Resources and Links

New commitments for Roads & Highways projects reached almost USD4 billion in fiscal year 2007 (July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007).

Roads & Highways lending accounted for 80% of the total World Bank's transport lending in that fiscal year.

More information on the portfolio:
Active projects
Projects pipeline

More information on the World Bank's activities in the sector is available on the Roads & Highways website.

		Road Safety: A Development Challenge for South Asia
		Road Safety in Sub-Saharan Africa
		Poland: Making Roads Safer for All
		Making Roads Safe around the World
		Implementing the recommendations of the World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention

Predicted Road Traffic Fatalities
World Bank Region	% Change 2000-2020
South Asia	144%
East Asia & Pacific	80%
Sub-Saharan Africa	80%
Middle-East & North Africa	68%
Latin America & Caribbean	48%
Europe & Central Asia	18%
Sub-total	83%
High-income countries	-28%
Global total	66%

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There is a large number of websites providing valuable information and knowledge on road safety.

The links listed in this section cover:

		resources from governments of developed and developing countries
		organizations aiming at helping developing countries to improve their road safety
		research institutes giving access to valuable research results
		non-governmental organizations offering funding for road safety projects to developing countries
		information on research projects relevant to the website audience.

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