Workshop on CAREC Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility Course

The CAREC Institute delivered a five-day practical workshop on “CAREC Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility” from February 26 to March 1, 2024, in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz Republic. This dynamic event brought together practitioners from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to engage with international experts and collaborate on road safety action.

Organized in partnership with the Asian Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Eastern Alliance for Safe and Sustainable Transport, and the International Road Assessment Program, this workshop demonstrated a strong regional commitment to cooperation on road safety.

During the workshop, participants had the opportunity to network with leading professionals, share best practices, and develop strategies to enhance road safety engineering in the region. The event focused on promoting evidence-based policy making, knowledge sharing, and establishing a national knowledge base for investment-ready road safety programs.

The workshop in Bishkek proved to be a resounding success, with participants gaining valuable insights, practical knowledge, and a strong network of peers dedicated to improving road safety and sustainable mobility in their respective countries.

The workshop is part of the integrated CAREC Road Safety Capacity Building Program, offered by the CAREC Institute, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank. This Program aims to facilitate sustainable transfer of practical road safety knowledge, including the CAREC Road Safety Strategy, manuals, and associated learning materials, accumulated by international development partners to relevant institutions in the CAREC region. It strives to create communities of practice among leading road safety professionals from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.