BIC has updated this brief to incorporate findings from recent project monitoring that provides additional evidence that disability inclusion remains insufficiently integrated into transport investments at the World Bank. While the original brief focused on gaps in the Bank’s approach to Paris alignment, particularly the absence of disability inclusion in the Transport Sector Note, this updated iteration strengthens that analysis with examples from BIC’s monitoring work.
Cases from Colombia and Ghana illustrate the disconnect between climate action and disability inclusion, showing how accessibility remains overlooked in the design of climate resilient and low-carbon transport systems. If the Bank continues to treat disability inclusion and climate action as two separate issues, it risks creating or reinforcing new mobility barriers for persons with disabilities while missing opportunities to expand accessible mass transit systems that support transport decarbonization.
Our findings reinforce that achieving Paris-aligned transport systems requires more than reducing emissions; it also requires prioritizing transport systems that are inclusive and accessible for all.
Read the full, updated brief here (June 2026).
