The Rural Roads for Development is a hands-on residential short-course at the University of Birmingham, UK run in collaboration with the International Road Federation The programme provides training that promotes the selection, support, design and maintenance of rural roads to improve their contribution to development, growth, and poverty reduction. For more than forty years, the University … Continue reading “Applications open for the 6th edition of Rural Roads for Development short course”
Empowering Women Through Improved Rural Access
To mark the occasion of International Women’s Day, we are very pleased to launch our latest video entitled: Empowering Women through Improved Access, prepared in collaboration with the Partnership for Sustainable Low Carbon Transport(SLoCaT), in the framework of the UKAid funded Research for Community Access Partnership. Investment in rural roads is of significant benefit to women & children, … Continue reading “Empowering Women Through Improved Rural Access”
Critical Role of Rural Transport in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Linear Transport Research team at the University of Birmingham has released a new video that explores the critical role of rural transport in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The video was produced in cooperation with the UKAID-funded Research for Community Access Partnership (ReCAP) and the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT). Rural Transport and SDGs … Continue reading “Critical Role of Rural Transport in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”