PROGRAMME FOR THE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS AND THE SYMPOSIUM ON TRANSPORT
Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of African Ministers of Transport and Communications.
6 March 2002
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Wednesday 6 March 2002
Morning TRANSPORT SYMPOSIUM
| 9 h 00 - 9 h 15 | Opening |
| 9 h 15 - 9 h 30 | Overview of African on going initiatives to develop transport infrastructure and services in Africa (ECA) |
| 9 h 30 - 9 h 50 | Transportation issues along West Africa corridors: Practical case from an operator (N'Guessan N'guessan, Consultant, Director of INCOTRANS - International Trade and Transport) |
| 9 h 50 - 10 h 10 | Transportation cost in Africa (John Hine from Transport Research Laboratory, United Kingdom) |
| 10 h 10 - 10 h 25 | Coffee/Tea break |
| 10 h 25 - 11 h 10 | Discussions |
| 11 h 10 - 11 h 30 | Transport infrastructure and policy issues (Nigel Ings, Programme Manager, Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy (SSATP) |
| 11 h 30 - 12 h 20 | - Private sector participation in
infrastructure and services (Anil Bhandari, World Bank) - Experiences of Asia (John Moon, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP)) |
| 12 h 20 - 13 h 00 | Discussions |
| Afternoon | |
| 14 h 30 - 15 h 00 | Opening of the twelfth Conference of African
Ministers of Transport and Communication - Statement - Chairman of the 11th Conference Minister, Arab Republic of Egypt) - Statement - Economic Commission for Africa |
| 15h 00- 17 h 00 | Presentation and discussions on the report of the Experts on the final evaluation of UNTACDA II and the Way Forward as successor arrangement of UNTACDA II |
| 17 h 00 - 17 h30 | Any other business and closure of the meeting |