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AMRSP October 22, 2008 Peter Elsenaar, Senior Advisor, Geneva and Samar Abouraad, Advisor, Beirut

AMRSP October 22, 2008 Peter Elsenaar, Senior Advisor, Geneva and Samar Abouraad, Advisor, Beirut. GRSP is a hosted programme of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. GRSP Presentation for AMRSP 2008. Introduction Road Safety – GRSP in Global Context

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AMRSP October 22, 2008 Peter Elsenaar, Senior Advisor, Geneva and Samar Abouraad, Advisor, Beirut

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  1. AMRSP October 22, 2008 Peter Elsenaar, Senior Advisor, Geneva and Samar Abouraad, Advisor, Beirut GRSP is a hosted programme of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

  2. GRSP Presentation for AMRSP 2008 • Introduction • Road Safety – GRSP in Global Context • Performance on our strategic themes and projects • Building a Partnership in ESCWA -countries now

  3. Road Safety - Global Context • 1.2 million deaths, 50 million injuries per year • WHO estimate made in May 2008 of 2.4 million deaths by 2030 • #2 cause of death in 4 – 29 year olds (2002) • #3 cause of death in 30 – 44 year olds (2002) • 85% of casualties in low and middle income countries • Incalculable pain and suffering • $65 billion per year financial cost in low and middle income countries – and growing fast This $65 billion is a prize that we can win by investing in road safety ..and if we do not, we will continue to lose more than a million people every year

  4. Fatal injury accidents in NL

  5. Who owns the Road Safety Problem? • The police? • The road authority? • The road users? • The Government? • Society? • Who should solve the road safety problem??? • The one who created it? • Who gets the return on investments?

  6. Partnership – the core of GRSP Business Improved Road Safety Government Civil Society

  7. Thailand Accident Research Centre Royal launch (February 2003)

  8. Seat belt campaign Costa Rica & Russia, Hungary, Romania, S.Africa.

  9. Black-spot visibility: Romania Partnerships for Implementation

  10. GRSP Partnerships

  11. 2005 – FATALITIES(per 100 000 population) Saudi Arabia

  12. Good Practice Guides Download from : www.grsproadsafety.org

  13. GRSP Good Practice Guides Implementation Status at June 2008 Demo Project Pilot projects Action Plans Translations Key Outcomes Workshops Prof Devt Publish Studies Draft 2008 2006 2005 2007 2006 2005 2003

  14. GRSP – Contributing to a global coalition Global Good Practice UNRSC Road Safety Action Plan Political Mandate Govt Govt Advocacy WHO Civil Societies Civil Societies Business Business Infrastructure Seat Belts Good Practice Development & Implementation Data WB Road Safety Action Plan Road Safety Mgt Partnership Partnership 2 Fleet Safety 1999 Knowledge & Monitoring Fatigue Systems Funding Driver Preparation Other Many contributors WHO, WB, FIA-F GRSP, UN etc. UN People

  15. Workshops Emergency medicine

  16. Advocacy • Conferences and exhibitions

  17. Road Safety Strategy and Plan • Good examples of multidicipline cooperation in the region. • Needed for partnerships: • - to built synergy with other activities in the region, • - to make an inventory of the needs,

  18. What can GRSP, ESCWA offer • Cooperation in a global, UN framework, including WHO, IFRC hosted • Experience in Partnership building, • Expertise in manuals, partnership projects, • Criteria and planning for effective projects • Catalogue of projects and campaigns • Global partners, like Shell, BP, Toyota, GM, Michelin, Bridgestone, FIA and IRU • And… • You can inspire the world!

  19. GRSP Governance Structure International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Members Annual Meeting Constitutional Governance Executive Committee (elected from members) Legal, fiscal and procedural governance Activity programme governance CEO & GRSP Secretariat Regional Partnerships Countries / areas with GRSP MoU and independent GRSP entity Countries with no independent GRSP entity Cities with GRSP MoU Governance by MoU, GRSP advice and member representative on board Governance by MoU, GRSP advice and member representative on board Governance by GRSP advice Governance by MoU

  20. 2009 Need for a Change • Creating an Arab Mashreq Road Safety Partnership (AMRSP)? • Willingness of one partner to finance the coordinating structure for 3 years! • GRSP Constitution: a source of inspiration? • Working together in projects, government, NGO’s and private sector? • Will your organisation join? And invest and execute projects? • Starting National Partnership organisations? • Joining forces makes everyone stronger!

  21. GRSP road safety implementation pipeline Global Advocacy Knowledge Share Good Practice Regional Workshops Professional Development Demonstration Projects Project Guidelines Safe routes to school Seat Belts Drink Driving City Awards Fleet Safety

  22. Thank You! www.grsproadsafety.org

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