The overarching theme of the SSATP Long-Term Development Plan implementation strategy is entitled "Responsive Transport Strategies". The flagship component of the theme is the Poverty Reduction/Transport Strategy Review (PRTSR) process in which it is expected that most, if not all, SSATP member countries will have engaged by the end of 2007. 
PRTSR Status Map (June 2007)
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The PRTSR process is part of efforts by the Program and its national and regional partners in Sub-Saharan Africa to optimize the contribution of the transport sector to poverty reduction. The goal of the review process is that transport sector strategies are fully anchored in national strategies of poverty reduction and pro-poor growth. The purpose is to create shared understanding by a broad range of influential people -- public sector, private sector and civil society -- of how to improve national strategies in order to optimize the contribution of transport to poverty reduction, and to make this happen, to implement a plan of action. The PRTSR review exercise is a genuinely participatory process, fully owned by country stakeholders, which addresses two fundamental questions: - Does the national poverty reduction strategy provide a sufficiently clear framework to orient transport sector strategies? If not, what changes are required?
- Does the strategy for the transport sector take fully into account the goals and priorities of the poverty reduction strategy? If not, what changes are required?
The conclusions of the country review will, in most cases, lead to the formulation of an action plan that addresses adaptations to poverty reduction strategies or to transport strategies, or both. Additionally, the action plan may well include proposals to improve cross-sectoral dialogue in order to ensure sustainable and full recognition of the multi-sectoral contribution of transport to national development by both transport sector and non-transport sector actors. Transport and the Millennium Development Goals"Transport and the Millennium Development Goals" review has been addressed through an analytical process examining transport related targets and indicators for each of the MDGs. Embracing specialist consultancy work, country case studies, and review by experts drawn from all the major international and regional development institutions. The important output proposing clear transport MDG linkages will be found on the site. Africa Action PlanFor the benefit of readers we have included the World Bank's Africa Action Plan (English, French, Portuguese). This is not an SSATP publication, but is clearly an important document requiring widespread dissemination.  Search SSATP Publications Database
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