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The intervention in this sector aims to reduce the cost of travel and increase the quality of services. For individuals this means affordable access to jobs, health, education and other social amenities. For communities affordable transport means better and safer roads, competitive rail services, efficient and safe ports, seaways, airports, air corridors and opens trade corridors.

22 groups and 9 articles on Transport. 742 capacity4dev.eu members interested in Transport.

EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund

Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD)

Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP)

Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)

Twelve years of European development cooperation in infrastructure

Addressing Global Warm/ning . It is a M.A.D. World (Mitigation-Adaptation-Development)

Advisability Study – Criteria for the establishment of a road fund or a road agency

Articles on Transport

Regional Dialogue Helping to Solve a "Capability Trap": The Example of Overloaded Trucks in West Africa

October 22 2012 by Coordination Team

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2,255 views

Trucks overloaded with everything from cement to oil through rice and sugar crawl along West Africa’s road network, as the roads beneath their wheels crumble under the strain.

Article relevant to the topics: Governance, Private Sector, Trade & Regional Integration, Transport

Article relevant for the region/countries:

1.Sub-Saharan Africa

European Satellite Navigation Systems Could Foster Development in Africa

June 19 2012 by Coordination Team

3,826 views

While the European Union is developing Galileo and operating EGNOS, the two first European satellite navigation systems, the potential benefits of using these technologies for the socio-economic development of the African continent were presented recently in Brussels.

Article relevant to the topics: Agriculture & Rural Development, Aid Effectiveness & Results, Information & Communication Technology, Transport

Article relevant for the region/countries:

1.Sub-Saharan Africa

New Guidelines for Sustainable Urban Development Cooperation

February 22 2012 by Coordination Team

4,228 views

With more than half of the world’s population now living in cities, experts agree that the continuing trend towards urbanisation is both inevitable and irreversible. New EC guidelines propose a fresh mindset to assist the development of better cities.

Article relevant to the topics: Capacity Development & Knowledge Sharing, Development Policy, Energy, Environment & Climate Change, Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation (See all topics) Capacity Development & Knowledge Sharing, Development Policy, Energy, Environment & Climate Change, Public Sector Reform & Decentralisation, Transport, Urban Development (Limit topics)

EC Transport Sector Support gets an Overhaul

March 26 2010 by Coordination Team

4,775 views

Decades of international donor support to the transport sector in Chad have targeted the national transport network, but the government remains dependent on external technical assistance.

Article relevant to the topics: Capacity Development & Knowledge Sharing, Transport

The Challenge of Being ‘Backbone-minded’

March 11 2010 by Coordination Team

5,645 views

How can we bring the principles of the Backbone Strategy on Technical Cooperation Reform into supporting infrastructure programmes? How can we be Backbone-minded? These were the themes of a recent internal session at EuropeAid headquarters. AIDCO Unit E7, which is in charge of quality assurance on transport, water, energy and urban development programmes, organised the internal session on how to bring The Backbone Strategy into daily operations.

Article relevant to the topics: Aid Effectiveness & Results, Capacity Development & Knowledge Sharing, Transport, Water & Sanitation

Putting Politics in the Picture

January 11 2010 by Coordination Team

5,021 views

Article relevant to the topics: Governance, Transport

EuropeAid Fills a Gap: Approval of the Sector Governance Approach

May 27 2009 by Coordination Team

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7,007 views

Donors struggle to translate policies on governance to practical actions in the field. One promising avenue for improvement leads donors to pay more careful attention to governance in sectors. To help in this journey, EuropeAid has developed and published a guidance tool for its staff that has already picked up internal and external attention.