The Walking Cities Lab (WCL) – VREFs International Research Program (IRP) on Walking as a Mode of Transport - invites researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to submit 350-word abstracts for their upcoming Regional Walking Dialogues. WCL is co-organizing these events with the Walk21 Foundation, UNEP, UN-Habitat, and key regional partners.

Key Submission Deadlines

• 6 September: New Delhi (Asia-Pacific) and Cape Coast (Africa)
• Later Deadlines: Belo Horizonte (Latin America and the Caribbean), London (Europe), and Ahmedabad (Asia-Pacific)

Submission Focus Areas

• Thematic Presentations: Research, policy, and practice insights to open regional roundtable discussions on the current state of knowledge.
• Applied Work: Practical examples of walking transport initiatives that have been designed, funded, delivered, or governed.
• Early Career Contributions: Early-stage researchers are encouraged to participate and join a dedicated publishing workshop. WCL will invite the strongest submissions into special issues with partner journals.

About the Regional Walking Dialogues

Running from October to December, the Dialogues span Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe. Organized in place of the usual Walk21 annual conference, each dialogue is hosted alongside regional partners and serves as the launchpad for one of WCL’s local Living Labs.