Achieving the Millennium Development Goals for Africa:

The Role of Transport

A Workshop at

Institute for African Development

Cornell University

Ithaca

May 5-6, 2007

PROGRAM (4.28.07)

Notes: (i) Outside Participants arrive on May 4; (ii) Each speaker has 20 minutes presentation time.

May 5: Room B01, Johnson School

8.30-9.00 Breakfast and Registration

9.00-9.30 Workshop Opening and Welcome

Muna Ndulo, Director, Institute for African Development, Cornell University

Margaret Grieco, Napier University and Cornell University

Ravi Kanbur, Cornell University

9.30-11.00 Session I: Overview of MDGs and Transport

Chair: Muna Ndulo, Cornell University

Zaza M. Ramandimbiarison, SSATP Program, World Bank

Transport Strategy Responsive to Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth

Deborah Bryceson, University of Oxford

MDG Targets and Transport Concerns in Africa: Roadmapping Development

John Mbwana, Cornell University

Transport--A Great Servant But a Terrible Master: Re-framing Its Role in Support of MDGs in Africa

11.00-11.30 Break

11.30-12.45 Session II: Regional and Spatial Integration

Chair: Ravi Kanbur, Cornell University

Robert Okello, Economic Commission for Africa

Financing Regional Projects in Africa

Ed Mabaya, Cornell University

Transportation Costs and Spatial Integration of Agricultural Commodity Markets in Africa

12.45-2.00 Lunch

2.00-3.30 Session III: Ground Level Perspectives

Chair: Elizabeth Seward, Cornell University

Talia McCRay, University of Rhode Island

After the Road Has Been Paved, Then What?Developing an Accessibility Focus for Africa.

Rachel Reichenbach, Cornell University

Transport and MDGs -- Perspectives from a Nairobi Slum

Betty Babyire Ddungu, Socio-Economic Impact Analysis Group, Kampala Progress and Challenges of Meeting the MDGs in Uganda: The Role of Transport

3.30-4.00 Break

4.00-5.30 Session IV: Employment and Poverty Reduction at the Local Level

Chair: Yael Levitte, Cornell University

Ronald McQuaid, Napier University

Linking Transport to Employment Creation and Poverty Reduction

Tatenda Mbara, University of Zimbabwe

The Significance of Local Level Rural Transport Infrastructure Provision in Poverty Alleviation

Yoichi Sakurin, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Japan

Introduction of the Roadside Station as a Pro-poor Infrastructure - Its Possible Roles in Attainment of MDGs in Africa.

7.00 Conference Dinner (By Invitation)

May 6: Room B01, Johnson School

8.30-9.00 Breakfast

9.00-10.15 Session V: Infrastructure and Environment

Chair: Kifle Gebremedhin, Cornell University

Michael Bell, Imperial College, University of London

Port Infrastructure and Development in Southern Africa

John Nelson, University of Newcastle

Sustainable Transport Technologies for Developing Environments: Towards Appropriate Investment Strategies

10.15-10.45 Break

10.45-12.15 Session VI: Gender, Age and Health

Chair: Margaret Grieco, Napier University and Cornell University

Deladem Kusi-Appouh, Cornell University

Access to Transport & Transport to Access: Healthcare and Mobility Among Young Adults in Developing Countries

Jeffery M. Turner, Independent Consultant

Mobility, Maternal Mortality and Mainstreaming Gender - A Need for Action

Gina Porter, University of Durham

Children, Mobility and Transport in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for
Meeting the MDGs

12.15-12.45 Workshop Closing and Next Steps

Muna Ndulo, Director, Institute for African Development, Cornell University

Margaret Grieco, Napier University and Cornell University

Ravi Kanbur, Cornell University

12.45 Lunch and Departure