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Making CAREC Corridors Safer<\/h2>\n

The 15th CAREC Ministerial Conference unanimously endorsed Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries (2017-2030)<\/a>. The strategy represents the CAREC countries’ high level commitment and pledge to adopt a consistent approach to road safety.<\/p>\n

Road safety is a major global issue. About 1.25 million people are killed, and up to 50 million more are injured, on the world’s roads every year from road crashes. Road crashes is ranked 8th as the leading cause of death globally, and 6th in Central Asia. The rate of road traffic deaths in Central and West Asian countries is between 10 to 25 per 100,000 population, which is several factors higher compared to best-performing countries such as the UK and Sweden.<\/p>\n

Recognizing the huge opportunity for CAREC countries to work together to tackle the road safety challenge, the 14th Ministerial Conference (September 2015, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia), endorsed a joint commitment to road safety.<\/p>\n

View CAREC Ministerial Commitment to Road Safety<\/a><\/p>\n

This commitment calls for adoption of the “safe systems” approach, combining safer road infrastructure, safer vehicles and safer road users.<\/p>\n

Safely Connected: A Regional Road Safety Strategy for CAREC Countries (2017-2030)<\/a> has been developed to provide the framework for CAREC countries to work collectively to implement the Ministerial Commitment to Road Safety. The Strategy builds upon existing strengths within the region, addresses identified gaps, utilizes existing good practice, and mitigates risks.<\/p>\n

The strategy was developed using a participatory approach. During country consultations and workshops, CAREC member countries and development partners discussed issues concerning road safety in the region. Through the planning workshops, the CAREC member countries developed the vision, target, action plan and monitoring framework for the Strategy.<\/p>\n

Read the CAREC Commitment to Road Safety in English<\/a> and Russian<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Read the CAREC Road Safety Presentation in English<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

View the CAREC Road Safety Engineering Manuals<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The CAREC Road Safety Strategy<\/h2>\n

Vision<\/strong>: To \u201cmake CAREC international road corridors safe, efficient and attractive for all road users.\u201d<\/p>\n

Target<\/strong>: To reduce the number of fatalities on the CAREC road corridors by 50% by 2030 (compared to 2010). This translates to 23,000 lives saved and 250,000 serious injuries prevented per year by 2030. The estimated economic savings amounts to approximately $16 billion a year.<\/p>\n

Five Pillars of Activities<\/h2>\n
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  1. Strengthened capacity to manage road safety issues on CAREC road corridors<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Road engineering practices prioritize road safety<\/li>\n
  3. Safer vehicles use CAREC road corridors<\/li>\n
  4. People safely use CAREC corridors<\/li>\n
  5. Improved access to emergency medical treatment for road crash victims<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Implementation<\/h2>\n