19 September 2007 (14:00-17:30)
Room 252
Chair: Jean-François Corté (Acting C2.5 Chairperson/France)
Technical Committee Session
C 2.5 Rural Roads and Accessibility
Introduction
Jean-François Corté
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Activities of the committee during the cycle
Presentation
Part 1: Rural roads and local development: reducing poverty
Moderator: Terje Tessem (ILO)
Introduction:
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Rural roads and local development: reducing poverty
Presentation
Case studies
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Empowering rural poor through road construction: an experience from Hile-Bhojpur feeder road project, Nepal
Presentation
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Paper
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A new approach for the identification of needs in rural roads
Presentation
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Paper
Discussion
Coffee Break
Part 2: Involvement of local population
Moderator: Geoff Edmonds (Geoff Edmonds & Associates/UK)
Introduction
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Rural Roads and Accessibility – Involvement of Local Population
Presentation
Case studies
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Involvement of local communities in the planning, management and maintenance of rural roads in Burkina Faso
Presentation
Round-Table Discussion
Panellists:
Indu Sharma Dhakal (Department of Roads/Nepal)
Gregory Ume(Papua-New Guinea)
Ahmed Ouaddani(Ministry of Transport and Equipment/Morocco),
Amadé Ouedraogo (Ministry of Infrastructure and Access Development/Burkina Faso)
Discussion with the audience
Conclusions
Another presentation was scheduled but was unable to be presented during the session.
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RURAL TRACKS DEVELOPMENT IN BENIN - THE CASE OF PASR
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Paper