About:
- Mobilise Your City (MYC) is an international initiative in the field of Sustainable urban transport.
- Objective: To contribute to the –
- International climate process and
- UN’s Agenda 2030, esp. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
- Strategy: Beneficiary partners – national and local govts. – will be assisted in their preparation of National Urban Mobility Policies and Investment Programs (NUMPs) and Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs).
- Background: It was launched at 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) meeting in December, 2015.
- Agencies involved: It is a multi-donor action, jointly co-financed by the –
- European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO),
- French government and
- German government.
Recent Agreement: MYC programme in India
- Urban mobility plans at local level will be implemented in three pilot cities viz. Nagpur, Kochi and Ahmedabad for reduction of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions related to urban transport.
- The three cities will receive grant of Euro 3.5 million through the French funding agency Agence Francaise de Development (AFD) for investments and technical assistance.
