Overview
Leveraging road safety through donor-programs in World Bank projects: Case study: Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS)
The World Bank’s GRSF is partnering with other UN organizations, global NGOs, and academia to improve road safety under the US$125 million Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), 2015-2019. The Program objectives are to reduce road crash deaths and serious injuries in 10 cities (Accra, Addis, Bandung, Bangkok, Bogota, Fortaleza, Ho Chi Minh City, Mumbai, Sao Paulo, Shanghai) and 5 countries (China, India, Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand) from the developing world.
As part of the partnership, GRSF leverages road safety in Bank-financed projects, by capturing synergies from BIGRS-funded technical assistance and training activities. Support from GRSF includes network level evaluations of the safety of existing road infrastructure and guidance on investment options for safer designs as well as enhanced road safety management capacity to relevant institutions. Prominent examples of this synergy are found in this note.
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Leveraging road safety through donor-programs in World Bank projects: Case study: Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS)
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82% of Road Crash Fatalities and Injuries in the economically productive age groups (15 - 64 years.)
82% of Road Crash Fatalities and Injuries in the economically productive age groups (15 - 64 years.)
