Stockholm, Sweden (February 17) – Improving the safety of roads in Latin America and the Caribbean will be the major focus of an agreement between the Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y el International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP).
The agreement signed by iRAP CEO Rob McInerney and José Agustín Aguerre, Manager of the Infrastructure and Energy Sector at the IDB, during the Innovation Workshop 2020: Infrastructure Innovation to Achieve the UN Targets by 2030, in Stockholm, Sweden on February 17. The 5-year agreement will facilitate collaboration between the IDB and iRAP to promote programs and projects to significantly improve the safety of the roads in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Over 110,000 people were killed and more than 1 million were seriously injured in road crashes in Latin America in 2016, at a cost of USD$224 billion or 4.4 per cent of GDP (WHO, 2018).
La colaboración se centrará en lograr una reducción cuantificable de los accidentes de tráfico en la región y en contribuir a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) y a las Metas Globales de Rendimiento en Seguridad Vial, en particular la Meta 3: “Para 2030, todas las carreteras nuevas cumplan las normas técnicas para todos los usuarios de la vía pública que tengan en cuenta la seguridad vial, o alcancen una calificación de tres estrellas o superior”; y la Meta 4: “Para 2030, más del 75% del tráfico en las carreteras existentes se realice en vías que cumplan las normas técnicas para todos los usuarios de la vía pública que tengan en cuenta la seguridad vial”.
The agreement will pave the way to implement Road Assessment Programmes (RAPs), following the iRAP methodology in Latin America and the Caribbean, which will help reduce the number of casualties and serious injuries caused by road accidents in the region.
The work of iRAP and the IDB will also focus on reviewing the methods utilized in evaluating previous investments in road safety infrastructure and providing guidance and recommendations for future investments, with an emphasis on methods for measuring the program effectiveness. Both institutions will also develop communications plans to raise public awareness and training to build capacity compliant with the 3 star or better road safety standard.
By achieving greater than 75 percent of travel in Latin America and the Caribbean on 3-star or better roads by 2030 the region could avoid up to 400,000 fatalities and serious injuries with a benefit of $10 for every $1 spent, according to iRAP’s Business Case for Safer Roads.
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About the Inter-American Development Bank
The Inter-American Development Bank is devoted to improving lives. Established in 1959, the IDB is a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The IDB also conducts cutting-edge research and provides policy advice, technical assistance and training to public and private sector clients throughout the region.
Sobre el Programa Internacional de Evaluación de Carreteras (iRAP)
iRAP es una organización benéfica registrada cuya visión es lograr un mundo sin carreteras de alto riesgo. La organización opera en más de 100 países y colabora con gobiernos, bancos de desarrollo, clubes de movilidad, organismos de investigación y ONG dedicadas a la seguridad vial para proporcionarles herramientas, sistemas y formación gratuitos que les permitan hacer que sus carreteras sean más seguras. La metodología de clasificación por estrellas de iRAP ofrece una medida sencilla y objetiva del nivel de seguridad ‘integrado’ en la carretera para los ocupantes de vehículos, motociclistas, ciclistas y peatones. Una carretera de 1 estrella es la menos segura y una de 5 estrellas, la más segura. La organización ha influido en la seguridad de más de 1,8 billones de dólares en inversiones en infraestructuras, ha calificado con estrellas más de 1,3 millones de kilómetros y ha elaborado mapas de riesgo de más de 1,6 millones de kilómetros de carreteras, además de haber formado a más de 54 000 personas en todo el mundo. iRAP es el programa paraguas de los programas regionales de evaluación de carreteras, entre los que se incluyen EuroRAP, ChinaRAP, AusRAP, usRAP, KiwiRAP, IndiaRAP, BrazilRAP, South Africa RAP, ThaiRAP y MyRAP, y cuenta con el apoyo financiero de la Fundación FIA, el Fondo Global para la Seguridad Vial y FedEx.
Sobre el Taller de Innovación 2020
The 2020 Innovation Workshop is being held from 17-18 February 2020, co-hosted by iRAP, the International Transport Forum and World Bank. It is an official side event of the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety focussed on the theme of “Achieving Global Goals 2030”. The Ministerial will be attended by 1,500 delegates including minister-led delegations from 80 United Nations Member States, senior officials from United Nations agencies and representatives from civil society, academia and the private sector. The Conference will provide delegates with the opportunity to share successes and lessons from the implementation of the Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020; chart future strategic directions for global road safety up to 2030 and beyond; and define ways to accelerate action on proven strategies to save lives.
https://irap.org/2019/09/2020-innovation-workshop-sharpens-global-focus-on-un-targets/
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Images above: The agreement signed by iRAP CEO Rob McInerney and José Agustín Aguerre, Manager of the Infrastructure and Energy Sector at the IDB, during the Innovation Workshop 2020. (Image Credit iRAP)