Africa Sustainable Transport Forum

Project Summary:

Poor intra and inter-regional connectivity severely constrains Africa’s development. Traditional transport programs rely on major infrastructure investments, but Africa needs sustain- able transport systems that address connectivity while promoting inclusive, shared prosperity. The KGGTF’s three-year USD $1 million Africa Sustainable Transport Forum (ASTF) program aims to provide African cities with tools to foster resilient and sustainable green growth transport policies— policies that encourage environmentally sound, low-carbon, inclusive, transport solutions. The KGGTF program is providing technical assistance and Korean experience consistent with World Bank initiatives as well as Rio+20 commitments to provide USD $175 billion for sustainable transport projects globally over 10 years. 

List of Activities:

• Sharing knowledge and tools (e.g. African public continental data and statistics, transport training and policy toolkits) to help Africans create and implement policies, programs, and demonstration pilots for regional, national, and city strategies
• Supporting the development of policies to reduce particulate emissions from heavy-duty diesel vehicles, and help facilitate access to funding
• Presenting Korean examples of successful transport initiatives at workshops in 2015, and at the 2016 High-level Conference for the Action Plan for Sustainable Transport in Africa

Outcomes:

Output 1:

• Countries participating in 1st High-level Policy and Technical Conference on Sustainable Transport in Africa
• Participation in Sub-regional workshops
• Adoption of Action Plan by participants
• Endorsement of Action Plan by Regional Economic Communities
• Number of countries / cities implementing some of the elements of the Action Plan by June 2016

Output 2:

• Pilots implemented by end 2015
• Number of cities or countries with new or revised strategies / policies submitted to relevant authority for adoption by June 2016

Output 3:

• Sustainable transport training
• Non-Motorized Transport Training and Transport Policy Toolkit
• Best practice case studies of sustainable transport developed
• West and South African regional program on heavy duty diesel
• Develop data and statistics and case studies on public transport in Africa
• Creation of a cost-benefit analysis tool

Output 4:

• MDBs, bilateral, and other funders participate in discussions to establish such a partnership facility.

Outcomes:

The outcomes of this project will support actions to develop policies for sustainable urban transport and development of integrated transport plans, for managing growth and change in country vehicle fleets for green growth, and activities related to data generation and monitoring, finance. The techniques used by the technical assistance are expected to include a mix of training / capacity development and consultant support for in-country actions.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others:

The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) functioned as a key partner in the activity implementation, providing key intellectual inputs at key phases, namely the development of Terms of Reference development and reviewing of interim and draft final deliverables from consultants. In addition, partnerships with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the African Transport Policy Program (SSATP), and Volvo Research Foundation also played key roles in aligning program priorities, disseminating results, and ensuring follow-on activities.