Evaluation Matters June 2014: The Transport Issue

The transport sector is a core priority for the African Development Bank (AfDB). Deficiencies in transport infrastructure and high transport costs have a substantial impact on development, posing challenges for economic competitiveness of business, provision of social and economic services and intraregional trade. Also, While the African region possesses only 2% of the world’s vehicles it contributes 16% to the global deaths. In    informing the renewal of the Bank's Transport Sector Policy, an IDEV evaluation sought to answer four main evaluative questions:

1. How relevant are the Bank’s policies and activities in the transport sector to the needs of recipient counties and other clients?
2. To    what    extent    has    the    Banks assistance been delivered efficiently?
3. To    what    extent    has    the    Bank contributed    to    the development of the transport sector in RMCs?   
4. To    what    extent    are    these    results sustainable?

This edition of Evaluation Matters reviews the current state of the Transport sector across the continent.