Connecting Afghanistan : A Policy Note on Rural Access in Afghanistan
The objectives of this rural access policy note are to: (i) provide a first-level analysis of rural access issues in Afghanistan, (ii) identify key issues, achievements, and challenges in the provision of rural access, (iii) make recommendations fo...
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okr-10986-192352021-04-23T14:03:46Z Connecting Afghanistan : A Policy Note on Rural Access in Afghanistan World Bank ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY BRIDGE BRIDGES CAPACITY BUILDING COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPUTER SKILLS CONFLICT CONTRACTORS COSTS CREDIT CULVERTS DATA ENTRY DECISION MAKING DROUGHT ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENGINEERS FOOD-FOR-WORK FUNDING GROUPS HIGHWAY HIGHWAY DESIGN HIGHWAYS INCOME INCOME TRANSFERS INFORMATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVES INVESTMENT INVESTMENTS IRAP IRRIGATION KNOWLEDGE LACK OF ROADS PARTNERS PATH PLANNING PLANS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION DENSITY PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PROJECTS PUBLIC WORKS RECONSTRUCTION RESEARCH ROAD ROAD CLASSIFICATION ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS ROAD PROVISION ROAD SYSTEMS ROAD USERS RURAL RURAL ACCESS RURAL ACCESS INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL ACCESS PROJECT RURAL ACCESSIBILITY RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL REHABILITATION RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS RURAL ROAD INVESTMENTS RURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE RURAL ROAD NETWORK RURAL ROAD REHABILITATION RURAL ROADS RURAL ROADS CONSTRUCTION RURAL TRANSPORT SAFETY SAFETY NET OPERATIONS SERVICES SKILLS SURVEYS TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGIES TECHNOLOGY TERTIARY ROAD NETWORK TERTIARY ROADS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAINING TRAINING ACTIVITIES TRAINING COURSES TRAINING WORKSHOPS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT POLICY TRAVEL TRAVELERS TYPES OF ROADS WAR The objectives of this rural access policy note are to: (i) provide a first-level analysis of rural access issues in Afghanistan, (ii) identify key issues, achievements, and challenges in the provision of rural access, (iii) make recommendations for the Government's rural access policy, and (iv) stimulate the policy dialogue on provision of rural access between the Government of Afghanistan and stakeholders including civil society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), development partners, and private enterprise. Nearly 80 percent of Afghanistan's people live in rural areas. Incidence of rural poverty is high as the country recovers from the long-term effects of the nearly thirty years of conflict and a recently ended six-year drought. The insurgency in some parts of the country continues to hamper development efforts. As lack of rural access is one of the sources of rural poverty, and holds back the replacement of the poppy economy with licit rural livelihoods, the World Bank has supported the provision of rural roads to improve rural accessibility. Many of these recommendations are cross-cutting; to plan and implement them would involve several ministries. Investments and recurrent expenditures in rural access are substantial and should be leveraged in the most effective manner. It is therefore recommended that the Ministry of Finance take the lead in bringing this policy note to the attention of Government, donors, and other actors. 2014-08-01T20:13:51Z 2014-08-01T20:13:51Z 2007-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/13180336/connecting-afghanistan-policy-note-rural-access-afghanistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19235 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work South Asia Afghanistan |
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ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY BRIDGE BRIDGES CAPACITY BUILDING COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPUTER SKILLS CONFLICT CONTRACTORS COSTS CREDIT CULVERTS DATA ENTRY DECISION MAKING DROUGHT ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENGINEERS FOOD-FOR-WORK FUNDING GROUPS HIGHWAY HIGHWAY DESIGN HIGHWAYS INCOME INCOME TRANSFERS INFORMATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVES INVESTMENT INVESTMENTS IRAP IRRIGATION KNOWLEDGE LACK OF ROADS PARTNERS PATH PLANNING PLANS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION DENSITY PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PROJECTS PUBLIC WORKS RECONSTRUCTION RESEARCH ROAD ROAD CLASSIFICATION ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS ROAD PROVISION ROAD SYSTEMS ROAD USERS RURAL RURAL ACCESS RURAL ACCESS INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL ACCESS PROJECT RURAL ACCESSIBILITY RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL REHABILITATION RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS RURAL ROAD INVESTMENTS RURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE RURAL ROAD NETWORK RURAL ROAD REHABILITATION RURAL ROADS RURAL ROADS CONSTRUCTION RURAL TRANSPORT SAFETY SAFETY NET OPERATIONS SERVICES SKILLS SURVEYS TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGIES TECHNOLOGY TERTIARY ROAD NETWORK TERTIARY ROADS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAINING TRAINING ACTIVITIES TRAINING COURSES TRAINING WORKSHOPS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT POLICY TRAVEL TRAVELERS TYPES OF ROADS WAR |
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ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY BRIDGE BRIDGES CAPACITY BUILDING COMPETITIVE BIDDING COMPUTER SKILLS CONFLICT CONTRACTORS COSTS CREDIT CULVERTS DATA ENTRY DECISION MAKING DROUGHT ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENGINEERS FOOD-FOR-WORK FUNDING GROUPS HIGHWAY HIGHWAY DESIGN HIGHWAYS INCOME INCOME TRANSFERS INFORMATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE INITIATIVES INVESTMENT INVESTMENTS IRAP IRRIGATION KNOWLEDGE LACK OF ROADS PARTNERS PATH PLANNING PLANS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POPULATION DENSITY PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PROJECTS PUBLIC WORKS RECONSTRUCTION RESEARCH ROAD ROAD CLASSIFICATION ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS ROAD PROVISION ROAD SYSTEMS ROAD USERS RURAL RURAL ACCESS RURAL ACCESS INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL ACCESS PROJECT RURAL ACCESSIBILITY RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY RURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL REHABILITATION RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS RURAL ROAD INVESTMENTS RURAL ROAD MAINTENANCE RURAL ROAD NETWORK RURAL ROAD REHABILITATION RURAL ROADS RURAL ROADS CONSTRUCTION RURAL TRANSPORT SAFETY SAFETY NET OPERATIONS SERVICES SKILLS SURVEYS TARGETING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGIES TECHNOLOGY TERTIARY ROAD NETWORK TERTIARY ROADS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAINING TRAINING ACTIVITIES TRAINING COURSES TRAINING WORKSHOPS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT POLICY TRAVEL TRAVELERS TYPES OF ROADS WAR World Bank Connecting Afghanistan : A Policy Note on Rural Access in Afghanistan |
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The objectives of this rural access
policy note are to: (i) provide a first-level analysis of
rural access issues in Afghanistan, (ii) identify key
issues, achievements, and challenges in the provision of
rural access, (iii) make recommendations for the
Government's rural access policy, and (iv) stimulate
the policy dialogue on provision of rural access between the
Government of Afghanistan and stakeholders including civil
society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), development
partners, and private enterprise. Nearly 80 percent of
Afghanistan's people live in rural areas. Incidence of
rural poverty is high as the country recovers from the
long-term effects of the nearly thirty years of conflict and
a recently ended six-year drought. The insurgency in some
parts of the country continues to hamper development
efforts. As lack of rural access is one of the sources of
rural poverty, and holds back the replacement of the poppy
economy with licit rural livelihoods, the World Bank has
supported the provision of rural roads to improve rural
accessibility. Many of these recommendations are
cross-cutting; to plan and implement them would involve
several ministries. Investments and recurrent expenditures
in rural access are substantial and should be leveraged in
the most effective manner. It is therefore recommended that
the Ministry of Finance take the lead in bringing this
policy note to the attention of Government, donors, and
other actors. |
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| title |
Connecting Afghanistan : A Policy Note on Rural Access in Afghanistan |
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Connecting Afghanistan : A Policy Note on Rural Access in Afghanistan |
| title_full |
Connecting Afghanistan : A Policy Note on Rural Access in Afghanistan |
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Connecting Afghanistan : A Policy Note on Rural Access in Afghanistan |
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Connecting Afghanistan : A Policy Note on Rural Access in Afghanistan |
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connecting afghanistan : a policy note on rural access in afghanistan |
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Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/13180336/connecting-afghanistan-policy-note-rural-access-afghanistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19235 |
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