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This note has been prepared in response to the following request for TI-UP assistance:

"We know that most at risk in LDCs are vulnerable road users and that pedestrians account for 40-70% of road fatalities. Do we have a data on the gender break-down for fatalities and injuries for Africa? We suspect that a lot of the drivers will be men, but a lot of the passengers and pedestrians will be women and children. This data may be limited for Africa; can comparisons be made from other developing regions where date is better (men/women/children breakdowns)?"

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gTKP Noticias No 35

Issued monthly by gTKP, the global Transport Knowledge Partnership. Here you will find the latest news on global road transport in each of our seven themes: governance, road safety, rural transport, social development, urban transport, finance and economics and environment and climate change.

This issues includes details of the gTKP governance theme Asia workshop, held in late June, on mobilising civil society to improve governance in transport.

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) brings together governments and governmental agencies, the private sector and civil society organisations to address road safety issues, focusing on low and middle-income countries. GRSP is a hosted programme of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Achievements during the past year are summarized in this report. GRSP continues to play a major part in the UN road safety collaboration. Working with the World Bank and the FIA-Foundation, under WHO's chairmanship, the collaboration has now delivered three good practice manuals addressing the critical risk factors identified in the World Report on road traffic injury prevention.

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) brings together governments and governmental agencies, the private sector and civil society organisations to address road safety issues, focusing on low and middle-income countries. GRSP is a hosted programme of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Achievements during the past year are summarized in this report. GRSP continues to play a major part in the UN road safety collaboration. Working with the World Bank and the FIA-Foundation, under WHO's chairmanship, the collaboration has now delivered three good practice manuals addressing the critical risk factors identified in the World Report on road traffic injury prevention.

A One Stop Border Post (OSBP) is where persons, vehicles and goods make a single stop to exit one country and enter another. Generally, its implementation includes simplification of documents and procedures and greater use of ICT.

This document, written by Lynn Harmon, gTKP Theme Champion (Finance & Economics) gives 3 models to consider plus guidance towards implementation.

As it is necessary to develop a legal framework that empowers border officials to operate in the adjoining state and to host foreign officials on their territory, the additional Key Document is a generic form (used in Southern Africa). It would need to be finalised by national legislative draftsmen so it conforms to national format.

This paper, prepared for the UK Department for International Development's (DFID) Equity and Rights Team, seeks to make the most of the available resources, pulling from them useful insights that could inform and strengthen future research on and interventions into gender and climate change. Drawing on existing publicly available literature and personal communications with experts in the field of gender and climate change1, the paper outlines key linkages between climate change and gender inequality - focusing particularly on adaptation and mitigation policies and practices. It seeks to identify gaps in the existing body of work on gender and the environment, which has focused primarily on women's agricultural livelihoods, access to natural resources, or disaster risk reduction. Where possible, given the scarcity of existing examples, it reviews best practice on adaptation and mitigation, with an emphasis on research, policy and practice. The paper ends with recommendations regarding priority areas for future research and highlights some practical steps required to achieve more equitable, appropriate climate change policies and programmes.

The Trade, Finance and Economic Development Division (TFED) and the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC) of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) organized a workshop on trade facilitation and a study tour to the Port of Djibouti as well as to the border posts of Dewaleh and Galafi between Ethiopia and Djibouti on 5 and 6 May 2008. The events were organized in collaboration with Dubai Port (DP) World, the company responsible for managing the Port of Djibouti. The objective of the workshop and study tour was to provide a platform for key stakeholders to share views and experiences on constraints to the movement of goods along the Addis-Ababa-Djibouti corridor and identify solutions. The workshop and study tour were also aimed at initiating/accelerating the creation of a Facilitation Committee for the corridor. Both events were organized as part of a United Nations Development Account project titled " Interregional partnership for promoting trade as an engine of growth through knowledge management and information and communication technologies". The project seeks to disseminate the benefits of trade facilitation and the standards, tools and requirements for its successful implementation.