Transport NAMA on BRT
Description
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| Sector | Transport |
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| Type of action | Strategy/Policy |
| Scope | National |
| Stage | Implementation |
| Submitted to UNFCCC registry | No |
| Start of initiative | 2011 |
| Financing and support details | |
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| Financing status | Seeking financing |
| Total cost |
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| Financing requested |
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| Financing received to-date | EUR 20 mln |
| Principal source of financing | Multilateral |
| Principal type of financing | Grant |
| Capacity building required | Yes |
| Technology transfer required | Yes |
| Additional information | |
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| Proponent(s) | Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MOTI) / NaMATA (Nairobi Metropolitain Area Transport Authority) Kenya Urban Road Authority |
| International funder(s) | KfW |
| Organization providing technical support | GIZ |
| Contact |
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The objective of the transport NAMA is to reduce vehicle emissions, through Kenya's first Mass Rapid Transit System (MRT).
Activities: (2017 - 2021)
Nairobi’s current transportation system relies on individual transport and shared taxis (matatus). Transport related CO2 emissions have doubled over the last ten years from 2.3 Mt in 2003 to 4.6 Mt in 2013. Congestion and travel times are increasing and so is noise and air pollution. This affects personal mobility and consequently economic and social development along with worsening health issues and challenges to meet Kenya’s GHG reduction targets.
The NAMA is designed to provide modal alternatives and aims to shift significant shares of individual travel to commuter rail and a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The planned NAMA Support Project finances critical components of the first bus line for initiating a transformational change towards a sustainable urban mobility system. The NSP will also provide partial financing for rolling stock to allow poverty oriented tariff schemes within a private business model.
This NAMA has been pre-selected by the NAMA Facility to receive funding in a third call for projects. Initially for a BRT only, the proposal is for a MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) System.
It is expected for the NSP to reduce up to 0.04 M tons of CO2e annually (0.36 M tons of CO2e till 2030. To help creating political support and public acceptance the project aims to ensure support and participation of key stakeholders for the BRT business concept, which includes private matatu and taxi businesses as potential investors as well as employees.
Impact and MRV
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| Cumulative GHG reductions: 0.36 MtCO2e |
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No information has been provided on mitigative capacity
Co-benefits:
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* reduced congestion time and reducing noise pollution
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| Economic: | Information has not been provided |
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| Environmental: | * reducing emissions |
MRV Framework:
No MRV plan has been defined
