Ready for takeoff! 🛫 St Maarten’s iconic Princess Juliana International Airport has a state-of-the-art Departure Hall, thanks to the Airport Terminal Reconstruction Project. It has the latest in scanner technology & automated passport control
#transport
There are solutions that can boost women’s mobility. Govts could:
🏥Prioritize road work near schools and hospitals
🚸Plan transport hubs accessible to daycare centers
💵Include transport subsidies in
#cashtransfer
programs for low-income women
#gender
Lack of good
#transport
translates into girls missing school, unemployment, & the inability to access health services. If women had full equality w/ men in using transport, they would have more control over their life choices.
Africa's future success hinges on five key areas: energy, infrastructure, agribusiness/food security, tourism, and healthcare.
Watch the replay:
#PoweringAfrica
#Samoan
grandmother Olevia Afa, thanks to a
@WorldBank
-supported program, has passed her Drivers’ License Test (at age 63!) and is excited about the new freedom it will bring her:
Technology is shaping the future of mobility by enhancing efficiency & reducing the sector's emissions.
🆕report shines a light on how developing countries can navigate the changing landscape of transport innovation to make it better, greener & smarter:
#Jamaica
: Have you heard? Kingston Harbor was upgraded with support from
@worldbank
, bringing improvements that safeguard the coast from the effects of storm surges.
Learn more:
#Transport
The
#Moldova
Rural Connectivity Project will rehabilitate 95 km of rural
#roads
and improve border crossings with
#Romania
. The project will boost connectivity in rural areas, reduce
#transport
costs, & create safer roads.
Learn more:
In Bihar,
#India
, strategic fortification of spurs and embankments helped protect
#infrastructure
and enabled communities to flourish along the riverbanks.
Watch this video to learn more about this transformative
#floodmanagement
project:
Like many Pacific nations,
#Samoa
is vulnerable to
#climatechange
& natural disasters. Through a
@WorldBank
program, upgraded seawalls are driving renewed confidence along one of the country’s busiest
#roads
.
Watch this video:
@WBG_Transport
An IFC - International Finance Corporation project is helping make
#electricvehicles
more accessible and affordable for
#India
’s microentrepreneurs while generating employment for
#women
like Devkanya.
Know more:
#transport
The
@WorldBank
leads global discussions on
#gender
&
#transport
through:
🌎Events and outreach
👩🏾💻Research on critical gender gaps
🫱🏻🫲🏽Partnerships w/ development agencies, govts, private sector, civil society
Read about our work here:
#IWD2024
The
@WorldBank
's $220M
#Tunisia
Economic Development Corridor project aims to reduce regional disparities along the Kasserine - Sidi Bouzid – Sfax corridor by enhancing the quality of
#road
transport access & improving financing for
#SMEs
in the region.
José Correia, a professional driver in
#Brazil
, has reduced his travel time by more than half thanks to a program that improved 4000 km of pavement.
Read how
#WeTakeAction
to improve connectivity between cities:
#transport
#India
is making strides towards more inclusive
#cities
.
Read about how
#PublicTransport
systems can be designed to accommodate
#women
's unique mobility patterns, making transport more women-friendly and create safer cities for all: