The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), and the Asia Pacific Road Safety Observatory (APRSO), has won the 2023 Prince Michael International Road Safety Award, for...
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New Global Status Report underlines need for investment in safe roads and speeds
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows a promising 5% reduction in global road deaths between 2010 and 2021. This marks the first decrease since the Global Status Report on Road Safety series began, and comes despite rapid population and vehicle...
Ten Step Tanzania Project Receives Prince Michael International Award
From left to right: Miguel Angel Serrano Santos, Racheal Nganwa, Mbelwa Kairuki, HRH Prince Michael of Kent, Susanna Zamamtaro, Anouar Benazzouz, Julia Funk. Image Credit: International Road Federation (IRF) London, 12 December 2023 -The world-first Ten Step Tanzania...
Social KPIs Matter: Setting Robust Indicators for Sustainability-Linked Finance
iRAP has been recognised as a road safety indicator in a new International Finance Corporation-produced discussion paper "Social KPIs Matter: Setting Robust Indicators for Sustainability-Linked Finance". The paper highlights current trends in the use of social key...
Planning commences for the 4th Ministerial Conference in Morocco
iRAP was pleased to join the Planning Committee Meeting for the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Geneva this week, alongside representatives of the United Nations, World Health Organisation and global road safety lead partners. The 4th Ministerial...
Event Summary: 2023 Asia Pacific Regional Road Safety Seminar
iRAP was proud to be a part of the Asia Pacific Regional Road Safety Seminar last week in Manila, hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) and Asia Pacific Regional Road Safety Observatory (APRSO). Each day, it is estimated...
KSARAP launches for safer roads in Saudi Arabia
Image Credit: Saudi Press Agency 5 December 2023: The International Road Assessment Program (iRAP) and the Roads General Authority (RGA) announced the launch of the Saudi Arabia Road Assessment Programme (KSARAP) in Riyadh, a locally led programme to eliminate...
Europe News: iRAP featured in M Sweden – 100 years of road safety work report
Below is an excerpt from the 100 years of road safety report from M Sweden. Riksförbundet M Sweden has worked as the motorists' consumer organization for over a hundred years. During the time that the organization has existed, the challenges have both changed and been...
World Bank embeds 3-star safety in Tanzanian road financing
All World Bank-financed projects in Tanzania are required to achieve a minimum 3-star iRAP safety rating, announced by TANROADS yesterday at the African Regional Seminar on Road Safety in Mwanza. Eng. George Daffa from the Tanzania Roads Agency (TANROADS) presented on...
Fayetteville celebrates being first US city to use CycleRAP
Fayetteville in the U.S. has celebrated its inclusion in the international five-cities pilot of the CycleRAP Assessment Model along with Madrid, Barcelona, Bogota and Sao Paulo. The pilot, involving Fundacion Mapfre, iRAP, the Union Cyclist Internationale...