TDXRapid Research
Key Sources & References
Links, papers, and source material.
Key Sources and References
Compiled from web research, February 2026
UN Decade of Sustainable Transport
- UN Decade of Sustainable Transport 2026-2035 (UNDESA)
- Implementation Plan for the Decade (PDF, Dec 2025)
- Launch Event (10 Dec 2025)
- SLOCAT - UN Decade of Sustainable Transport
Data Platforms & Databases
OPSIS / Global Infrastructure Resilience
- Global Infrastructure Resilience Platform
- University of Oxford, Environmental Change Institute
PortWatch (IMF / OxMarTrans)
- PortWatch Platform
- IMF dataviz initiative, powered by OxMarTrans model from University of Oxford
- Features: Port Monitor, Disruption Monitor, Spillover Simulator, Climate Scenarios, Trade Monitor
- Built on ArcGIS Hub / Esri mapping
African Transport Systems Database
- Publication in Scientific Data (Nature, 2025)
- Authors: Colombo, S., Pant, R., Young, M. et al. (University of Oxford)
- EarthArXiv preprint
- Coverage: 234 airports, 179 maritime ports, 132 inland ports, 4,412 railway stations (99,373 km rail), 1,004,512 km roads across Africa
Transport Data Commons (TDC / TDCI)
- UNECE Transport Data Commons
- TDC Portal
- Transport Data Commons Initiative
- TDC About Page
- TDCI on HVT
- CKAN partnership announcement
- Platform: Built on CKAN, developed with Datopian
- 30+ member organisations including UNECE, JRC, ADB, GIZ, ITF, ITDP, World Bank, University of Oxford
Africa Transport Observatory (ATO)
- Part of SSATP / World Bank Africa transport programme
International Transport Forum (ITF/OECD)
FCDO Transport Programmes
RIDE (Research on Infrastructure in Developing Economies)
- RIDE on GOV.UK
- 5-year programme, grants >£1M
- Two themes: (1) Sustainable transport at scale for inclusive economic growth, (2) Mobilising private finance at scale
- Three components: Partnerships, Research, Transport Innovation Hub
- Application closed Jan 2025
High Volume Transport (HVT)
- HVT Programme
- 7-year, £18M FCDO investment
- 100+ funded projects across Africa and South Asia
- HVT Research Compendium
- Completed January 2025
- Themes: Long-distance road/rail, urban transport, low carbon transport, gender/inclusion
RECAP (Research for Community Access Partnership)
- Predecessor to HVT, focused on rural access/connectivity
Partner Organisations
WRI - World Resources Institute
- WRI Integrated Transport & Innovation
- WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
- Research areas: public transport, paratransit, mobility planning, access to opportunities, new mobility, traffic safety, walking & cycling
- Completing the Trip: Global Climate Goal for Transport
GIZ - Transport
- GIZ Mobility, Transport and Infrastructure
- International partnerships for global transport revolution
- Supporting Africa's transport transformation
- Changing Transport (GIZ knowledge platform)
- Key initiatives: TUMI, NDC Transport Initiative for Asia
University of Oxford
- Environmental Change Institute / Infrastructure Analytics Group
- Projects: OPSIS, African Transport Systems Database, OxMarTrans/PortWatch, African Development Corridors Database
UNECE
- Inland Transport Committee
- Transport Data Commons host
- UNECE press: global open database on transport CO2 emissions