{"id":1879,"date":"2020-02-17T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.temp.irap-dev.org\/media-release-idb-and-irap-will-work-together-to-improve-road-safety-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:37:49","slug":"media-release-idb-and-irap-will-work-together-to-improve-road-safety-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irap.org\/es\/media-release-idb-and-irap-will-work-together-to-improve-road-safety-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"IDB &#038; iRAP will work together to improve road safety in Latin America &#038; Caribbean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IDB-iRAP-MOU-Signing-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IDB-iRAP-MOU-Signing.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stockholm, Sweden (February 17) &#8211; Improving the safety of roads in Latin America and the Caribbean will be the major focus of an agreement between the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iadb.org\">Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID)<\/a> y el International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The agreement signed by iRAP CEO Rob McInerney and Jos\u00e9 Agust\u00edn Aguerre, Manager of the Infrastructure and Energy Sector at the IDB, during the <em>Innovation Workshop 2020: Infrastructure Innovation to Achieve the UN Targets by 2030<\/em>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>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).<\/p>\n<p>La colaboraci\u00f3n se centrar\u00e1 en lograr una reducci\u00f3n cuantificable de los accidentes de tr\u00e1fico en la regi\u00f3n 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: \u201cPara 2030, todas las carreteras nuevas cumplan las normas t\u00e9cnicas para todos los usuarios de la v\u00eda p\u00fablica que tengan en cuenta la seguridad vial, o alcancen una calificaci\u00f3n de tres estrellas o superior\u201d; y la Meta 4: \u201cPara 2030, m\u00e1s del 75% del tr\u00e1fico en las carreteras existentes se realice en v\u00edas que cumplan las normas t\u00e9cnicas para todos los usuarios de la v\u00eda p\u00fablica que tengan en cuenta la seguridad vial\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/es\/3-star-or-better\/?et_open_tab=et_pb_tab_0#mytabs|0\">3 star<\/a> or better road safety standard.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaccinesforroads.org\/business-case-for-safer-roads\/\">iRAP\u2019s Business Case for Safer Roads.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FINALES<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.irap.org\/Latest_News\/Media_Release_iRAP_IDB_MOU.pdf\">Descargar el comunicado de prensa completo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Inter-American Development Bank<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iadb.org\"><u>www.iadb.org<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sobre el Programa Internacional de Evaluaci\u00f3n de Carreteras (iRAP)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>iRAP es una organizaci\u00f3n ben\u00e9fica registrada cuya visi\u00f3n es lograr un mundo sin carreteras de alto riesgo. La organizaci\u00f3n opera en m\u00e1s de 100 pa\u00edses y colabora con gobiernos, bancos de desarrollo, clubes de movilidad, organismos de investigaci\u00f3n y ONG dedicadas a la seguridad vial para proporcionarles herramientas, sistemas y formaci\u00f3n gratuitos que les permitan hacer que sus carreteras sean m\u00e1s seguras. La metodolog\u00eda de clasificaci\u00f3n por estrellas de iRAP ofrece una medida sencilla y objetiva del nivel de seguridad \u2018integrado\u2019 en la carretera para los ocupantes de veh\u00edculos, motociclistas, ciclistas y peatones. Una carretera de 1 estrella es la menos segura y una de 5 estrellas, la m\u00e1s segura. La organizaci\u00f3n ha influido en la seguridad de m\u00e1s de 1,8 billones de d\u00f3lares en inversiones en infraestructuras, ha calificado con estrellas m\u00e1s de 1,3 millones de kil\u00f3metros y ha elaborado mapas de riesgo de m\u00e1s de 1,6 millones de kil\u00f3metros de carreteras, adem\u00e1s de haber formado a m\u00e1s de 54 000 personas en todo el mundo. iRAP es el programa paraguas de los programas regionales de evaluaci\u00f3n 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 Fundaci\u00f3n FIA, el Fondo Global para la Seguridad Vial y FedEx.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/es\/\">https:\/\/irap.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sobre el Taller de Innovaci\u00f3n 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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 \u201cAchieving Global Goals 2030\u201d. 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\u20132020; 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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/irap.org\/es\/2019\/09\/2020-innovation-workshop-sharpens-global-focus-on-un-targets\/\">https:\/\/irap.org\/2019\/09\/2020-innovation-workshop-sharpens-global-focus-on-un-targets\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Press Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anamaria Nunez<br \/>Tel: 202-623-1531<br \/>Correo electr\u00f3nico: <a href=\"mailto:anan@iadb.org\">anan@iadb.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sheila Fernandez<br \/>Email : <a href=\"mailto:sheilaf@iadb.org\">sheilaf@iadb.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fore more information :<br \/>Ana Mar\u00eda Pinto<br \/>IDB Team Leader<br \/>Correo electr\u00f3nico: <a href=\"mailto:apinto@iadb.org\">apinto@iadb.org<\/a><br \/>Transport at the IDB<\/p>\n<p>Web: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iadb.org\/es\/transporte\/seguridad-vial\">https:\/\/www.iadb.org\/es\/transporte\/seguridad-vial<\/a><br \/>Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iadb.org\/transporte\/es\/\">https:\/\/blogs.iadb.org\/transporte\/es\/<\/a><br \/>Publication: <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.iadb.org\/es\/auditorias-e-inspecciones-de-seguridad-vial-en-america-latina\">https:\/\/publications.iadb.org\/es\/auditorias-e-inspecciones-de-seguridad-vial-en-america-latina<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP)<\/strong><br \/>Judy Williams<br \/>Global Programme Manager<br \/>Mob\/Whats App:+61 400 782 204<br \/>Email: judy.williams@irap.org<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre>Images above: The agreement signed by iRAP CEO Rob McInerney and Jos\u00e9 Agust\u00edn Aguerre, Manager of the Infrastructure\nand Energy Sector at the IDB, during the <em>Innovation Workshop 2020. 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