In this episode we speak with Dr Deepty Jain of the the Indian Institute of Technology, about the work being done to assess the impact of heatwaves on women when traveling in India, and potential solutions.

Links

• Gender and income based variability in travel choices in Vishakhapatnam, India
• Hot weather and travel: how best to meet the needs of women in Delhi
• Gendered approach of addressing adaptation capacity to hot conditions
• Narrating Lives/Labour: Documenting Domestic Labour in Kolkata

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In this final episode of season 6, we speak with Jamie Leather, Director of the Transport Sector of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). What strategies need to be adopted to decarbonize transport in the region? What role will electric vehicles play in the transition towards sustainable and low carbon transport? How can Asia achieve a just transition in the transport sector? And what approaches to and what approaches to adaptation can be taken to deal with the natural disasters that currently inflict over 30 billion annual losses to the region?

Links:

• Green Roads Toolkit
• Davao Public Transport Modernization Project

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Slow moving Two and three-wheeler vehicles (Tri-SMVs) make up as much as 80% of the traffic in Bangladesh, but the roads are largely designed for motorised vehicles with four or more wheels. This creates safety and comfort issues for Tri-SMV drivers and passengers, significantly affecting the mobility of vulnerable groups.

In this episode we speak to Dr Nazmus Sakib of the Islamic University of Technology in Bangladesh about his research into this essential transport modality in both urban and rural areas of Bangladesh. We also discuss the impact of increasing numbers of electric versions of these vehicles, road design, safety as well as the impact of climate change and flooding on the impact of these vehicles.

Links

• Bangladesh cracks down on 3-wheelers in Dhaka over traffic, health concerns
• Move to legalise battery-run three-wheelers stalls
• Road to a Green Bangladesh
• Changing institutional landscape and transportation development in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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