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Objectives
- Present the results and milestones of the GEF-7 electric mobility projects in Chile, Costa Rica, and Ecuador
- Share technical, operational and institutional lessons learned from pilot implementation
- Examine how digitalization and data monitoring strengthen public-policy design and oversight
- Foster regional dialogue between project implementers and ministerial representatives
What participants will gain
- Practical insights from real-world electric mobility pilots
- Lessons on using data and monitoring systems to inform policy decisions
- Examples of how pilot results are influencing national regulatory and planning frameworks
- Opportunities to engage directly with project leaders and government decision-makers
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Background
Latin America and the Caribbean countries are accelerating their transition to low-carbon urban mobility.
GEF-7 funded electric mobility projects in Chile, Costa Rica, and Ecuador have tested scalable models at the national and city level, generating concrete technical, operational, and policy insights.
As these projects reach completion, capturing and exchanging their findings is essential to consolidate progress and accelerate replication and scale-up across the region.
Digitalization and monitoring platforms are emerging as critical enablers, helping governments track performance, plan infrastructure, and design more effective interventions.
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Programme highlights
The 90-minute session combines technical project presentations with a high-level ministerial policy dialogue.
Technical presentations (45 min)
- Chile (GEF-7) — Jennifer Salazar, Project Lead, Energy Sustainability Agency
- Costa Rica (GEF-7) — Arturo Steinvorth, Project Coordinator, CRUSA Foundation
- Ecuador (GEF-7) — Alexandra Suasnavas, Project Coordinator, UEMI
Ministerial panel (27 min)
- Costa Rica — Carolina Flores Valle, Energy Directorate, Ministry of Environment and Energy
- Chile — Armando Pérez Pereira, Energy Efficiency Professional, Ministry of Energy
- Ecuador — Diego Jaramillo Suárez, Undersecretary of Transport, Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
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Event details
🎯 For policymakers, practitioners, and mobility stakeholders across Latin America and the Caribbean
📅 Wednesday, 29 April 2026
⏱️ 11:00–12:30 (Santiago) /09:00 (Mexico City / San José)/ 10:00 (Quito / Bogotá) /11:00 (New York) / 12:00 (Brasília)
📍 Online — Zoom webinar
🌐 Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation into English and Portuguese
🔗 Register here
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Key partners
- UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
- ACCESS Project
- SoMoS LAC Community of Practice
- Regional Electric Mobility Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Centro Movilidade Sostenible
- Energy Sustainability Agency (Chile)
- CRUSA Foundation (Costa Rica)
- UEMI (Ecuador)
- Ministries of Energy, Environment, and Transport of Chile, Costa Rica, and Ecuador
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About ACCESS
ACCESS - Accelerating Access to Low-Carbon Urban Mobility Solutions through Digitalization is a €20 million, five-year programme (2024–2029) led by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and funded by Germany's International Climate Initiative (IKI).
The programme supports Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peruto reduce transport emissions by embedding digitalization, data systems, and monitoring tools at the core of urban mobility planning and policy implementation.
Working across city, national, and regional levels, ACCESS combines digital mobility pilots, policy frameworks, and capacity-building to enable evidence-based decision-making and accelerate the replication and scale-up of low-carbon transport solutions.
By translating real-world pilot experience into actionable policy knowledge, ACCESS is building the data-driven foundations for a cleaner, more efficient, and more inclusive urban mobility transition in Latin America.
GEF-7 pilot experiences directly feed into these efforts, supporting the mainstreaming of data-driven electric mobility across cities and countries.
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