- 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
- Clean Hydrogen for Road Transportation in Developing Countries
The World Bank report Clean Hydrogen for Road Transportation in Developing Countries explores why this is the case through modeling exercises in five countries The report explores where and when FCEVs might become economically viable in more developing countries and offers insights into hydrogen’s untapped potential in road transport
- Event | Transport Week 2025 - World Bank Group
Transforming Transportation 2025, the 22st edition of this flagship event, offers a full week of events and networking opportunities The 2025 conference will focus on the skills, policies, and resources needed to move from planning and policy to the implementation of equitable, sustainable, and resilient transportation systems
- Closing Gender Gaps in Transport - World Bank Group
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
- Infrastructure Overview - World Bank Group
Scaling-up cooperation in digital development, smart transportation and clean energy by convening other World Bank Group institutions, international development agencies, private sector entities and NGOs to deliver solutions Building knowledge and capacity through academic partnerships such as the #Infra4Dev conferences
- Addressing Transportation Inefficiencies in Africa Crucial to Reducing . . .
A new World Bank report identifies 10 ports, 20 road segments, and 20 border crossings in Africa that are crucial to addressing the continent’s food insecurity crisis With 140 million Africans—one in five people—classified as food insecure, improving these transportation hubs could significantly reduce food waste, lower costs, and enhance food access for millions of people
- Urban Transport in Yangon and Mandalay: Review of Sector Institutions . . .
Urban growth, while offering opportunities for economic development and creation of more and better-paid jobs, also increases the pressure on the existing urban mobility systems and access of the population to jobs, services, and their communities Yangon, with over 5 million urban population, is
- India Transportation - World Bank Group
The future potential for port sector, particularly container ports is huge considering that the container traffic is projected to grow to 40 million TEU by 2025 Inland water transportation also remains largely undeveloped despite India's 14,000 kilometers of navigable rivers and canals Aviation
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