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The Sub Sahara Africa Transport Policy Program

The Sub Sahara Africa Transport Policy Program. Stephen Brushett Thematic Leader Road Management and Financing. Purpose.

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The Sub Sahara Africa Transport Policy Program

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  1. The Sub Sahara Africa Transport Policy Program Stephen Brushett Thematic Leader Road Management and Financing

  2. Purpose The Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) is an international partnership to facilitate policy development and related capacity-building in the transport sector of Sub-Saharan Africa. Sound policies lead to safe, reliable, and cost-effective transport, freeing people to lift themselves out of poverty, and helping countries to compete internationally

  3. Interventions • Sponsoring research, documentation, conferences and publications • Disseminating information and raising awareness on transport issues • Advising and facilitating transport policy development in SSA • Coordinating initiatives and sponsoring links between SSA institutions and elsewhere

  4. Partnerships • UNECA and World Bank as host organizations • 18 bilateral and international funding partners since inception • Regional SSA economic and sector institutions • Networks • NGOs and technical support organizations

  5. Since the late 1980s The five components • RMI • RTTP • Urban Mobility • Trade and Transport • Railway Restructuring The three cross cutting themes • Environment • Gender • Safety

  6. Since the early 2000s • Program restructuring, new governance structures • Focus on linkages between transport and poverty reduction strategies • Focus on transport cost reduction as overarching goal • Emphasis on fostering regional integration, corridor facilitation • New partnerships with SSA - NEPAD

  7. Long Term Development Plan • US$25 million over 2004-2007 • Adopted June 2003 in Kigali • Implementation through annual work plans • Validation through annual SSATP meetings • Link to NEPAD Short Term Action Plan • SSATP coordination function in each country • Program approach – convergence of sub-sector themes and issues

  8. 2004 Work Plan • Adopted October 2003 • National approach – transport sector strategy responsiveness to poverty reduction and development agenda, SSATP coordination function • Regional integration – REC capacity building and transport corridor management • Transport performance indicator development • Three priority thematic areas selected • Five cross cutting themes identified • Budget of US$5.4 million

  9. Linkages to World Bank programs • Team leaders are the key staff resource for SSATP • SSATP principal vehicle for ESW in transport in SS Africa • About 30 World Bank client countries are SSATP or component members • SSATP work underpins policy and institutional reform agenda of World Bank , e.g. road funds, rural transport strategies • Importance of transport portfolio for World Bank in Africa – up to US$1 billion per annum in future?

  10. Business Opportunities • Web site –publications, presentations, news and events http://www.worldbank.org/afr/ssatp/ • Consultancy assignments • Training initiatives • Networking and partnerships

  11. Annexes

  12. THE 2004 WP – THEMES

  13. THE 2004 WP – KEY FEATURES

  14. THE 2004 WP – ACTIVITIES (1)

  15. THE 2004 WP – ACTIVITIES (2)

  16. THE 2004 WP – SSATP PARTNERS/AFTTR CLIENTS

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