The Tripartite’s North South Corridor (NSC) Aid for Trade Programme was designed as a transit and transport value chain and to address transport constraints in a sequenced and multi-modal way. The…

International Road Federation (IRF) Bulletin dedicated to displays a large diversity of problems and solutions in the road sector. It gives the reader a picture of the progress being made on the…

West African countries are planning to construct new large dams in order to meet their energy and water needs and to promote food security against an uncertain backdrop of climate change. If these…

In this paper, an attempt is made to identify some key challenges for infrastructure sectors in post-conflict reconstruction. In spite of the Hague and Geneva Conventions, infrastructure can be…

This paper examines the state of infrastructure and the challenges of rehabilitation and reconstruction in war-affected economies in Africa. For the purpose of this study we concentrate on the…

Despite the benefits from investments in transport research, acquisition of funding for research projects in developing countries is difficult to obtain. There may be a number of reasons for this,…

This report summarises the main findings of a study conducted by ECDPM in preparation for the Joining up Africa (JUA) conference held in London on 3-4 March 2010. It addresses key issues relating to…

In 2010 the Department for International Development (DFID) commissioned a BGS-led team to undertake a one-year study aimed to improve understanding of the resilience of African groundwater to…

Today, air transport accounts for up to 40% of world trade by value. It plays a significant role in the economic development of countries. In Africa, where poor road, port and railway infrastructure…

Today, air transport accounts for up to 40% of world trade by value. It plays a significant role in the economic development of countries. In Africa, where poor road, port and railway infrastructure…