This project paper seeks Board approval of an Additional Financing (AF) of US90 million dollars equivalent to IDA credit for the Enhancing Niger Northeast Connectivity Project (ENNCP). This is in response...
The development of objective of the Mindanao Transport Connectivity Improvement Project for Philippines is to improve connectivity, climate resilience, and safety of selected roads in the Mindanao region...
The development objective of Road Safety Project for Bangladesh is to build road safety management capacity and achieve targeted reduction in traffic fatalities and serious injuries in Bangladesh. This...
The development objectives of the Guayas: Resilient Rural Roads Project for Ecuador are to improve resilient, sustainable, and safe road connectivity in rural areas of the Province of Guayas and, in case...
The development objective of the Road Sector Climate Resilience Program Series of Projects (SOP-1) for Bolivia is to enhance climate risk management in Bolivia’s road sector and improve climate resilience...
Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a critical public health issue in Jordan, as highlighted in the 2022 Annual Report on Road Traffic Injuries. With 169,409 crashes recorded, resulting in 562 deaths and...
Road traffic crashes are the eighth leading cause of death globally and are concentrated in lower-income settings; 92% of road traffic fatalities occur in low- or middle-income countries (Global status...
Ratings for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project for India were as follows: outcome was highly satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) quality...
The development objectives of the Roads and Bridges in the Refugee Hosting Districts and Koboko-Yumbe-Moyo Road Corridor Project for Uganda are to enhance: (a) road transport connectivity in select refugee...
The development objective of the First Phase of the Provincial and Local Roads Improvement Program Project for Nepal is to enhance inclusive connectivity, efficiency, resilience, and safety of the selected...
Road crashes kill more than 4,000 people every year in Bangladesh and countless more are seriously injured or disabled. With rapid increase of vehicles without adequate institutional mechanisms and investments...
Bangladesh has made great strides in developing an extensive road transport system. Yet, poor quality of construction and maintenance of the primary, secondary and tertiary road network is common, resulting...
Ratings for the Results-based Road Maintenance and Safety Project for Albania were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M and...
Governments worldwide will need to direct substantial resources to road safety if they are to achieve the goals of the United Nations Second Decade of Action for Road Safety. However, estimates of road...
Weather-related shocks and climate variability contribute to hampering progress toward poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa. Droughts have a direct impact on weather-dependent livelihood means and the...
During COVID-19, curfews spread like wildfire. Although their impact on curbing the spread of disease remains to be proven, curfews have the potential to bring about costs to society in multiple domains...
Logistics cost share in the value of the product in Peru, among the highest in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. Road transport injuries in Peru are the single most important cause of death...