The new Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT) — launched officially in Bangkok, Thailand on 25 September — aims to actively contribute options and advice on the development of sustainable transport systems worldwide to inform the international climate change negotiations. The Partnership currently has over 30 members, including the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the Asian Development Bank, African Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank among many notable organizations.

For more information on the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport, please contact:

Mr. Tom Hamlin, Division for Sustainable Development, UNDESA, +1 212 963-8797; Hamlin@un.org

Mr. Cornie Huizenga, Asian Development Bank, +86 13901949332 CHuizenga@adb.org