Africa review report on transport : a summary

Abstract

This summary report on transport was drawn from the main report that was jointly commissioned by ECA and its partners and which provides an overview of the significance of the transport sector in advancing Africa’s sustainable development agenda. It also raises important emerging issues in the transport sector in Africa, outlines measures taken and progress made towards implementing the transport-related commitments and goals contained in A21, PFIA21 and JPOI, identifies implementation challenges and constraints, and highlights the way forward, including policy measures and actions needed to accelerate implementation. The 2009 RIM held under the auspices of the Sixth Session of the Committee on Food Security and Sustainable Development (CFSSD-6), is being organized in collaboration with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN- DESA), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and other partners. It will deliberate on regional inputs into the eighteenth session (CSD-18) and review progress on implementation of Agenda 21 (A21), the Programme for Further Implementation of Agenda 21 (PFIA21) and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI) commitments relative to the thematic areas of Transport, Chemicals, Waste Management, Mining, and a Ten-year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP).