Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability Training in Stockholm

Programme Overview

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), transport accounts for over a third of global CO emissions. Carbon footprint from road, shipping, and aviation needs to fall by 20% by 2030 if countries are to align with net zero world goals. The electrification of road vehicles is particularly fundamental to this commitment as the transition to clean transport can drastically reduce greenhouse gases, reverse air pollution, and minimize biodiversity loss. The global community has started to acknowledge that there is no safe level of air pollution. This is why most developed countries strive to transition to clean transportation systems. Clean transport means shifting to alternative fuels and the expansion in the use of public transportation services. This way countries can achieve lower GHGs alongside greater accessibility, affordability, and efficiency. This training programme has been exclusively developed by Risalat to equip its delegates with detailed knowledge and skills needed to comprehend, plan, and implement clean transport solutions in urban areas contributing to long-term growth and sustainability.

Host Country Profile Decarbonization of Sweden’s transport sector is at the heart of the country’s net zero world commitment. Road transport accounts for about 30% of all emissions. The government aims to have a fossil-independent fleet by 2050, targeting to cut down transport emissions by 80% by as early as 2030. The country has deployed a number of policies and incentives to promote clean and sustainable transport initiatives and green technology use.

Delivered by Risalat Consultants International in Stockholm, Sweden, it combines expert-led sessions, real cases and group work, so that participants can apply what they learn in their own institution.

The Programme Strengthens Institutional Capability

• Fundamental principles of sustainable transportation
• The role of clean transport in urban sustainability
• Air quality and health impacts owing to conventional transportation systems
• GHGs and Climate Change
• Impact of Ecology and Biodiversity
• Sustainable transport options
• Electric Vehicles
• Clean Public Transportation Systems
• Infrastructure planning and prioritisation
• Project appraisal and business cases
• Financing options and public-private partnerships
• Procurement and contracting for works

It is designed for transportation engineers and planners, government officials and policymakers, environmental management specialists and others who want practical, current skills in infrastructure, urban development and partnerships.

The Growing Importance of Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability

Infrastructure and urban services shape growth, health and opportunity. Projects are large, complex and long-lived, and weaknesses in planning, financing or delivery are costly to fix later.

Governments increasingly combine public investment, partnerships with the private sector and new technologies. Teams who can plan, appraise, procure and manage these investments deliver better assets and services.

Organisations increasingly require professionals capable of:

• Plan and prioritise infrastructure investments
• Appraise projects and prepare business cases
• Choose financing and delivery models
• Supervise works for time, cost and quality
• Manage assets over their life

Strong infrastructure, urban development and partnerships systems help organisations:

• Select the right investments
• Deliver projects on time and on budget
• Attract financing and partners
• Keep assets working for longer

This Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability programme brings these elements together in a practical format, so that participants understand not only what good practice looks like but also how to introduce it in their own setting, with the people and resources they have.

Who Should Attend This Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability Training?

This programme is designed for:

• Transportation engineers and planners
• Government officials and policymakers
• Environmental management specialists
• Urban planners
• Public health professionals
• Transportation services providers
• Infrastructure and urban planners
• Engineers and technical managers
• Project and programme managers
• PPP unit staff
• Municipal and local government officials
• Transport and utility managers

The programme suits experienced professionals as well as those moving into new responsibilities. Groups that mix institutions and countries are encouraged, because participants learn a great deal from each other’s experience.

Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability Training Objectives

Upon successful completion of this Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability Training, participants will be able to:

• Differentiate between conventional and sustainable transportation modes and understand the need for transition to the latter
• Support and promote the adoption of clean transportation modes, including electric vehicles, public transport, walking, and cycling
• Understand and expand policy frameworks that support clean transport initiatives
• Utilize smart technologies to optimize traffic flow, reduce congestion, and enhance overall urban transportation efficiency
• Help design sustainable transportation infrastructure that accommodates diverse modes of transport suitable for various needs
• Analyze funding mechanisms and economic incentives for sustainable transportation projects
• Support the development of strategies that boost the resilience and adaptability of transportation infrastructure
• Explain how infrastructure is planned and prioritised
• Appraise projects and prepare a business case
• Compare financing and delivery models, including partnerships

Each objective is practised during the programme through exercises, cases or group work, so that participants leave able to do it, not only to describe it.

Programme Contents and Structure

Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability Training Methodology

The programme focuses on enhancing practical skills and knowledge regarding clean transport transition and sustainable urban infrastructure planning. The presentation, exercises, simulations, case studies, and discussion questions are explicitly tailored to professionals working on greening road transportation options in large urban settings. Proven adult-learning methodology and principles guide the entire process intending to maximize the effectiveness of the delivery and create a long-lasting impact. Practical exposure and study tour alongside panel discussions target enhancing real-life capabilities.

The programme combines:

• Expert-led sessions on current practice
• Regional and international case studies
• Group work and practical exercises
• Simulations and role plays where relevant
• Discussion of participants' own challenges
• Peer learning across institutions and countries
• Technical visits to institutions and sites
• Daily reflection and action planning

Before the programme, a short pre-assessment helps the facilitators understand each participant’s role and priorities, so that examples and exercises can be adjusted to the group. Each day ends with a short reflection in which participants note what they will apply at work.

Technical Visits and Site Programme

The programme includes visits to institutions, projects or sites in and around Stockholm where participants see current practice at first hand and meet the professionals responsible. Visits are confirmed with the host organisations before the programme and may change for operational reasons.

• Briefings by host institutions on their approach and results
• Guided site visits with time for questions
• Structured observation notes for each visit
• Group debrief linking what was seen to participants' own institutions

Expected Outcomes

Upon completion of this Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability Training, participants will be able to:

• Plan and prioritise infrastructure investments
• Appraise projects and prepare business cases
• Choose financing and delivery models
• Supervise works for time, cost and quality
• Plan asset management and maintenance
• Build resilience into projects

Participants leave with a personal action plan and practical tools they can use in their institution from the first week back. Institutions that send several participants can use the programme to agree shared methods and templates across teams, which makes improvements easier to sustain.

Institutional Application of Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability Training

This programme supports organisations in strengthening:

• Investment planning
• Project appraisal
• Partnership management
• Works supervision
• Asset management

Participants return with practical tools to improve:

• Business cases
• Risk allocation
• Contract management
• Maintenance planning
• Service monitoring

The programme is built so that learning moves from the classroom into the institution. Participants work on their own processes and documents where possible, and leave with an action plan that their managers can review and support.

Regional Relevance & Application

Europe

European institutions apply infrastructure, urban development and partnerships within detailed regulatory frameworks and reform agendas. Participants from Europe can compare their practice with colleagues from other regions and test how established methods work under different conditions.

Africa

Across Africa, ministries, agencies and project teams working in infrastructure, urban development and partnerships increasingly operate alongside donor-financed programmes that expect clear systems and evidence. The programme helps participants adapt good practice to the institutions and resources they work with.

Middle East

In the Middle East, national development strategies and diversification plans place growing demands on infrastructure, urban development and partnerships. Participants explore how to build the capability these plans need inside public bodies and companies.

Asia

Institutions across Asia combine rapid growth with ambitious modernisation programmes. Participants from Asia can share their experience of scaling systems quickly and learn from approaches used elsewhere.

Pacific

Small island and Pacific states face particular constraints of size, distance and capacity. The programme highlights practical, proportionate approaches to infrastructure, urban development and partnerships that suit smaller institutions.

Holding the programme in Stockholm, Sweden brings participants together away from their daily pressures, so they can compare how infrastructure, urban development and partnerships is handled in different settings. The same programme can also be delivered in-house for one institution, in its own country or online, with cases taken from its current work.

Host Country Profile – Sweden

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Studying away from their own country gives participants time to focus, a fresh view of their own institution and the chance to build a network with colleagues from other countries.

The programme takes place at Best Western Capital Hotel.

Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability Training Deliverables

Participants receive support before, during and after the programme, so that preparation, learning and follow-up form one continuous experience.

Before the Programme

• Participant Pre-Assessment
• Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability Readiness Assessment
• Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability Resource Pack
• Preparatory Reading Materials
• Complimentary Visa Support & Advisory

During the Programme

• Airport Pickup & Welcome Assistance
• Accommodation with Breakfast
• Welcome Networking Dinner
• Risalat Training Kit (Bag, Bottle, Mug, T-Shirt, Cap, Passport Cover, Pens, Notebook, Magnet & Keychain)
• Comprehensive Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability Training Manual
• Project Appraisal Template
• PPP Risk Allocation Matrix
• Works Supervision Checklist
• Asset Management Plan Template
• Practical Workshops & Simulations
• Group Discussions & Peer Learning
• Daily Lunch and Refreshments
• Full Access to Training Venue Facilities
• Mini Pad / Tablet with Digital Learning Materials
• Field Visit (where applicable)
• Entertaining City Tour

After the Programme

• Certificate of Completion
• Risalat Programme Participation Recognition Award
• Post-Training Reference Materials
• Business Case Review Checklist
• Maintenance Planning Template
• Post-Training Support & Follow-Up Guidance
• Programme Report

Institutions can also request a tailored in-house version of this programme, delivered at their premises or online. Request a proposal.

Common Challenges in Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability, And How This Training Helps

How can institutions plan and prioritise infrastructure investments?

The programme addresses this directly on the first day (Planning and prioritisation), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions appraise projects and prepare business cases?

The programme addresses this directly on the second day (Appraisal and business cases), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions choose financing and delivery models?

The programme addresses this directly on the third day (Financing and partnerships), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions supervise works for time, cost and quality?

The programme addresses this directly on the fourth day (Delivery and supervision), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

How can institutions manage assets over their life?

The programme addresses this directly on the fifth day (Technical Visits, International Practice & Institutional Action Planning), where participants practise the methods involved and adapt them to their own institution, then build it into their action plan.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where does the Clean Transport and Urban Sustainability programme take place?

It runs from 25 Jan 2027 to 29 Jan 2027, in Stockholm, Sweden (Best Western Capital Hotel). The registration deadline is shown at the top of this page.

Who should attend?

The programme is designed for transportation engineers and planners, government officials and policymakers, environmental management specialists, urban planners, and others who want practical skills in infrastructure, urban development and partnerships.

Will I receive a certificate?

Yes. Participants who complete the programme receive a Certificate of Completion from Risalat Consultants International.

Can this programme be delivered for our institution only?

Yes. We can deliver a tailored in-house version at your premises, in another city or online, built around your own cases. Use the proposal request on this page.

Do I need prior experience in infrastructure, urban development and partnerships?

No specialist background is required beyond experience in a related role. A short pre-assessment helps the facilitators adapt the sessions to the group.

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