban transformation.

Kirti Zala

Facilitator

date May 19, 2026 | 14:00 - 15:30 (passed)
place
Multipurpose room 06
organization
Chisinau City Hall
country
Moldova
language
English
Reference: 
NE 06-02

Summary

This networking event will bring together city officials, practitioners, development partners and researchers to exchange experiences on how Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) can be effectively institutionalised within local and national frameworks. Discussions will explore how cities are integrating SUMPs into legal instruments, organisational structures, financing arrangements and inter-agency coordination mechanisms, and what forms of international support have proven most effective in sustaining these processes.

Partners

Organization
Country
Chisinau City Hall
Moldova
UN-Habitat
Kenya
ESCAP
Thailand
Vision Zero Community NGO for Safe Urban Mobility
Kazakhstan

Session panelists

Panelist
Role
Organization
Country
Mr. Ion Ceban
Mayor General of Chisinau
Chisinau City Hall
Ms. Jelena Pavić
Council for Health and Social Protection
Kragujevac City Council
Mr. Ferit Idrizi
Mayor of Vushtrri
Municipality of Vushtrri
Mr. Aibek Dzhunushaliev
Mayor of Bishkek
Bishkek City Hall