Meeting the challenges of Transport in SSA: The Transport and Environment Science Technology (TEST) Network
Dr Dietrich (Dieter) Schwela Stockholm Environment Institute University of York & European Institute for Sustainable Transport Hamburg
Africa Transport Policy Forum Dakar, Senegal 10-11 December 2013 www.afritest.net [email protected] TEST Network
Challenges TEST objective Activities Results and added value Way forward
www.afritest.net [email protected] The challenge: road safety Estimated road deaths per 100,000 people
70
60 11.4 50
40 10.1 28.9 High income Middle income 30 11.0 19.9 Low income 20 6.4 6.6 19.2 21.5 15.8 17.6 10 12.3 13.8 0 Oceania Europe Northern Americas Asia SSA Africa
Source: WHO (2013) www.afritest.net [email protected] The challenge: traffic congestion
www.afritest.net [email protected] The challenge: Estimated deaths due to exposure to particulate matter
2,000,000
1,719,323
1,500,000
1,000,000
688,084 620,518
500,000
121,195 54,050 20,372 0 Oceania Europe Northern Africa Americas Asia SSA
Source: estimated from Lim et al. (2012) www.afritest.net [email protected] TEST Overall Objective
To strengthen scientific and technological capacity to support the formulation and implementation of sustainable transport policies with regards to road safety, traffic flow management, and air pollution which contribute to poverty reduction and economic development in SSA
Sustainable transport? www.afritest.net [email protected]
Programme Objectives: Determining the evidence base and enhance capacity
Strengthening Networking
Road safety Sharing Knowledge
Enhance Research Traffic congestion Capacity
Air pollution, Communicate and GHGs, noise Disseminate
www.afritest.net [email protected] TEST Network Partners
University of Cape Town Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam Makerere University, Kampala University of Zambia University of Zimbabwe European Institute for Sustainable Transport, Hamburg Stockholm Environment Institute www.afritest.net [email protected] Activities: Knowledge sharing
Benchmarking of T & E Report research and innovation needs
Assessment of Web-based Newsletters best practice database Policy Briefs case studies
Peer review and Website evaluation www.afritest.net procedure www.afritest.net [email protected] Transport & environment report
T & E Report
Introduction Urban air and noise pollution Road safety Traffic flow management Transport and equity Transport and climate change Conclusion and policy recommendations www.afritest.net [email protected]
Policy recommendations of the T & E Report
Safe, secure urban environment Minimize impacts of road crashes for all road users
Public health measures
Air pollution & effects
adverse costly
www.afritest.net [email protected] Policy recommendations of the T & E Report
Improve traffic flow Integrated and Stimulate Avoid Reduce GHG emissions economic generation from transport activity & job of new creation traffic participatory approach
Poverty Eradication
Transport policy Improve transport
Policy www.afritest.net [email protected] Activities: Enhance research capacity
Ten training Ten national Ten seminars courses for stakeholder for researchers meetings stakeholders
Needs Identification Five Research assessment in of challenges in Improvement five countries five countries Action Plans www.afritest.net [email protected] Results: Road safety
Lack of
Capacity in data collection, Sustainable Vehicle inspection analysis and interpretation transport & maintenance for policy infrastructure
Need for: Education and awareness Establishment of raising for all road users Road Safety Agencies Road Safety Research; Acquisition of Excessive Drunk technology speed driving Inclusion of private
Law stakeholders enforcement www.afritest.net [email protected] Results: Traffic flow management
Lack of
1 Non deficient road Specific policy Good transport infrastructure and framework planning maintenance
Need for: Better provision for non-motorised Improved transport Better funding and coordination & research gathering of data/statistics Improved public transport
www.afritest.net [email protected] Results: Air Pollution
Lack of
1 Vehicle emission standards Air quality Data/statistics and compliance monitoring monitoring
Research on Need for: transport’s Need for promotion contribution to of mass transport urban air pollution Raising awareness of impacts of Capacity building vehicular emissions in air pollution Behavioural research modelling www.afritest.net [email protected] Results: Enhance networking in SSA
Science technology policy dialogue: Agreement Statement TEST Network & UNEP’s of recommendations Share the Road
Informing the Knowledge Sustainable decision generation and financing making process sharing
www.afritest.net [email protected] The TEST Network and Share the Road Initiative
www.afritest.net [email protected] Way Forward
TEST+ Network
Address the Strengthen Enable poverty Build, scientific & Science, reduction, & strengthen technological Technology, socio- capacities in divide between Innovation economic transport- SSA and DC (STI) development related STI
TEST+ Network = Transport and Environment Science Technology Innovation Network www.afritest.net [email protected] Innovative solutions
Teleshopping Video-conferencing
Solar driven vehicles Cable cars
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