Relevant Organisations & Websites

WB (World Bank) - Transport Group

	1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433, USA pic@worldbank.org +1 (202) 473 1000 www.worldbank.org/transport The WB Transport Group's web site describes the Bank's policy for the transport sector. Its main objective is to provide a framework for the transport policy-planning process. It is divided in sub-sectors covering a range of topics with a "knowledge base" for each of them. The main issue is the relationship between transport interventions and poverty reduction. It includes a brief analysis of key elements and links to documents, web sites and references. Topics covered include: transport economics and policy; rural transport; urban transport; roads and highways; railways, ports and logistics; railways, transport and poverty; sustainable transport; and gender and transport. In the case of rural transport, the web site includes guidelines (documents) for the design, appraisal, implementation, management and financing of projects. It includes links to models for evaluation of low traffic roads (software), case studies and TORs. In general the information is addressed to policymakers in developing countries. In this web site, the role of information is emphasised but is not addressed as an issue itself. For instance, there is analysis of data related problems in undertaking economic appraisals in transport projects. (Economic Analyses in Transport Project and Program Appraisal) Additionally, there are links to World Bank's regional programmes web sites that cover transport-related activities. They include overview, goals, thematic priorities, active projects, publications and relevant links. These programmes are: Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) (Summary) East Asia & Pacific Regional Web page Vietnam Country Web Site: Transport Sector The LAC Transport Web page (Latin America and the Caribbean) The MENA Infrastructure Development Group, Transport Sector Web page (Middle East and North Africa) The SAR Regional Web page (South Asia)