The COVID-19 pandemic presents a serious threat to public health and as a result, lockdowns and other coordinated restrictive measures have become necessary in order to save lives. Mobility is at the heart of many of these measures as essential workers must be able to continue to access their place of work, whilst others have been asked - or required - to stay at home to prevent the spread of the virus.
Over the past two years, the European transport sector has been impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic. Passenger and freight transport has been severely disrupted; supply chains moved to breaking point, while the demand and necessity for the sector to re-orientate towards more digital, efficient, and sustainable practices continues to increase. Greener, more intelligent, safer, and efficient transport systems are at the forefront of the European Commission’s priorities.
The 9th European Summit of Regions and Cities, "Citizens at the heart of Europe", which aims to discuss the EU’s future challenges, will take place 3-4 March 2022.
This 9th Summit is organised every two years by the European Committee of the Regions to discuss the EU's future challenges with local representatives.
The World Urban Forum (WUF) is the premier global conference on sustainable urbanisation. WUF was convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in 2001 to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanisation and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies. This is the first time the event will take place in Eastern Europe.
WUF11 will be held in the Polish city of Katowice from 26-30 June 2022.
The MENA Transport Congress and Exhibition, jointly organised and hosted by UITP and RTA Dubai, will be held on 6-8 February 2022 in Dubai. The event brings together experts to move forward the debate on urban mobility in the MENA region at a crucial time for the sector.
