AutoSafety-UG

Clean Mobility | Road Safety | Climate Action | Winner, 2022 ITF #Award🥇 for Decarbonising Transport - Innovation Category

[AutoSafety-UG @AutoSafetyUg]

https://t.co/QK9eVEyCNR Still thrilled about this milestone. Something even more interesting is cooking in the background. Many thx to @ITF_Forum & our supportive partners @AirQoProject, various individuals & entities for enabling us reach this far amidst very limited resources.

[AirQo @AirQoProject]

Honored to have @katushabew2 Commissioner Transport Regulation and Safety @MoWT_Uganda give a keynote address "By leveraging innovation, we can better understand the sources of pollution from vehicles and develop data-driven policies to curb urban #AirPollution."

[Deo Okure @OkureDo]

Most of the (negative) urban externalities can be sustainably dealt with if we tackle the mobility question. #GreenMobilityForum offers the right platform for mobility solutions

We also unveiled #AirQount, a collaboration with
@Arm

[AirQo @AirQoProject]

Panel Highlights ⚡️. Our panelists explored how tech solutions powered by #AI are tackling vehicular emissions emphasising the power of grass-root initiatives in transforming transport.

[High Volume Transport Applied Research @Transport_Links]

🎧New podcast episode🎧

Road crashes & fatalities are disproportionately high in #Africa partly due to old, unsafe #vehicles.

In the latest from our series on #African transport, road & vehicle safety activist @thetechsamya of @AutoSafetyUg joins us to discuss their impact.

[Global Road Safety Partnership @grspartnership]

When a crash occurs, an unrestrained car occupant continues to move at the same speed at which the vehicle was traveling before the collision.

An occupant’s chances of survival increase dramatically when restrained appropriately.

Learn more: https://t.co/V8cYeV21sp

#RoadSafety

[Deo Okure @OkureDo]

"...180,000 premature deaths per year (due to outdoor air pollution) could be avoided in 2030 by implementing the 24 intervention measures..." Insights from the Africa integrated assessment.
Report in link: https://t.co/ngCy4gmlKp.
@HEISoGA @HEIresearch @AndriannahM

[Michael Wanyama | Team Leader @Autosafety_UG @thetechsamya]

Motorbikes are a vital means of transport and youth employment in Africa, but the associated safety and environmental risks are worrying. Electrification is a great strategy, but still there's need for attention to the maintenance of millions of the ICE fleets while transitioning

[Michael Wanyama | Team Leader @Autosafety_UG @thetechsamya]

At Addis Ababa University, participating in the International Conference on Air Pollution to share our approach towards cutting road transport emissions for potential scaling or replication in other African Cities.
#CleanAirForAll #Cleanmobility
https://t.co/pKZ3LwgX7G

[Michael Wanyama | Team Leader @Autosafety_UG @thetechsamya]

We held the 3rd focus group discussion with local mechanics for the #TTRIID project last week, to help us identify their challenges and concerns before tailored training workshops are delivered to make them agents of change for reduced emissions and improved road safety.

[Michael Wanyama | Team Leader @Autosafety_UG @thetechsamya]

https://t.co/Xe5mZ05y2t
While Africa's share of Global CO2 emissions is near-negligible, the negative impact on health & environment is still worrying. We're making a data-backed call to action based on how vehicular maintenance and road infrastructure affect local emissions.

[Michael Wanyama | Team Leader @Autosafety_UG @thetechsamya]

As we agree that the future of motorized mobility is electric, the damage from poorly maintained ICE vehicles is a longstanding threat we shouldn’t ignore.
LMCs especially in Africa have an emissions problem they are not ready to debate.
##ClimateActionNow #cleanairforall

[Michael Wanyama | Team Leader @Autosafety_UG @thetechsamya]

Last week, we embarked on our mission to quantify and reduce local road transport emissions, starting with data collection with funding from @FCDOGrowth @Transport_Links. Thanks to @AirQoProject, led by @iBaino, for the extra guidance and support. #TTRIID #CleanAir #ClimateAction

[Michael Wanyama | Team Leader @Autosafety_UG @thetechsamya]

Yesterday we had an amazing discussion with Mechanics in Rubaga on their role in tackling vehicular emissions in Kampala & promotion of #RoadSafety
We learned about their concerns & challenges; next we shall deliver tailored training to fix knowledge & skill gaps.
#TTRIID

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

New OECD report shows that the world isn't doing enough to decarbonize transportation.

Here's a thought: What if we shifted a chunk of North America's private car trips (dark green, massive) shifted over to public transport (light green, tiny)?

https://t.co/TkEHabTZDQ

[State of Global Air @HEISoGA]

An excellent 🆕 #OpenAccess review on strategies for effectiveness in improving #AirQuality and/or health outcomes in Africa.

Authors: @okellogab256 @DrTolullah @MeelanThondoo @iBain @tatahlambed @OkureDo

🔗: https://t.co/0g0Iyi9brs

[Engineer Bainomugisha @iBaino]

It’s an honor to be among the U.S. Alumni Impact Awards receipts 2023. Thank you for the recognition of the work we do at @AirQoProject. @Makerere

[AirQo @AirQoProject]

Our week's highlight👏
We met with H.E.(Prof)@AnyangNyongo, Governor @CitiOfKisumu, to chat about our ongoing #airquality monitoring & management initiative. Collaboratively we are designing an optimal #airquality solution that meets the needs of the citizens & leaders of Kisumu

[Liz Poole @AndaPoole]

Lots of people love the ambience of wood fires. But did you know you can enjoy the ambience with minimal impact on health or environment? Watch Netflix fireplace - 3 seasons. Save trees, relax and #stopburningstuff

[PRM Assistant Secretary @PRMAsstSec]

This morning in #Uganda, I announced more than $571 million in U.S. humanitarian assistance for forcibly displaced people across Africa, including $61 million for use in Uganda - which remains the largest refugee hosting country on the continent.