Alina F. Burlacu
Senior Transport Specialist & Program Manager, BIGRS
Alina Burlacu is a Senior Transport Specialist with GRSF, managing the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) program. Starting in 2017, she has been spearheading road safety work with a diverse portfolio of Asia-Pacific governments and has been managing a diverse team of road safety professionals, working at the nexus of numerous national, municipal, and local governments throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Prior to joining the World Bank, Alina served as the Personal Advisor to the Prime Minister in the Romanian Government, leading the elaboration of the National Road Safety Strategy and Action Plan, but also the National Road Safety Law that enforced road safety audit and inspection in the country. While her thirteen years of practical experience in road safety gave her a grounded perspective, she also has a scholarly background in the subject, both in Romania and Germany. She has a PhD in Civil Engineering specialized in Road Safety, and has over 40 road safety-related scientific papers published in conferences proceedings and journals, over 100 presentations delivered, and co-authored two road safety manuals and a series of technical reports.
Latest Publications
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Speed Variation Analysis: A Case Study for Thailand's Roads
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A Brief Overview on the Road Safety Approach in Singapore
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Road Safety Management Capacity Assessment for Samoa
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Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Initiative for Global Road Safety - Key outcomes ...
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Leveraging road safety through donor-programs in World Bank projects
Blogs
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Speeding Hurts Us All – Speed Management Myths
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World Bank and United Nations Collaboration Visit on Road Safety
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Who is safer on the road, men or women?
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Reducing road deaths and injuries with the new World Bank–Bloomberg Philant...
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Improving data, saving lives: the powerful mission of road safety observato...