How are the development institutions incorporating sustainable transport and road safety in their portfoliosInter-American Development Bank

Importance of RS More than1.2 million people die each

year in motor vehicle crashes

Between 20- 50 million suffer non- fatal injuries or are disabled

Road traffic injuries are among the three leading causes of death for people between 5- 44 years of age, killing more people each year than malaria

Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death in young people among15–24 year-olds globally

The economic cost of road accidents in LAC is roughly US$19 billion annually. Worldwide it’s US$65 billion, and will skyrocket to US$100 billion by 2020 if nothing is done*

* According to the World Health Organization data

Background I

Source: Road Safety Diagnosis Report. IDB. Data from 2005, 2006, 2007 or 2008

*Road traffic injury fatality rates per 100.000 population

Background II

*Road traffic injury fatality per 1.000.000 vehicles

Increase country support for RS at the regional and local level Advocate for RS at the highest level Increase awareness of risk factors and prevention Provide guidance to countries on:

Strengthening RS management systemsImplementing RS good practices

Support countries in improving road safety data quality Improve post-crash care

A FRAMEWORK FOR THE DECADE

IDB international activities within transportation

PolicyEnforcement

EducationInfrastructure

PreventionResponse

Communication

ROAD SAFETY IS A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY

InternationalOrganizations

Users/Citizens

Governments

PrivateSector

Police

Media

NGOs andAcademia

A FRAMEWORK FOR THE DECADE

Components of the initiative: Activities at the national level

RS management capacity

Infrastructure Safety vehicles Road User Behavior

Post crashcare

MultisectoralApproach; Establishlead agencies with Capacity to develop RS strategies/plans and targets

Mainstreaming RS criteria in operations; RS assessments or ratings similar to iRAPmethodology; Development audits

Guarantee safety standards and foster periodic vehicles regulations

Increase awareness of risk factors and prevention and sustained enforcement of road traffic laws and standards and rules

Increase responsiveness to emergencies

Institutional /management capacityACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION

Road safety multi-sectoral Institutional development program

The Bank will boost institutional mechanisms that promote direct inclusion of all involved sectors in the region’s RS development.

Road safety agencies The Bank is supporting countries in developing institutions that have the necessary tools and resources to achieve safer road infrastructure

The Bank has begun this work at the regional level through the Mesoamerica corridor

Road safety assessment of LAC countries

The Bank jointly with the “ Asociación Española de Carreteras” carried out a regional diagnostic of road safety in 26 countries

Road safety plans/strategies: development and enhancement of action plans

The Bank, jointly with strategic partners, is supporting LAC countries in designing action plans to set targets for reducing road traffic injuries

The Bank is supporting and helping to develop action plans for RS in the cities of Cali, Colombia, Brasilia and Belem do Para, Brazil

Infrastructure

ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTIONMainstreaming road safety in infrastructure and transportation projects

The Bank is working to mainstream RS components in all transportation projects

Development of bike paths

Road safety assessments or ratings similar to iRAPmethodology

The Bank has developed and financed projects to apply iRAP in Paraguay and the Mesoamerica Corridor that includes Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá, Colombia and Dominican Republic

Development of road safety protocols or audits within the IDB

The Bank is fostering and developing internal protocols to include an evaluation/audit for IDB financed projects to identify the potential risks for road safety (particularly vulnerable road users)

Safe Vehicles

ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION

Strengthening vehicle regulation

The Bank is support modernizing technical vehicle regulations in LAC countries to increase safety standards

Periodic vehicle inspections

The Bank will promote the enforcement of periodic vehicle inspections combined with frequent random checking of vehicles on the road

Developing test/training programs for fleets

The Bank will developing innovative projects to improve safety in commercial fleets and training drivers

Latin American New Car Assessment Programme(Latin NCAP)

The Bank jointly with FIA Foundation is in the process of developing a protocol assessment aimed to evaluate the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in the Americas. It will assure the vehicles produced in our region meet the same standards of the one produced outside the region

Road User Behavior

ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION

Strengthening RS capacity and education

The Bank is promoting the teaching of road safety in schools of LAC countries

The Bank will support countries to improve driving schools by promoting road safety education

The bank will promote “safety behaviors” among vehicle users in LAC countries

Increase awareness of risk factors and prevention

The Bank will assist countries in developing comprehensive traffic safety programs to improve road user behavior

The Bank is promoting "safety behaviors" among vehicle users in LAC countries

Motorcycle studies and the use of helmets

The Bank, in association with FIA Foundation, will undertake case studies to foster motorcycle helmet wearing across LAC countries

Main transport operations with emphasis in road safety

Operación País Valor Componente de SV (US$ Millones)

Transporte urbano del distrito federal Brasil - 32

Programa de infraestructura vial MTOP Uruguay 77 11

Programa vial CVU Uruguay 100 NA

Programa de rehabilitacion de la infraestructura de transporte Guyana 24.3 3

Corredor norte Bolivia - -

Programa de infraestructura corredor logístico- San Pedro Sula

Honduras 20 1

Programa vial de integracion –Acoyapa, Frontera Costa Rica Nicaragua 49.5 1

Programa de Infraestructura Vial del Norte Grande Argentina 1200 20

Programa de Infraestructura Vial Productiva Argentina 120 2

Programa de apoyo al sector transporte I Nicaragua 150 24,1

Programa de mejoramiento de las vías Jamaica 15 8

Percentage of RS: 5%

Standalone operations of RS

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Road improvement Program operation in Jamaica (US$15M)

Loan operation assigned to the GoJ to finance a comprehensive RS program that includes performance- based road maintenance and institutional strengthening of the RS unit at the Ministry of Transport and Works

“Safe Corridor” Demonstration Program in Haiti

The Bank, jointly with 3M, is assisting the government of Haiti in its reconstruction efforts after the January 2010 earthquake, including the improving of the country main roads to improve RS and educate the community with a focus on prevention of traffic fatalities

Safe taxi drivers pilot project in the city of Natal, Brazil

The Bank jointly with GRSP* is developing a pilot project in thecity of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil to enhance the taxi drivers’ service and to address the key risk factors associated to road traffic crashes using

*Global Road Safety Partnership

“Safe Corridor” Demonstration Program inHaiti

The Bank, jointly with 3M, will develop and implement a road safety project in the corridor of Bon Repos to Saint Marc, one of the main road of Haiti

The aim is to transform this corridor from a highly unsafe corridor to a “safe corridor” and demonstrate the effectiveness and benefits to invest in road safety actions.

The intention is then to use the experience and anticipated success from this demonstration to scale up to include other corridors under subsequent Bank’s rehabilitation loans.

This is a great example of a private- public partnership working together in improving road safety in Haiti!!

Special programs on RS

ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION

Strengthening data collection on road traffic injuries and deaths

Regional RS Observatory:The Bank is working with PAHO / WHO for the creation of a regional RS observatory to improve data collection on fatal and non-fatal traffic injuries and a study of good practices related to motorcycle –related injury prevention

Road safety regional campaign, with emphasis in youth

The Bank promotes –regionally and in a country basis-audiovisual inputs, such as TV spots and graphic material, to support the implementation of massive campaigns

Partnership with MTV to develop a program on RS

Strengthening RS research

ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION

Cost-benefits studies on RS in Bogota, Colombia

The Bank jointly with the Universidad de los Andes is conducting an study to assess the cost-benefits of invest in RS within the urban context and to measure the impact of BRT’s in reducing road traffic injuries

Development of a book “A fresh approach to road safety”

The Bank is producing a practical guide to be used by practitioners in the implementation of RS programs in LAC countries

Study to define the economic impact of road traffic injuries in selected countries of the region

The Bank jointly with Johns Hopkins University will conduct an study to costing the impact of road traffic injuries in selected countries of the region

COOPERATION AGREEMENTS WITH KEY PARTNERS

MoU with iRAP MoU with FIA Foundation Joint Statement Signed with other MDB’s to work

on RS In 2009 Commitment to work on RS at the “Clinton

Global Initiative” CGI Annual Meeting Support to the GHVI

What do we want to achieve in the next 5 years?

First operation standaloneIn RS in Jamaica

Current portfolio of transport projects with RS components approx. US$100M

Transport projects with RS components # 9 in countries

Current partners on RS: #3

November 2010 March 2015

Target. At least 20 transport projects with RS components in 20 countries

Target. At least 5 operations standalone in RS

Target. Partners on RS: #10