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Transport Overview - World Bank Group The transport sector is essential to reducing poverty and building prosperity: transport gives access to jobs, education and healthcare; it connects goods and services to markets and is a key driver of growth; finally, lowering the carbon footprint of the sector is crucial to tackle climate change The World Bank works with client countries to provide safe, clean and affordable transport for all
Jordan Public Transport Diagnostic and Recommendations The Jordan Public Transport Diagnostic and Recommendations report identifies and addresses key challenges and constraints that are impeding the achievement of an accessible, effective, safe, affordable, and sustainable public transportation system in Jordan Some of the key challenges facing the sector include: (i) poor coverage and low
Air Transport - World Bank Group Air transport is an important enabler to achieving economic growth and development Air transport facilitates integration into the global economy and provides vital connectivity on a national, regional, and international scale It helps generate trade, promote tourism, and create employment opportunities
India Transportation - World Bank Group India’s transport sector is large and diverse; it caters to the needs of 1 1 billion people In 2007, the sector contributed about 5 5 percent to the nation’s GDP, with road transportation contributing the lion’s share Good physical connectivity in the urban and rural areas is essential for economic growth
How ICTs Can Help Transport Systems Evolve - World Bank Group ICTs converge with mobile networks to move conventional transportation into the next generation of transport systems and services, where the traditional three major entities of transportation – transport facility, transport mode and humans – are to be connected systematically in order to provide real-time information exchange amongst all of
Transport - World Bank Group With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries
Investing in Public Transit Systems Can Empower Workers and Transform . . . Rapid urbanization in low- and middle-income countries has led to economic growth, but also brings significant challenges like congestion and the proliferation of informal housing New research shows that investments in urban transportation benefit workers not only through reductions in commute times, but through broader ripple effects in the economy like greater bargaining power for workers
Closing Gender Gaps in Transport - World Bank Group The Thematic Note on Closing Gender Gaps in Transport, which accompanies the World Bank’s proposed new 2024-30 gender strategy, points out that there is an urgent need for holistic policies that tackle women’s mobility barriers There are many concrete solutions that can help enhance women’s mobility Governments could prioritize road
Transport Decarbonization: How Do We Make the Economics Work? Transport decarbonization offer enormous sustainable business opportunity “The strength is in the investment community, the supportive environment, innovations in the traditional funding mechanisms, in the capital market and the banking sector,” Oteh explained Low carbon economy alone can yield gains of about $26 trillion by 2030