From A Call for Action to an Action Agenda: Response to COVID-19 by the International Transport Community
This report builds on “A call for action for international stakeholders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic” published in April 2020
Abstract
This report builds on “A call for action for international stakeholders to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic” published in April 2020 by the High-Volume Transport Programme. The key findings of the April 2020 report showed that:
- There is an active international transport community in high-income countries that is developing case studies and guidance related to public transport such as bus cleaning protocols and advice for coach and freight drivers.
- There is limited information on specific challenges that affect low-income countries more specifically, such as the informal transport sector or the impact of food security through restricting border controls.
- Few countries requested support from COVID-19 funds from multilateral development banks (MDBs).
- No plans to boost transport programmes related to decarbonisation or the Sustainable Development Goals.
This report addresses the new challenges faced by international transport stakeholders as they support countries emerging from lockdown. The report also sets out ways to align COVID-19 responses with the climate change and sustainable development agendas. This paper contains an update of the work of the international transport stakeholders, guidance on ways to meet the needs of local and national decision-makers; and an Action Agenda for a more collaborative approach among international transport stakeholders.
This is an output of the High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme
Citation
Dalkmann, H (2020) From a Call for action to an action agenda. Available from: http://transport-links.com/download/from-a-call-for-action-to-an-action-agenda/
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