AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar 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 1

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar 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 2

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar 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 3

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar Fatal injury accidents in NL 4

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar 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? 5

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar Partnership – the core of GRSP Business Government Civil Society Improved Road Safety 6

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar Thailand Accident Research Centre Royal launch (February 2003) 7

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar Seat belt campaign Costa Rica & Russia, Hungary, Romania, S.Africa. 8

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar Black-spot visibility: Romania Partnerships for Implementation 9

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar GRSP Partnerships 2007 (total 28)2008 (total 31) Africa South Africa Ghana Namibia South Africa Ghana Namibia Asia China (GRSI) India (Bangalore) Thailand Indonesia China (GRSI) India (Bangalore) Thailand Malaysia Indonesia Europe Hungary Poland Romania Sakhalin Hungary Poland Romania Sakhalin South America Brazil (17 GRSP/GRSI towns) Brazil (19 GRSP/GRSI towns) 10

2005 – FATALITIES (per population) Saudi Arabia AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar 11

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar Good Practice Guides Download from : 12

2008 Speed 1313 Drink Driving x increase in police cases in Bangalore. Helmets Vietnam legislation change. JSDF funding Thailand. Problem recognition in Brasil. Seat Belts 3222 Seat belt wearing from 3% to 80% in three years in Sakhalin. DraftPilot projects 2006 PublishProf DevtWorkshopsTranslationsAction PlansDemo Project Key Outcomes 2008 Studies GRSP Good Practice Guides Implementation Status at June 2008

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar Political Mandate Funding Knowledge & Monitoring Good Practice Development & Implementation Infrastructure Advocacy UNRSC GRSP – Contributing to a global coalition People UN Road Safety Action Plan Civil Societies Business Govt Partnership WHO WB Road Safety Action Plan Civil Societies Business Govt Partnership Many contributors WHO, WB, FIA-F GRSP, UN etc. Global Good Practice Fleet Safety Fatigue Systems Driver Preparation Other Data Seat Belts Road Safety Mgt 14

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar 15 Workshops Emergency medicine

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar 16 Advocacy  Conferences and exhibitions

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar 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, 17

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar 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! 18

2008 Cities with GRSP MoU Countries / areas with GRSP MoU and independent GRSP entity Regional Partnerships Countries with no independent GRSP entity CEO & GRSP Secretariat Executive Committee (elected from members) Members Annual Meeting GRSP Governance Structure International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Legal, fiscal and procedural governance Activity programme governance Governance by MoU, GRSP advice and member representative on board Governance by GRSP advice Governance by MoU Constitutional Governance

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar 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! 20

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar GRSP road safety implementation pipeline Global Advocacy Project Guidelines Professional Development Demonstration Projects Regional Workshops Good Practice Knowledge Share Drink Driving Safe routes to school Seat Belts Fleet Safety City Awards 21

AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar AMRSP Projects in group 3 and 4 Project criteria: Effective in fatality reduction One organisation leading the project If possible more supporting partners Cooperating Government advisable Avoid complexity Realistic budget available Evaluation included 22

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AMRSP Workshop Oct 08 Peter Elsenaar Thank You! 24