Creative Approaches for Inclusive Transport in Africa

The document advocates for the use of creative participatory methods to include disadvantaged groups—such as women, the elderly, the disabled, and youth—in transport planning across Africa. It highlights that a lack of investment in non-motorized transport (NMT) infrastructure forces a reliance on motorized vehicles, which negatively impacts air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. The guide aims to provide low-resource tools to improve transport outcomes and build resilience against climate change impacts on infrastructure and mobility.

• Low-income disadvantaged groups, including women, the young, the old, and disabled persons, are disproportionately affected by transport systems that fail to meet their needs, often risking their lives due to a lack of investment in safe infrastructure and low priority for non-motorized transport (NMT).
• The deficiency of public transport, cycle paths, and sidewalks in African cities leads to an increased reliance on motorized vehicles like cars, minibuses, motorbike taxis, and paratransit, resulting in negative consequences for road safety, traffic congestion, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and air quality.
• Climate change is projected to worsen existing transport challenges by affecting vehicles, mobility, and infrastructure, creating a necessity and opportunity to integrate climate resilience with transport inclusion.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2022). Creative Approaches for Inclusive Transport in Africa. https://www.sei.org/publications/creative-approaches-for-inclusive-transport-in-africa/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Creative Approaches for Inclusive Transport in Africa. 2022. https://www.sei.org/publications/creative-approaches-for-inclusive-transport-in-africa/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2022creative, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Creative Approaches for Inclusive Transport in Africa}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/creative-approaches-for-inclusive-transport-in-africa/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }