ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY

1.2 million people killed each year in road accidents

International commitments / SDG’s Goals 3 & 11 Source: WHO. Global Status report on road safety

2013, 2015.

GLOBAL CONTEXT

90% of deaths are in middle

and low-income countries

GLOBAL CONTEXT

Source: WHO. Global Status report on road safety

2015.

More than 50% of deaths are vulnerable users

Urban areas have highest number of accidents

FATALITY RATES

2009 16.2 per 100, 000 population

2013 17.2 per 100,000 population

PRINCIPAL CAUSE OF DEATH

From 5 to 14 years old: 1st cause of fatality

From 15 to 29 years old: 2nd cause of death

ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST

From 1.5 to 3.9% of GDP in LAC

LAC CONTEXT

% OF POPULATION LIVING IN URBAN AREAS

Source: IDB-ICES.

ADVANCES REMAINING

POLITICAL

AGENDA

The topic is becoming more visible

Political will is under the level that the

problem requires

ROAD SAFETY

DATA

Improvement in data collection

process

Poor quality and lack of analysis

capacity

VEHICLES SAFETY

LatinNcap,

crash test improvements. Better

information for consumers

LAC government do not require basic

safety standards recommended by

U.N WP29

FINANCE U.N Decade of Action and

New SDG’s call for more RS

efforts

Public budget still low and major

engagement of the private sector is

needed

LAC CONTEXT

2010 - The IDB launchs its

ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY

NEW ACTION PLAN 2016-2020

A more holistic view of IDB actions

Improve measuring methods and identify meaningful

indicators

Work together with civil society, international stakeholders

and private sector

IDB ROAD SAFETY STRATEGY

Mobilization of resources through transport operations – Public Sector

IDB has financed more than US$234 millions in RS components

Specific RS components include (Soft & Hard measures)

Soft (US$11million) - Strengthening institutional and technical capacity, data collection, etc.

Hard (US$223 million) - Specific road safety infrastructure components, improvement of road crossing, etc.

ROAD SAFETY / FINANCE

EXCLUSIVE ROAD SAFETY

PROJECTS

JAMAICA / US$10,000,000

ARGENTINA / US$130,000,000

COLOMBIA / US$10,000,000

REGIONAL ACTIONS

LatinNCAP Support actions in order to improve the safety of the

cars standards in LAC

Iberoamerican Road Safety Observatory

–OISEVI Sponsoring the strength of institutional capacity and

data collection process

Highway + IDB project to help operators and concessionaires

achieve their safety objectives while eliminating

financial and reputational cost

IDB ACTIONS

Main objective - Support national

government to develop a R.S. policy

1. Underpin the develop of a National Policy on

road safety

2. Encourage the creation of a National Road

Safety Observatory

3. Creation of Local and Regional road safety

plans

2015: Launch the Colombian National Road

Safety Agency

COLOMBIA- SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL R.S. POLICY

Scale up financial resources with private partners is needed

Private Sector Corporate Responsibility Policies

IDB is working in Partnership with the private sector to mobilize resources

Aiming to leverage impact and maximize human and financial interventions

Some of our existing partnerships include:

• Mapfre Foundation, FIA Foundation, 3M, FIA, ICRT

• Campaign Awareness

IDB PRIVATE SECTOR

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