The incidence of road crashes continues to rise at an alarming rate, and is now a leading cause of death and serious injury among young adults in fast-motorizing countries. 11 thought leaders combining extensive experience in economic analysis, diagnosis tools and countermeasures shared strategies and applied practices that can result in better dimensioned and targeted safety action plans. The closing roundtable examined the incentives that exist for stakeholders in emerging economies to collaborate across agencies and stay abreast of new practices. IRF reaffirmed on this occasion its commitment to deploying globally applicable knowledge resources and capacity strengthening programs.
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The International Road Federation (IRF Global) has successfully concluded the 13th IRF Caribbean Regional Congress, bringing together government leaders, road agencies, engineers, development partners, researchers, and industry professionals from across the Caribbean and beyond for four days of technical exchange, strategic dialogue, and regional collaboration.
Organized by IRF Global in partnership with the Institute of Transportation Engineering (ITE), the Summit provided a high-level platform for discussing how transport agencies can respond to mounting pressures from declining fuel-tax revenues, aging infrastructure assets, increasing safety demands, climate resilience requirements, and rapidly evolving technologies.