GATNET Speaks: Review of World Bank Draft Transport Strategy for 2007 to 2015

E-Discussion April 03-27, 2006

Welcome to the gender and transport network (GATNET) virtual discussion on the World Bank’s Transport Strategy. 

As many of you are aware, the World Bank is currently reviewing its Transport Strategy. GATNET has been given a “great, hard-to-find” opportunity to contribute to the process. This is a chance for us to increase the visibility of gender on the Bank’s transport agenda. We have up to the end of April to make our contributions.

The consultation, moderated by Gatnet members, will commence on Monday 3rd April 2006 and continue for 4 weeks. This is how we agreed to go about the discussion:

Date

Activity

April 03-14, 2006

Free flowing discussion structured by the moderator to generate  issues for further exploration.

Moderator: Peter Njenga

April 15-19, 2006

Synthesis of weeks 1 & 2, highlighting up to three (3) priority issues for further discussion.

Peter Njenga and Nite Tanzarn

April 20-27, 2006

Focus on concrete actions and strategies, i.e. how do we make the strategy more gender-responsive

Moderator: Priyanthi Fernando

April 28-29, 2006

Preparation of consolidated GATNET view on priority issues to be sent to the World Bank

Priyanthi Fernando, Jeff Turner and Nite Tanzarn

April 30, 2006

GATNET submission to the World Bank

Please invest some time in reading the draft strategy. That way, you will be able to contextualise your arguments/ideas/suggestions. The Strategy document is available at :

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTTRANSPORT/0,,contentMDK:20838693~pagePK:210058~piPK:210062~theSitePK:337116,00.html  

 

If this link does not work please follow the trail:

http://www.worldbank.org    click on 'topic' and then 'transport'

then click on the box about the "Transport Strategy Update: Comments Invited"

We look forward to your participation in an interactive and fulfilling four weeks.

I look forward to an exciting and fulfilling four weeks.

Nite Tanzarn

Consultation Coordinator