Urban Mobility Challenges and Solutions in the Global South: The Key Role of Public Transport

Drawing on experiences from Africa, Latin America, and beyond, this side event foster cross-regional learning. ALigned with the EU’s Global Gateway strategy, it explores critical issues such as affordability, governance, paratransit and impacts of investing in public transport systems through the experiences of transport professionals and policy makers.

9:00 – 9:15 | Welcome by European Commission – DG INTPA and UITP

9:15 – 10:15 I Session 1: Affordability of Public Transport (led by UITP and IDB)

10:15 – 11:45 | Session 2: Governance of bus terminals: lessons and experience from Africa and Latin America (led by World Bank/SSATP)

11:15 – 11:45 | Coffee-break

11:45 – 12:45 | Session 3: Impact of Public Transport Investments in Cities of the Global South (led by AFD)

12:45 – 13:00 | Closing