The trolleybus system plays a key role in the country's transport infrastructure, providing an environmentally friendly and reliable means of transportation for all passengers, including children and people with disabilities.In connection with this memorable date, the initiative #Bishkek Smog is organizing a ceremonial event.
Among the honored guests will be employees of the trolleybus management - we invite all those who have worked in the field of electric transport to join the celebration!
Event Program
First Part: Round Table with Experts- 17:00-17:15 - Welcome. Speeches by representatives of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology and Technical Supervision of the KR, the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the KR, as well as the Bishkek City Hall (date to be confirmed).
- 17:15-17:30 - "History and Modernity of Urban Electric Transport" - presentation by researcher at the Leibniz Institute of Regional Geography Yegor Muleev (Leipzig, Germany, online).
- 17:30-17:45 - Presentation of the electric mobility project by UNDP KR expert Professor Ángel Aparicio, who has been teaching transport at the Faculty of Transport, Environment, and Urban and Regional Planning at the Technical University of Madrid since 2009 (online, with translation from Russian to English).
- 17:45-18:00 - Speeches by representatives of the UN Human Rights Office, EBRD, ADB, and "Bir Duyno - Kyrgyzstan" (date to be confirmed).
- 18:00-18:30 - Questions and discussion.
- 18:30-18:50 - Quiz about electric transport.
- 18:50-19:30 - Musical program and congratulations to the veterans of the trolleybus management.
Partners: Leibniz Institute of Regional Geography (Leipzig, Germany), The Eurasian Climate Brief.
