ARMFA 16th Annual General Assembly Robert Tama Lisinge Chief, Operational Quality Section Strategic Planning and Operational Quality Division 19-23 February 2018 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Context of Road Safety policy formulation in Africa Outline 2 Context of Road Safety policy formulation in Africa Content of Road Safety Policy Documents Implementation of RS Policies Role of Road Funds Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Alarmingly High Road Deaths in Africa 3 Africa has the most dangerous roads in the world 26.6 deaths per 100,000 population Rate of deaths per 100,000 population is higher in all African countries than the European Average of 9.3 The rate of death per 100,000 population in selected African countries is more than double the European average of 9.3 Source: ECA analysis using WHO data Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Significant GDP Loss (%) 4 African Roads Maintenance Funds Association UNECA.ORG

Context (2): Economic Growth 5 Unprecedented sustained economic growth in Africa Spurred, partly, by spending in infrastructure, notably construction of roads Close to 17% of budget allocated to Works and Transport Sector in Uganda Implications for road safety Improved quality and coverage of roads could increase road crashes Rapid economic growth is translating into increase in car ownership which increases road conflicts Efforts needed to ensure that gains of economic growth are not undermined by road crashes Africa loses approximately the same amount it invests on roads through accidents (1-3% of GDP) Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Context (3): Global Agreements 6 UN Initiatives Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 Sustainable Development Goals Regional and national policies seek to comply with provisions/recommendations of global agreements Achieve objectives of agreements Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

UN RS Resolutions/Declarations Resolutions/Declarations 7 UN Resolution 57/309 of 22 May 2003 -Raising awareness of widespread problem of traffic death/injury -Request SG to submit a report to General Assembly on global road safety crisis UN Resolution 58/289 -Invites WHO, working in close collaboration with UN Regional Commissions to act as coordinator on road safety within UN Moscow Ministerial Conference on Road Safety (2009) UN Resolution 64/255 of March 2010 -Proclaim 2011-2020 as Decade of Action for Road Safety Brasilia High Level Conference on Road Safety (2015)/UN Resolution 70/260 of 15 April 2016 Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Policy Dialogue Platforms rations Resolutions/Declarations 8 Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Chronology of Key AU Decisions (1) 9 Nov. 2011: Second Session of AU Conference of African Ministers of Transport Luanda Declaration Adoption of African Road Safety Action Plan for Decade 2011-2020 Proclamation of the African Road Safety Day Instruction for elaboration of African Road Safety Charter Norms and Standards for Trans-African Highways Agreement January 2012: 18th AU Summit endorse Luanda Declaration Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Chronology of Key AU Decisions (2) 10 April 2014: Third Session of AU Conference of African Ministers of Transport Malabo Declaration Adoption of TAH Agreement (harmonisation of norms and standards) Annex III on Road Safety Adoption of the African Road Safety Charter June 2014: 23rd AU Summit endorsed Malabo Declaration November 2015: Charter presented to and cleared by Specialised Technical Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs January 2016: Charter endorsed by AU Summit March 2017: AU Specialised Technical Committee Meeting on Transport in Lome, Togo Mandate for the development of a minimum set of RS indicators Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

11 Summary of African Road Safety Action Plan 2011-2020 Pillar Expected Accomplishments Number of Activities Total Number of Activities Pillar 1: Road Safety Management 1.Established/strengthened Lead Agencies 10   23 2. Improved management of data 9 3. Developed/strengthened partnership and collaboration 4 Pillar 2: Safer Roads and Mobility 1.Safer road infrastructure for all road users 7 8 2. Capacity building and training 1 Pillar 3: Safer Vehicles 1.Road worthiness of vehicles 5 Pillar 4: Safer Road Users 1.Educated general public (road users) 11 27 2.Use of helmets 3 3.Use of seatbelt 4.Drink-driving and driving under the influence of other drugs 5. Use of mobile phone while driving 6. Speeding Pillar 5: Post-Crash Response 1.Improved emergency care Crosscutting Issues 1.Rural transport safety 2.Evaluation of the Decade 2 Total number of Expected Accomplishments and Activities 15 79 Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Mid-term Review of African RS Action Plan: Objectives 12 Improve understanding of extent to which African countries are implementing the African Road Safety Action Plan Collect baseline data Assess performance across different pillars of Action Plan Identify areas were more effort should be directed Identify and disseminate best practices Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

13 Overall Performance Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

14 Ranking of Countries by Performance Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Country Performance in Pillar 1 15 18% of countries have fully implemented more activities than those that are in progress or for which insignificant action has been taken 39% of countries have a larger share of activities for which insignificant action has been taken compared to those in the other categories. Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

16 Performance by Expected Accomplishments of Pillar 1 (1) Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

17 Performance by Expected Accomplishments of Pillar 1 (2) Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Pillar 2 18 Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Action required by African Countries Roadmap for Accelerating the Implementation of the African Road Safety Action Plan (2015-2020) 19 Challenge Action required by African Countries Funding Road Safety activities Advocate inclusion of Road Safety in SDGs Allocate 10% of Road infrastructure funding to Road Safety. Set specific budget for Road Safety Use various sources of finance for Road Safety Providing clear framework for Public private partnerships Facilitate financing of road safety by technical and financial partners   2. Create / strengthen Lead Road safety Agencies Spearhead the establishment and the strengthening of the Road Safety Lead Agencies 3. Data collection, analysis and reporting Adopt minimum reporting requirement as will be set out by the national coordinating (lead) agency in line with Decade of action on RS reporting Adopt and implement a common strategy to establish centralized databases on Road Safety Encourage the transmission of data by forces of public order (Police), hospitals and other sources to Lead Road Safety Agencies Build national capacity to manage road safety data Take advantage of regional good practices in the development and use of databases Join IRTAD Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Roadmap for Accelerating the Implementation of the African Road Safety Action Plan (2015-2020) Challenge Action required by African Countries 4. Capacity Building/ lack of Country Capacity Review undertake country capacity review / Gap Analysis Establish a Regional Peer Review mechanism to enable sharing of experiences Implement recommendations of SSATP document on the establishment of lead agencies Introduce road safety modules in schools and universities   5. Development of National Road Safety Strategy Member states to develop national Road Safety Strategies 6. Sensitization Launch an African Forum on Road Safety 7. Technical Control (Vehicle Inspections) Create modern vehicle inspection centres (technical control centres) 8. Agenda 2063 Include Road Safety in Africa’s development frameworks, notably the African Development Goals and Agenda 2063 Include road safety in the 1st 10-year implementation plan of Agenda 2063 Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

21 Sustainable Development Goals Topical Issues Road safety is included in 2 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and targets Target 3.6 is to halve global deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2020 Target 11.2 is to provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons UN Resolution 70/260 Adopted in April 2016 Request SG to consider possibility of establishing a Road Safety Trust Fund Support implementation on Global Plan for the Decade of Action and RS-related SDGs Road Safety Fund being finalised by the Secretariat of the UN Special Envoy on Road Safety Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

Enhance use of Road Funds for Road Safety activities Way Forward 22 Enhance use of Road Funds for Road Safety activities Allocate share of Road Fund to RS Cameroon (2.5 bn since 2013), Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Use allocated funds to implement priorities In line with African Road Safety Action Plan SDGs Ensure that African Countries benefit from proposed Road Safety Fund to implement their Road Safety activities. Road Safety in Africa: Role of Road Funds UNECA.ORG

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