Issue 129 of Brazil’s main infrastructure publication Rodovias & Vias has showcased iRAP as the definitive guide and method saving lives and transforming road infrastructure safety in Brazil and worldwide with a featured interview with iRAP Global Projects...
iRAP CEO receives Alex Award
On 1 January, iRAP CEO Rob McInerney received the inaugural “Alex Award” established in recognition of one of Australia’s great road safety advocates, the late Senator Alex Gallacher and awarded to Rob for his exemplary leadership for safer roads in Australia and...
A series of interviews focusing on cycling by SABRINA and Danube Cycle Plans projects
Two Danube Transnational Programme projects, the SABRINA and Danube Cycle Plans project, both dealing with cycling have joined forces and prepared a series of interviews with people working in the mobility and transport field, with a focus on cycling. They have asked...
World Bank issues first road safety sustainable development bond
Reproduced from World Bank press release, Washington, 20 December The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) today issued a Georgian lari 31 million 2-year Sustainable Development Bond while engaging with investors on the...
Register today for a webinar series on Safer Road Infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific – February 2022
REGISTRATION IS OPENDATES: 08, 10, 15, 17, 24 February 2022TIME: 2.00PM - 4.00PM (UTC+8) Manila, PhilippinesDraft agenda now available - access hereFree of chargeDelivered under the Road Safety Capacity Building Programme for Asia and the Pacific and Bloomberg...
Latest WrapUp newsletter now available – December 2021 Edition
Welcome to iRAP’s December 2021 Newsletter - Moving together towards the Global Plan The iRAP Team would like to wish you a happy and safe holiday season.In this edition: Input provided to UN High-Level Meeting on Road Safety Preparatory Event Calls for G7 to urgently...
Calls for G7 to urgently mobilise investment for net zero
LONDON – The Impact Taskforce (ITF), an independent, industry-led taskforce supported by the G7 Presidency, has called on the G7 to take urgent action to mobilise more institutional capital for a just and inclusive transition to net zero. The recommendations were...
Star Rating for Schools celebrating success in 2021
The Star Rating for Schools team have released a short video, celebrating the success of all SR4S donors, sponsors, supporters and partners. Working towards the Global Plan, SR4S partners have been prioritising safer school journeys – Creating safer journeys for...
iRAP Global Partner Survey – we are keen to hear from you!
As iRAP and our partners work to halve global road deaths and injuries in the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, we are always looking for ways to improve and would love your input to help us do that. The vision of our charity is a world free of high-risk...
Event Summary: 2nd BrazilRAP annual webinar
9 December 2021: For a second year in a row, BrazilRAP held an online event to discuss what has been achieved over the past year in road research, and the next strategies for implementation in 2022. The event was attended by 183 representatives from government...
EuroRAP Lunchtime seminar #3 will spotlight the Slovenian road safety success story
Join us on 11th January 2022 from 1 to 2 pm CET for the third of our EuroRAP lunchtime seminars where we will spotlight one of our National schemes. Jure Kostanjšek, Secretary-General of the Automobile and Motorcycle Association of Slovenia (AMZS), and Klemen Filipič,...
Europe News: RADAR project has come to an end
After 3.5 years of joint efforts in road safety methodologies, policy, and practice integration, project RADAR – Risk Assessment on Danube Area Roads came to an end at the end of November. The RADAR project celebrated its stories of success at the final...
EuroRAP Lunchtime seminar #2: AiRAP
The second EuroRAP’s Lunchtime seminar took place on 7 December 2021 and highlighted the research and innovation hot topic AiRAP. The seminar attracted 107 registrations from 41 different countries from all over the world. The topic of AiRAP was presented by Monica...
NEW Training & Accreditation Newsletter – December 2021 Edition
This is the last edition of the Training and Accreditation newsletter for 2021. We want to thank all the iRAP course participants and accredited suppliers for staying with us in what was a great year. We had over 12,000 attendees in 126 courses and presentations, and...
Position available: Training and Accreditation Co-ordinator
Are you passionate about training and helping road safety professionals build their capacity, skills and knowledge? We are seeking a Training and Accreditation Co-ordinator to join our small, dynamic team that has global reach and impact. They will primarily be...
Registrations are open for the Danube Region Transport Day 2021
The 6th stakeholder conference Danube Region Transport Day 2021, a joint event of the European Union Strategy for Danube Region PA1b coordinators and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), will happen in a virtual format on Friday, 17 December 2021,...
iRAP CEO presents on the role of civil society and youth at the UN High-Level meeting on Road Safety supporting event in New York
On 3 December, UN Member States and parliamentarians gathered in New York to discuss the critical domestic and international financing needs of the 2nd Decade of Action for Road Safety and how government and NGOs can ensure it is a decade of delivery and results. ...
UN Secretary General’s Report features iRAP partnerships
The latest UN Secretary-General’s Report on Improving Global Road Safety features the work of iRAP partners in more than 104 countries and references how the Star Rating Methodology and tools are supporting global stakeholders in the Second Decade of Action for Road...
SABRINA Project Training: iRAP model in the context of safer bicycle infrastructure
In the framework of the SABRINA – Safer Bicycle Routes in Danube Area project, online training was organised in cooperation iRAP. The participants from project partners’ organizations and relevant stakeholders attended the two-day workshop and were introduced to road...
Bogotá, Colombia wins 2021 International Vision Zero for Youth Leadership Award
Image credit: Vision Zero for Youth Our congratulations to the Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, Claudia López for receiving the 2021 International Vision Zero for Youth Leadership Award. The Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia, Claudia López, has set specific goals to reduce overall...