Evaluation of the EC interventions in the transport sector in third countries Final Report - Volume 4 – Annexes 7-10 May 2004 ADE s.a. Rue de Clairvaux, 40 B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve Belgium Tel.: +32 10 45 45 10 Fax: +32 10 45 40 99 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ade.be FRAMEWORK CONTRACT: EVALUATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AID IN PRODUCTIVE SECTORS AND BUDGETARY AREAS ADE IN ASSOCIATION WITH IBM AND EPU-NTUA EVALUATION OF THE EC INTERVENTIONS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR IN THIRD COUNTRIES ADE - IBM - EPU-NTUA Table of contents ANNEX 7 - COUNTRY MISSION REPORT TANZANIA ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE TRANSPORT SECTOR 3. EC INTERVENTIONS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR 4. FINDINGS IN RELATION WITH THE EVALUATION QUESTIONS 5. OTHER FINDINGS ANNEX 1 - PEOPLE MET ANNEX 2 - DOCUMENTS CONSULTED ANNEX 3 - PROJECT FICHES ANNEX 8 - MAIN FINDINGS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY OBJECTIVE OF THE SURVEY 1. MAIN FINDINGS ON THE NATIONAL TRANSPORT SECTOR POLICIES 2. MAIN FINDINGS ON THE PROJECTS-RELATED PART OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE QUESTIONNAIRE ANNEX 9 - CONCLUSIONS OF PREVIOUS SECTOR EVALUATIONS 1. EVALUATION OF EDF TRANSPORT SECTOR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES (1995) 2. EVALUATION OF THE TACIS INTERSTATE TRACECA PROGRAMME (1998) AND EVALUATION OF THE TACIS/TRACECA PROGRAMME “TRANSPORT CORRIDOR EUROPE CAUCASUS CENTRAL ASIA” (2003) 3. EVALUATION OF THE TACIS INTERSTATE TRACECA PROGRAMME (1998) AND EVALUATION OF THE TACIS/TRACECA PROGRAMME “TRANSPORT CORRIDOR EUROPE CAUCASUS CENTRAL ASIA” (2003) ANNEX 10 - OVERVIEW OF EC INTERVENTIONS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR IN THIRD COUNTRIES 1 INTRODUCTION 2 2 POLICY SOURCES 3 3 PROJECT-RELATED SOURCES Final Report - Volume 4 – Annexes 7-10 – May 2004 Table of contents Annex 7 - Country mission report Tanzania Evaluation of the EC interventions in the transport sector in third countries Report of the mission to Tanzania October 2003 Revised January 2004 This report has been prepared with the financial assistance of the European Commission. The views expressed are those of the Consultant and do not represent the official views of the Commission. EVALUATION OF THE EC INTERVENTIONS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR IN THIRD COUNTRIES ADE - IBM - EPU-NTUA Table of contents ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS.......................................................................................... 7 1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 9 2. THE TRANSPORT SECTOR ............................................................................................ 11 2.1 MAIN FEATURES OF THE TRANSPORT SECTOR ...................................................................... 11 2.1.1 Road transport................................................................................................................... 12 2.1.2 Rail transport ..................................................................................................................... 13 2.1.3 Inland waterways............................................................................................................... 15 2.1.4 Maritime transport............................................................................................................ 15 2.1.5 Aviation .............................................................................................................................. 15 2.2 INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP............................................................................................................. 17 2.2.1 Ministry of Works (MoW)............................................................................................... 17 2.2.2 Ministry of Communications and Transport (MCT)................................................... 18 2.2.3 President’s Office for Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG)....................................................................................................................................... 18 2.2.4 The road sector reform process and institutions ......................................................... 19 2.2.5 Road Fund Board and Road Fund................................................................................. 20 2.2.6 TANROADS..................................................................................................................... 21 2.2.7 Regional and district levels .............................................................................................. 22 2.2.8 National Road Safety Council (NRSC).......................................................................... 23 2.2.9 Further institutional development in the road sector.................................................. 23 2.3 GOVERNMENT’S TRANSPORT POLICIES, STRATEGIES, AND PROGRAMMES ....................... 24 2.3.1 Letter of Transport Policy and the National Transport Policy document............... 24 2.3.2 Roads sector programmes ............................................................................................... 26 2.3.3 Future programmes .......................................................................................................... 27 2.3.4 Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP).................................................................... 27 2.4 DONORS’ INTERVENTIONS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR ..................................................... 28 3. EC INTERVENTIONS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR ......................................................31 3.1 THE EC COOPERATION STRATEGY AND THE ROLE OF TRANSPORT.................................. 31 3.2 OVERVIEW OF EC INTERVENTIONS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR 1995-2001 .................. 33 3.3 FOLLOW-UP UNDER EDF 9 ..................................................................................................... 34 4. FINDINGS IN RELATION WITH THE EVALUATION QUESTIONS.....................................35 Q.1. To what extent were policy and programme development at sectoral level conducted in partnership with third countries since the publication of the last major evaluation and with what effect ?............................................................... 37 Q2. To what extent has policy commitment from partner countries been secured so as to ensure the sustainability of transport strategies? ......................................... 44 Q3. How far have Commission strategies, programmes and projects contributed to the achievement of sustainable economic benefits? ............................................. 51 Q4. How far have Commission strategies, programmes and projects contributed Final Report – Volume 4 – Annexes 7-10 – May 2004 Annex 7/ Table of contents EVALUATION OF THE EC INTERVENTIONS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR IN THIRD COUNTRIES ADE - IBM - EPU-NTUA to poverty reduction by improving access to essential services? ............................. 57 Q5. How far have the Commission strategies, programmes and projects contributed to economic and political integration across political and population boundaries?.................................................................................................. 62 Q6. How far have Commission strategies, programmes and projects contributed to specific sector goals?.................................................................................................... 65 Q7. To what degree have the Commission strategies, programmes and projects contributed to improvements in health and safety and in environmental impact?................................................................................................................................ 75 Q8. How far have strategies, programmes and projects sponsored and funded by the Commission, and the conditions and context of such funding, contributed to ensuring a gender sensitive access to transport services, as well as equal access to members of minority or disadvantaged populations?.......... 77 Q9. To what extent has the design of Commission-sponsored strategies, programmes and activities, especially the choice of beneficiaries, funding instruments and donor mix (including EIB) facilitated the achievement of specific objectives established for the sector?............................................................... 79 Q10. To what extent has the implementation and delivery by the Commission-of support to transport projects facilitated the achievement of objectives, and if so, how has it benefited from the available tools of a sectoral approach? ............... 85 5. OTHER FINDINGS........................................................................................................91 5.1 LENGTH OF PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................ 91 5.2 DECONCENTRATION ................................................................................................................ 91 5.3 WORKS CONTRACT IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................. 92 5.4 RELATIONS WITH THE NAO.................................................................................................... 92 ANNEX 1 - PEOPLE MET ......................................................................................................95 ANNEX 2 - DOCUMENTS CONSULTED ..................................................................................99 ANNEX 3 - PROJECT FICHES ............................................................................................... 103 Final Report – Volume 4 – Annexes 7-10 – May 2004 Annex 7/ Table of contents EVALUATION