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/ 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