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 Banque interaméricaine de développement (BID) and the 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).
Ce partenariat visera à réduire sensiblement le nombre de traumatismes routiers dans la région et à contribuer aux Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) et aux cibles mondiales de performance en matière de sécurité routière, notamment la cible 3 : “ D’ici à 2030, toutes les nouvelles routes doivent respecter les normes techniques pour tous les usagers de la route qui tiennent compte de la sécurité routière, ou obtenir une note de trois étoiles ou plus ” ; et la cible 4 : “ D’ici à 2030, plus de 751 000 000 000 de trajets sur les routes existantes doivent respecter les normes techniques pour tous les usagers de la route qui tiennent compte de la sécurité routière ”.
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.
À propos du Programme international d'évaluation des routes (iRAP)
iRAP est une organisation caritative enregistrée qui œuvre pour un monde sans routes dangereuses. Présente dans plus de 100 pays, elle collabore avec les gouvernements, les banques de développement, les clubs de mobilité, les organismes de recherche et les ONG de sécurité routière afin de leur fournir gratuitement les outils, les systèmes et les formations nécessaires pour améliorer la sécurité routière. La méthodologie d'évaluation par étoiles de iRAP offre une mesure simple et objective du niveau de sécurité intrinsèque de la route pour les automobilistes, les motocyclistes, les cyclistes et les piétons. Une route à 1 étoile est la moins sûre, tandis qu'une route à 5 étoiles est la plus sûre. L'organisation a contribué à améliorer la sécurité de plus de 19 000 milliards de dollars d'investissements dans les infrastructures, a évalué la sécurité de plus de 1,3 million de kilomètres de routes, cartographié les risques sur plus de 1,6 million de kilomètres et formé plus de 54 000 personnes à travers le monde. iRAP est le programme-cadre des programmes régionaux d'évaluation des routes, notamment EuroRAP, ChinaRAP, AusRAP, usRAP, KiwiRAP, IndiaRAP, BrazilRAP, South Africa RAP, ThaiRAP et MyRAP, et est soutenu financièrement par FIA Foundation et le Fonds mondial pour la sécurité routière.
About the 2020 Innovation Workshop
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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Transport at the IDB
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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)