81321944-Estudios de factibilidad de proyectos de movilidad urbana sostenible en ciudades del Ecuador

Transport between cities and urban mobility cause a lot of greenhouse emissions in Ecuador. Increasing private car traffic is also leading to more traffic jams, poorer air quality and a decline in the quality of life in mid-sized cities. This particularly affects socially disadvantaged groups such as low-income groups and indigenous women, who are often dependent on reliable public transport in their everyday lives. Mid-sized cities could reduce their greenhouse gas emissions from transport and traffic significantly through green mobility. However, they are falling short of their potential and are not implementing climate protection measures. MoVer Ciudades (Movilidad Verde en Ciudades) is implemented by GIZ and co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It seeks to accelerate the transition toward sustainable urban mobility in Ecuador, with a focus on intermediate cities. The overall objective of MoVer Ciudades is to support mid-sized cities in Ecuador to be better at putting climate-smart and environmentally friendly mobility into action in order to mitigate climate change. The project operates in three areas: 1) Together with the government, it develops norms and standards for climate-and environmentally friendly urban mobility. In addition, the project offers training courses for municipal administrations and national institutions and introduces knowledge management. 2) The project advises four mid-sized cities on sustainable urban mobility plans. Furthermore, it supports the cities in the implementation of green mobility pilot measures and in the development of three sustainable mobility projects. 3) The project also works with financial institutions to establish needs-oriented financing offers. To this end, it is introducing standards at the financial institutions. At the same time, it is developing financing instruments that promote sustainable mobility in mid-sized cities. The project adopts a multi-level and multi-actor approach, engaging a wide range of stakeholders to ensure long-term impact and replicability. At the national level, key ministries responsible for infrastructure, environment, finance, and transport are directly involved, together with the BDE, the Association of Municipalities of Ecuador, financial associations, and regulatory bodies. At the local level, direct advisory support will be provided to the municipalities of Ibarra, Loja, Rumiñahui, and Riobamba. Civil society organizations, academia, citizen collectives, and private transport operators, are also part of the ecosystem. At the international level, the project builds synergies with major development banks such as KfW, the European Investment Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and CAF, as well as complementary cooperation initiatives like GEF7/E-MOVILIZA and ACCESS.