Key points made at the Workshop

We need to look at rural road projects as an entry point to improve dialogue and democratization and to recognize the value of transport options to address imbalances within communities. Technology must be used as a leverage for empowerment.
Climate change will require new approaches, new professional solutions. We will need to value options that are simple – and readily available. We need to look at the evacuation, reconstruction and mitigation issues related to climate change and transport.
We must address the lack of information related to rural transport and improve the quality of research. More research is needed to improve the efficiency of transport systems. Access and reliability of date is an issue. The lack of baseline information makes it difficult to assess outcomes. Good evidence based data is necessary to make good decisions.
Policies must be re-visited to determine to see if they are still relevant. It is also necessary that policies are detailed and incorporate the right questions: What methods are used to measure the benefits of road development? Who owns the roads? Who benefits?
We need to keep the debates on rural transport open, legitimate and alive.

Transport in Mountains
An International Workshop
21-27 November 2010
Kathmandu,
Nepal

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