Periodic Reporting for period 1 - TRANS-SAFE (Transforming Road Safety in Africa)
Berichtszeitraum: 2022-09-01 bis 2024-02-29
SO1 Inform: Activities completed and pending under each pillar/WP incorporate bilateral knowledge transfer; in line with the JAES so that EU partners have a better understanding of the realities on the ground of application of this knowledge in the African context and the needs of the end users are consistently prioritized to maximize impact long-term. Progress is reflected in deviations to originally proposed tasks and deliverables as well as the specific knowledge shared by EU experts with African partners noted under each WP.
SO2 Inspire: Completion of in-depth research into the theoretical integration of Safe Systems in living-lab countries has informed the wider activities of the project implementation and local methodologies for improving road safety. Local and international stakeholders have also been provided with opportunities to learn from each other through the peer learning network activities.
SO3 Initiate: Continuous discussions with local partners have resulted in finding a gap in system standards within each pillar of the safe systems. These findings are then communicated through training activities and academic platform to build up local capacities and aligning current policies to be consistent with international standard.
SO4 Implement: TRANS-SAFE Living Labs outlined road safety needs aligned with the Safe System approach specific to their cities, setting the context for several proposed demonstration actions in Kigali in Rwanda, Cape Town in South Africa, Kumasi in Ghana and Lusaka in Zambia. Implementation plans have been developed and actual execution has started and is at various levels of completion.
SO5 Impact: In a parallel project funded by UNRSF, UNEP has been working on addressing the impact of unregulated export of used vehicles from the Global North. The Phase II project aims to ensure minimum safety standards on the export of used vehicles. Many of the countries engaged in TRANS-SAFE were also engaged in Phase I of the project which resulted in the adoption of better vehicle emissions standards and draft regulations on vehicle imports.