The Sub Sahara Africa Transport Policy Program

Stephen Brushett

Thematic Leader

Road Management and Financing

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

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

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

Since the late 1980s

The five components– RMI– RTTP– Urban Mobility– Trade and Transport– Railway Restructuring

The three cross cutting themes- Environment- Gender- Safety

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

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

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

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?

Business Opportunities

Web site –publications, presentations, news and events http://www.worldbank.org/afr/ssatp/

Consultancy assignments Training initiatives Networking and partnerships

Annexes

S S S A T PS A T PThe Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program

THE 2004 WP – THEMES

RESPONSIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGIESPovertyReduction, Growth/Transport Strategy Analysis

Performance Indicators - Data Collection and Management

Programmatic Approach - SSATP Coordination

Transition Stretegies and Activities

AFFORDABLE & APPROPRIATE TRANSPORT

SERVICES & ACCESS

ROAD MANAGEMENT & FINANCING

REGIONAL INTEGRATIONRECs - NEPAD

Corridor Performance &

Management

Gender

Equity

Employment

Generation

Transport

& HIV/AIDS

Safety &

Security

Envionment-

al impact

Management

S S S A T PS A T PThe Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program

THE 2004 WP – KEY FEATURES

POLICY IMPLEMENTATION

INITIATIVES

REGIONAL INTEGRATIONINITIATIVES

"INFORMAL" ESW

DISSEMINATION DIALOGUE

Policy, strategy, analysis &

implementation;

Institution and Capacity Building

Role of RECs, NEPAD STAP

Corridor performance, Management

Administrative, Legal Frameworks

Studies

Policy/Strategy Implementation

Instruments

Working Papers, Technical Notes,

Discussion Papers, Meetings,

Workshops, Seminars, Internet, CD

S S S A T PS A T PThe Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program

THE 2004 WP – ACTIVITIES (1)

RESPONSIVE TRANSPORT STRATEGIES

Poverty, Growth/Transport Strategies Analyses

SSATP Program Approach

Transport Performance Indicators

Transitional Activities

$765,000

ROAD MANAGEMENT & FINANCING

Road Network Management - Tools, Guides, Rapid

Rural Road Assessments, Priority Strategy Issues

Large Cities - Institutional and Management

Arrangements

Road Fund Enhancement

Road Agency Development

Capacity Building & Training

$1,110,000

AFFORDABLE, APPROPRIATE, TRANSPORT SERVICES & ACCESS

Urban Public Transport, Organization, Regulation

Rural Transport Services

Traffic Management in Urban Areas

IMT Audit

NMT Guidelines

Urban Mobility and the Poor

$550,000

S S S A T PS A T PThe Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program

THE 2004 WP – ACTIVITIES (2)

TRANSPORT & REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Corridor Performance: Observatories, West, East,

Southern Africa, Port Security,Trade and Transport

Facilitation Audit, Updated N. Corridor Treaty,

Harmonization of legal frameworks

REC Coordination, Capacity Building

Coordination Mechanisms, Transport Policy Capacity

Strengthening, Coordination with Member States

$650,000

Annual and Regional Meetings

Publication, Translation, Paper & Electronic Media

$440,000

$200,000

Management, inc travel, benefits, & overheads $1,725,000

TOTAL $5,440,000

S S S A T PS A T PThe Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program

THE 2004 WP – SSATP PARTNERS/AFTTR CLIENTS

SSATP RMI RTTP NEW AFTTR SSATP RMI RTTP NEW AFTTR

Angola X Y Kenya X Y

Benin ? Y Madagascar X X Y

Burkina Faso X Y Malawi X X Y

Burundi X Y Mali X Y

Cameroon X X Y Mozambique X Y

CAR X Niger X X

Chad X X Y Nigeria X Y

DRC X Y Rwanda X

Congo Senegal X X Y

Cote d'Ivoire X Y Swaziland X Y

Ethiopia X X Y Tanzania X X Y

Gabon X Togo X Y

Gambia X Y Uganda X X Y

Ghana X X Y Zambia X X Y

Guinea X X Y Zimbabwe X X