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
Event | Annual Conference on Transport Economics 2025 - World Bank Group The conference is organized by the Transport Global Department of the World Bank It is geared towards young researchers working on transportation issues relevant to developing countries—and is an opportunity to present and discuss their work with researchers, policymakers, and transport practitioners
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
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
Investing in Public Transit Systems Can Empower Workers and Transform . . . Rapid urbanization in low- and middle-income countries has led to economic growth, but also brings significant challenges like congestion and the proliferation of informal housing New research shows that investments in urban transportation benefit workers not only through reductions in commute times, but through broader ripple effects in the economy like greater bargaining power for workers
The Transport Sector in India - World Bank Group The Transport Sector in India India’s transport network is one of the most extensive in the world The share of the transport sector in overall infrastructure investments has increased from 2 percent of GDP during 1995-99 to an average of 2 6 percent of GDP between 2007 and 2011
Transport - World Bank Group Transforming Transportation focused on the skills, policies, and resources needed for the implementation of equitable, sustainable, and resilient transportation systems The World Bank Group Driving Change, Delivering Solutions
Railways - World Bank Group Integrating railways into a country’s transportation network This often requires both new investments in terminals and a new way of thinking about how railroads mesh with roads, ports and businesses in general Research into rail’s impact on poverty
Unlocking the full potential of transport corridors to enhance Cambodia . . . PHNOM PENH, November 21, 2024 — A new World Bank report, Cambodia’s Regional Connectivity: Unlocking the Full Potential of Transport Corridors, identifies critical challenges in Cambodia’s transport sector and proposes targeted investments and policy measures to improve regional connectivity