COVID-19 Response & Recovery

COVID-19 is having a devastating socio-economic impact globally and has been acutely felt, not the least by people in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Transport is at the centre of managing the spread of the pandemic and will be key to ensuring rapid and sustained recovery. In response to COVID-19 Response & Recovery Transport Research Fund’s Call for Action,  established by the Research for Community Access Partnership (ReCAP) and the High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme (HVT) as part of the UK Department for International Development’s (DFID now FCDO) response to COVID-19, two IRF projects were selected for implementation.

Firstly, the IRF and the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety collaborated on the project “Africa’s response to COVID-19 and its impact on transport and mobility of people and goods.  A review of policy and practice in seven African countries.”, which focussed on Cameroon, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda.  The final report provides evidence-based suggestions that policymakers in Africa should consider when defining responses to potential future waves of COVID-19 and recovery measures.

Secondly, the IRF transformed the Global Transport Knowledge Portal (gTKP). This platform was enhanced to fast-track access to knowledge, experience, learning resources and good practices on COVID-19 response and impacts. The COVID-19 repository within gTKP gathers currently available and relevant resources for LICs, and provide effective access to hands-on knowledge and expertise that can inform action at all levels and help build local capacity, as well as identify the needs and potential gaps.

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