UN Road Safety Conventions

This presentation entitled 'UN Road Safety Conventions' was made by Martin Small at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The presentation provides an overview of the priority UN Road Safety Conventions which serve as the founcation for states to build national legal frameworks to prevent death and disability from road traffic crashes. It is followed by a presentation on 'City Road Safety Strategy Guidelines' and how SSATP is helping cities develop road safety strategies.

Safe Vehicles in Africa: A Pressing Need for Action

This presentation entitled 'Safe Vehicles in Africa: A Pressing Need for Action' was made by Martin Small at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. The presentation posits that Africa is exposed through a lack of vehicle safety regulation. While improved vehicle roadworthiness is good, it is not as good as improved vehicle safety technology and regulation. Mr.

Management of Rural Roads in Cote d'Ivoire (PPT in French)

This presentation entitled 'Gestion des Routes Rurales en Côte d'Ivoire' was made by François Kouakou, Director of Network Management at AGEROUTE, at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. It presents the (i) fundamental components of Cote d'Ivoire's road development strategy; (ii) transport sector reforms, which include the creation of the AGEROUTE road management agency and the establishment of a road maintenance fund; (iii) road sector needs and challenges; and (iv) strategic measures for managing the country's road network.

The Need for Climate Resilience Policies in Road Asset Management

Presented by Nkululeko Leta, Deputy Team Leader of Infrastructure Research at the Reserach for Community Access Partnership (RECAP), on November 25, 2019 at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, this presentation entitled 'The Need for Climate Resilience Policies in Road Asset Management' makes the case for mainstreaming climate change adaptation (CCA) into a range of levels spanning national policies, planning instruments, monitoring and asset management systems, information systems, down to an engineering project level, including i

Setting the Scene: Climate Resisilient Urban Transport - The Global Challenge

This presentation entitled 'Setting the Scene: Climate resilient urban transport – The Global Challenge' was made by Lena Stiller, GIZ Transport Advisor; Holger Dalkmann, Sustain 2030; and Urda Eichhorst, GIZ Transport & Climate Change Advisor on November 26, 2019 at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.

Sustainable Rural Access and the Rural Access Indicator

This presentation entitled 'Sustainable Rural Access and the Rural Access Indicator' was made by Robin Workman from the Research for Community Access Partnership (ReCAP) on November 25, 2019 at the specialized technical session on sustainable transport at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. It presents the updated methodology used to measure the Rural Access Index (RAI), which is defined as the proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road.

Status of Rural Access in Africa

This presentation entitled 'Status of Rural Access in Africa' was made by Joseph Haule from the Research for Community Access Partnership (ReCAP) on November 25, 2019 at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. It makes the case for improving universal rural access in Africa, where populations are caught in the poverty trap, and presents SUM4All's Global Roadmap of Action for improving rural access.

Climate Change Mitigation: Ministerial Work on an Annual Integrated Transport and Climate Report

Presented by Herman Kwoba on November 25, 2019 at SSATP's Annual General Meeting in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, this presentation entitled 'Climate Change Mitigation: Ministerial Work on an Annual Integrated Transport and Climate Report' showcases the German Ministry for Environment's International Climate Initiative in Kenya.