Capacity building in sustainable urban mobility for low income countries
Research on demand and success factors for future supply.
Abstract
Recognising the lack of sector specific literature on capacity building in the field of passenger transport and urban mobility, the report addressed this gap by examining various capacity building activities and their effectiveness for LICs. After defining capacity building, the report identified 6 types of stakeholders involved in capacity building (public authorities, international development cooperation agencies, non-profits and non-governmental organization (NGOs), initiatives and partnerships, universities, and the private sector). A non-exhaustive overview of the different organisations and entities under each type is presented.
The report then compiled a catalogue of 14 capacity building formats and listed examples of each related to transport sector. The authors suggest further analysing capacity building activities based on factors related to the content, target audience and logistics. Based on these, the typical strengths and weaknesses of the different capacity building activities were presented. Finally, the report introduces capacity needs assessments as a tool to enhance the design, funding, and coordination of capacity building efforts. The methodology of the research project relied on a literature review, 12 expert interviews with different organisations working on capacity building for transport institutions in Africa and Asia, as well as a multi-stakeholder consultation webinar with 37 transport professionals from low income countries (LICs), middle income countries (MICs) and high income countries (HICs).
This research is part of the High Volume Transport Applied Research Programme.
Citation
Moawad F and Abdul Aziz, G. ‘Capacity building in sustainable urban mobility for low income countries: Research on demand and success factors for future supply’ 2024