Global Road Safety Initiative of the Multilateral Development Banks

Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development20 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Tyrrell DuncanDirector and Practice Leader, Asian Development Bank

The Regional Multilateral Development Banks’ Global Activity

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Death Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants Per Year

Road Safety Hotspots Around the World

NGO Global Road Safety Activity

MDB initiative… MDBs join forces to support the Decade of Action:

• 2010 – ADB , AfDB, EBRD, EIB, IDB, IsDB, WB• 2012 – CAF

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Ministerial meeting on road safety in Russia

Launch of MDBs initiative

UNRSCDecade of Action

Development of 6 focus areas

A shared approach to…

• Strengthening road safety management capacity

• Implementation of safety approaches in the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of road infrastructure projects

• Improvement of safety performance measures

• Mobilization of resources for road safety

AfDB: African Development BankRoad safety has been mainstreamed in transport operations since 2011• Strengthen internal capacity, conduct regional and country studies, incorporate

road safety in road infrastructure projects, scale-up road safety support for Regional Member Countries, build technical and managerial capacity in Africa, and collaborate with international, regional and country stakeholders

Road Safety Pilot and Stand-Alone Projects• with large multi-sector interventions executed in

sufficient duration to achieve rapid measureable targets

• Dar es Salaam Morogoro Road Safety Pilot Project

Road Safety in Road Projects• involves road safety audit, monitoring and

inspection, awareness raising and capacity building, and documentation of lessons.

ADB: Asian Development Bank• Road Safety Action Plan – approved in January 2012, it

serves as a guide in mainstreaming road safety in ADB’s transport operations. It is available at: www.adb.org/documents/road-safety-action-plan

• Sustainable Transport Appraisal – economic evaluation of environmental, economic, and social impacts, including road safety

• Road Safety Audit Training – promote better management of the overall road safety audit process required for ADB road projects

• ADB is scaling up lending in support of road safety with ongoing and future ADB-supported road safety projects

CAF: Development Bank of Latin AmericaRoad Safety Action Plan

Pillar 1:• CAF´s Corporate Road Safety Plan• With Road Agencies• With National GovernmentsPillar 2: • All road projects have a Road Safety Audit• Identify and treatment of black spots, or hazardous locations and sections on

exiting networks• Promote low cost engineering solutions• Finance road safety infrastructure researchPillar 3:• Promote safe vehicles legislationPillar 4:• Promote knowledge transfer• Finance safety programmes for vulnerable usersPillar 5: • Promote appropriate and adequate attention after crash

SPECIAL PROJECT- Pilot motorcycles road safety programmes in three cities

EBRD: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Preparations to launch road safety activities• Pilot road safety activities – for approval in late April 2012• Road Safety Expert • MoU with iRAP – planned for May 2012• Public sector outreach - ministries and highway agencies of

Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and Moldova• Private sector outreach - car manufacturers in the region• Mainstreaming road safety audits in road projects• Public awareness campaigns on anti-drunk driving, use of seat-

belts, school-level educational programmes, and defensive driving techniques.

Project level discussions• Moldova - existing tranche facility• Serbia - road rehabilitation project

EIB: European Investment BankRoad safety investments in stand-alone and road projects EUR200 million (loans) and EUR1.5 million (grants)

Guidelines on Road Safety Infrastructure

Basis• Revised EIB Transport Lending Policy - “….all road projects are to be subject to

Road Safety Audits in line with the principles of the EU Directive …”.

Covers• Operational guidelines for Road Safety Directive, Road Safety Audits (RSA’s)

and Road Safety Inspections (RSI’s)• Technical Assistance on Road Safety issues• Beyond Engineering infrastructure, and includes Enforcement and Education

Type of Network / Region EU Outside EU

TEN-T network in EU or Main Core Network outside EU

Compulsory.Apply Directive 2008/96/EC.

Compulsory. Apply Directive 2008/96/EC as best practice.

Other National-Regional Roads not included in the TENs in the EU or Main Core Network outside EU

Recommend application of Directive 2008/96/EC.

Recommend application of Directive 2008/96/EC as best practice.

IDB: Inter-American Development Bank2010-2015 Action Plan

Road Safety Strategy

Private Sector Division• Road Safety Principles for best practices in private operated roads

• Deliver sustainable Road Safety activities by creating effective and sustainable partnerships, including strengthening of non-infrastructure road safety components (Road Safety educational support, awareness campaigns and knowledge sharing – “The Mesoamerica Pacific Corridor”)

Public Sector Division• Road Transport Operations• Guidelines on Implementing Road Safety Projects• Strengthening of Institutional Capacity• Knowledge Sharing, Strengthening of Technical Capacity and

Public Awareness (through “ The Road Safety Weeks”)• Vehicle Regulation• Evaluation Tools and Studies (such as monetizing the “Costs of

Road Injuries”)• Working in partnership with other MDBs in the implementation of

regional Road Safety Interventions

IsDB: Islamic Development Bank

Road Safety Actions

• Building internal capacity and financing of related projects and programs.

Road Safety Activities

• Expert Group Meeting on Financing Transport Infrastructure Projects and Road Safety in the ESCWA Region

• 3rd IRU-LAS-AULT Seminar on International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road

• Technical Assistance Grant to the Arab Union of Land Transport

WB: World Bank

• Launch of Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) in 2005• GRSF projects in 2011 leveraged US$400 million in new road safety investments• Launch of Safe, Clean and Affordable Transport Business Strategy in 2007• Country Guidelines for the Conduct of Road Safety Management Capacity Reviews and the Specification of Lead Agency Reforms, Investment Strategies and Safety System Projects• Staff safety Rule• Certification Program• Enabling the environment: LAC Road Safety Observatory/IRTAD; RoadPOL; safety rating surveys; NGOs/Civil Society engagement

Six Focus Areas for MDB Joint Activity

• Measures• Training• Pilot projects• Economics of global health• Regional policy dialogue• Marketing and outreach

MDBs, individually in their respective regions and collectively through the shared approach, are scaling up their investments in road safety and transfer of road safety knowledge to developing and emerging countries

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Leveraging MDB support through donor funding…

But the goal of reducing road traffic fatalities that are forecast to rise from nearly 1.3 million deaths each year to more than 1.9 million by 2020 remains an enormous challenge!

This requires substantial grant financingDonors can assist by establishing a Global Road Safety

Incentive Fund to be managed jointly by the MDBs

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Safer roads and mobility

Safer vehicles

Safer road users

Post-crash response

To fully scale up road safety, there is an urgent need for capacity building, demo projects & research on…

Required road safety infrastructure investments of low and middle income developing countries…

$315 billion*

Estimated country support packages under MDB road safety initiative…

$900 million

Initial start-up program over a 3-year period…$70 million

Economic benefits…

$1.5 trillion*

* International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) estimates

Thank you!

Tyrrell DuncanDirector, East Asia Transport Division concurrently

Practice Leader (Transport)Asian Development Bank

Photos courtesy of: Joanna Abaño, Handicap International, Ko Sakamoto, Lloyd Wright, and others