Development and
Cooperation

Digital monthly 1/2020

Transport infrastructure

Rural regions

No alternative

Air travel is expensive and environmentally harmful, but it is a necessity in South Sudan

Sustainable mobility

Fundamental transformation required

Expert report calls for abandonment of fossil fuels in transport

Air pollution

Blue-sky policy

Our Indian contributor is impressed by Beijing’s efforts to curb air pollution

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Vehicle density

Overburdened infrastructure

There are far more cars on Bangkok’s streets than its infrastructure can handle

Non-motorised transport

Expand sidewalks and bike lanes

Urban and transport planners around the world must pay more attention to pedestrians and cyclists

Our view

Indispensable arteries

Infrastructure must be built prudently for transport to become sustainable

Port of Cotonou

Competitive squall at the pier

The Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin’s economic engine, is facing a major new challenge from neighbouring Nigeria, one of its biggest customers

Infrastructure

Railway to nowhere

Why Kenya’s ambitious cross-country railway is controversial

Development finance

Massive Chinese lending

Kenyans worry about Chinese loans needed for prestigious railway project

Road safety

Enacting and enforcing laws

The risk of dying in a traffic accident is three times higher in poor countries than in rich

Gondola lifts

Up in the air

In Latin America, aerial tram systems provide a transport service for urban districts with geographical and social challenges