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TRB International Activities Committee Update from World Bank

TRB International Activities Committee Update from World Bank. Maryvonne Plessis-Fraissard January 23, 2007. Time to develop new technologies. Time for capital stock turnover. 35.00. 30.00. FOSSIL FUEL SCENARIO. 25.00. + 3º to 5º C. Temp increase by 2100. CO2 Emissions, MT C. 20.00.

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TRB International Activities Committee Update from World Bank

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  1. TRB International Activities CommitteeUpdate from World Bank Maryvonne Plessis-Fraissard January 23, 2007

  2. Time to develop new technologies Time for capital stock turnover 35.00 30.00 FOSSIL FUEL SCENARIO 25.00 + 3º to 5º C Temp increase by 2100 CO2 Emissions, MT C 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 + 1º to 2.5º C 0.00 CLIMATE FRIENDLY SCENARIO 1990 2000 2020 2040 2010 2030 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090 2100 Technological Innovation: Fossil-fuel Based vs. Climate-Friendly climate change Scenarios

  3. Increasing Weather-RelatedEconomic Damages

  4. Securing natural resources & environmental conditions for growth Energy efficiency, water conservation, waste management, urban environment, ecosystem central to growth strategies In many countries constraints are institutional, not financial More GDP (in PPP) is Produced by the Developing World

  5. Safe clean and affordable… Transport for development • Externalities no longer treated as trade off: transport to be a lead sector for sustainable development • Reinforced by the launching of the Sustainable Development Network - SDN – which brings together Environment, Social and Infrastructure networks • Address client multi sectoral concerns & global sustainability agenda • Impact • Leveraging, and partnerships • Continued growth of investment • New products, best practice, big impact sustainable infrastructure programs

  6. New Sustainable Development Network • No change in policy direction yet accelerating needs & expectations • Build cutting edge knowledge of sustainable development • Integrate sustainability analysis into the business • Make environmental and social sustainability a core comparative advantage of operations • Create new lines of business

  7. World Bank Transport Research • In country AAA • Ex: Pakistan Transport Competitiveness Study leading to policy decisions and multi-donor funded investment • Stock taking and evaluation • “A Decade of Action in Transport: An Evaluation of World Bank Assistance to the Transport Sector 1995 – 2005” • Public/Private Balance in Transport Infrastructure and Services: A Global Overview. • Review of road funds • Rural Transport Strategy • Advance agenda, bridge knowledge gap in development practice • Transport, Energy Efficiency, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Guidelines, toolkits • Port reform toolkit, Transit and landlocked Countries • Anti corruption in Transport Operations, governance & social impact • Road safety good practice, guidelines safety quality assurance • Headline data for 2007 WDI Urban Mobility • Environmental indicators, Highway indicators, • Transport access web and paper, Transport & HIV-AIDS, Transport & Health

  8. Key Partnerships • Global Facilitation Partnership for Transportation and Trade • UNIDO, UNCTAD, WCO, UNECE, TIACA, BULPRO • Global Road Safety Facility • 2005 - WB commitment to save 2.5 Million lives & 37.5 Million hospitalizations & 175 M minor injuries by 2015 • Strengthen global, regional & country capacity to support sustainable reductions in road deaths & injuries • Increase road safety investment • Accelerate safety knowledge transfer • Promote innovative infrastructure solutions to improve the safety of mixed traffic, mixed speed road environments • SSATP • 20+ year partnership to facilitate policy development and related capacity building in the transport sector in Su-Saharan Africa • 32 active countries, UNECA, AfDB, AU/NEPAD, 8 regional Economic Communities, public & private state / regional organizations • TRISP/TRAIN • DFID financed Knowledge dissemination in Transport

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