ACCESS: Accelerating Access to Low Carbon Urban Mobility Solutions through Digitalization

Latin America's transport sector is responsible for 39 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. By accelerating access to low-carbon urban mobility solutions through digitalisation, the ACCESS project aims to measurably reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector in urban areas in six Latin American countries. To achieve this, existing and new data and technology solutions will be used to enhance the positive aspects of transport innovations and mitigate the negative aspects. Furthermore, successes and lessons learned in digital development from other sectors will be used to inform project activities and policy recommendations. Transport-related Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) will be integrated into the objectives and targets for each country. The project includes activities and outputs at regional, national and city levels.

Project data

Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru
IKI funding: 19,807,539.00 €
Included preparation phase: 19,807,539.00 €
Duration: 03/2024 till 12/2029
Status: open
Implementing organisation: United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) - Kenya
Political Partner: Ministry for Agricultural, Territorial and Urban Development (SEDATU) - Mexico

Ministry of Cities (MCidades) - Brazil

Ministry of Environment (MINAM) - Peru

Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MinAmbiente) - Colombia

Ministry of Transport - Argentina

Ministry of Transport and Public Works (MTOP) - Ecuador

Secretariate of Transport - Argentina
Implementing Partner: Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy GmbH - Germany

Centro de Movilidad Sostenible

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability e.V.

Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

UN-HABITAT

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Urban Electric Mobility Initiative

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State of implementation/results

The project is working in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador. Currently, the project team works intensively with political partners on project pilots design and implementation. The project website is reachable here: www.unep.org/…
The ACCESS project team hosted a training session on transport digitalisation at the World Urban Forum 2024 in Cairo, Egypt.
The Community of Practice (CoP) on Sustainable Transport for Latin America has been formed to engage regional stakeholders, development partners and local authorities. Three webinar sessions were held: 1) Digitalization of Public Transport: The Future of Mobility (April 2025) 2) Mobility Digitalization and Implementation Opportunities in Latin America (July 2025) 3) Monitoring and Digitalization of Mobility – Experiences and Lessons Learned from Chile (September 2025).
The ACCESS Digitalization for Transport (DoT) working group is led by UNEP and UNDP and aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and capacity in project countries and throughout the wider LAC region to accelerate uptake of sustainable mobility solutions aided by digitalization and address cross-cutting issues of gender, equity and financing.

Latest Update:
12/2025