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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
- Transport - World Bank Group
Transport Transport plays an important role in fostering economic growth, linking people to essential services, the growth of cities, and the creation of jobs The World Bank works with client countries to provide mobility and transport solutions that are safe, efficient, clean and accessible
- Improving Transport Connectivity for Food Security in Africa
Food insecurity in Africa isn’t just about producing more — it’s about fixing the broken systems that prevent it from getting where it’s needed most By investing and improving transportation, we can remove the key bottlenecks, reduce costs, and ensure more reliable access to food for millions of people
- Railways - World Bank Group
With a better understanding of rail’s potential to address poverty, transport ministries and urban planners can make more informed decisions on policies and investments The World Bank is working across the globe to help developing countries put more people and more freight onto efficient, well-managed railways
- 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 Since the early 1990s, India's growing economy has witnessed a rise in demand
- World Bank Gender and Transport
The World Bank helps countries create concrete solutions to enhance women's mobility These initiatives align with the World Bank's gender strategy The World Bank leads global discussions on gender and transport through events and outreach, research on critical gender gaps and partnerships with other development agencies, governments, private sector, and civil society organizations
- The Container Port Performance Index 2020 to 2024: Trends and lessons . . .
Container ports are critical nodes in globally connected supply chains, handling merchandise and semi-finished products The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) measures the time container ships spend in port, making it an important point of reference for stakeholders in the global economy and
- The Road to Food Security: How Targeted Transport Investments Can . . .
A new World Bank report, Transport for Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening Supply Chains, proposes several priority actions to reduce transport costs and improve food security across the continent These recommendations can help transform Africa’s hunger zones to places where food is more abundant and easily distributed
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