2. Laos: Northern Transport Has six components: four relate to 2008: 4 Network Improvement Project construction and procurement, one to 2009: 4 (2007–13; $18.8 million): safety, and one to reduce the risk of Adequate Adequate Poor Significant 2010: 3 HIV and other sexually transmissible to improve rural access roads 2011: 3 infections, and human trafficking 3. Papua New Guinea: Key Facility supporting PNG government to Roads for Growth Management undertake reform in public finance No ratings Project (2002–10; $25 million): and transport infrastructure Good Very good Good Other given to support highway maintenance 4. Philippines: Partnership for Economic governance facility 2009: 4 Economic Governance Reforms supporting Philippines Government to (2005–10; $42.5 million): implement public financial 2010: 4 Adequate Adequate Poor management and transport to enhance economic growth 2011: not infrastructure reforms and ensure more effective rated service delivery to the poor 5. Solomon Islands Road partnership funded largely by the 2009: 4 Improvement Project (2007–12; Asian Development Bank to US$8.7 million): rehabilitate and maintain roads and 2010: 4 Very good Very good Good Significant bridges, and build the Infrastructure to improve market and service 2011: 4 Ministry’s capacity access through transport 2012: 4 improvements 6. Vanuatu Transport Sector Promotes sustainability of transport Support Program, phase I systems, and uses local contractors 2009: 5 (2009–12; $19.3 million): and labour to maximise affordability Good Good 2010: 4 Good Significant and local benefits. Provides to support a reliable, maintained 2011: 5 government capacity building in transport system planning and financial management 7. Vietnam–Mekong Transport Primarily funded by the World Bank. Infrastructure Development Four components to improve main Program (2007–13; and feeder roads, and waterways, and $33 million): institutional support to the Ministry of 2009: 3 Adequate Adequate Poor Other Transport to improve access to markets by 2011: 4 alleviating physical bottlenecks in roads and water infrastructure * Not enough time has elapsed to assess the results of the initiative, given that phase II does not end until 2015.
2. Laos: Northern Transport Network Improvement Project (2007–13; $18.8 million): to improve rural access roads Has six components: four relate to construction and procurement, one to safety, and one to reduce the risk of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections, and human trafficking Adequate Adequate 2008: 4 2009: 4 2010: 3 2011: 3 Poor Significant 3. Papua New Guinea: Key Roads for Growth Management Project (2002–10; $25 million): to support highway maintenance Facility supporting PNG government to undertake reform in public finance and transport infrastructure Good Very good No ratings given Good Other 4. Philippines: Partnership for Economic Governance Reforms (2005–10; $42.5 million): to enhance economic growth and ensure more effective service delivery to the poor Economic governance facility supporting Philippines Government to implement public financial management and transport infrastructure reforms Adequate Adequate 2009: 4 2010: 4 2011: not rated Poor 5. Solomon Islands Road Improvement Project (2007–12; US$8.7 million): to improve market and service access through transport improvements partnership funded largely by the Asian Development Bank to rehabilitate and maintain roads and bridges, and build the Infrastructure Ministry’s capacity Very good Very good 2009: 4 2010: 4 2011: 4 2012: 4 Good Significant 6. Vanuatu Transport Sector Support Program, phase I (2009–12; $19.3 million): to support a reliable, maintained transport system Promotes sustainability of transport systems, and uses local contractors and labour to maximise affordability and local benefits. Provides government capacity building in planning and financial management Good Good 2009: 5 2010: 4 2011: 5 Good Significant 7. Vietnam–Mekong Transport Infrastructure Development Program (2007–13; $33 million): to improve access to markets by alleviating physical bottlenecks in roads and water infrastructure Primarily funded by the World Bank. Four components to improve main and feeder roads, and waterways, and institutional support to the Ministry of Transport Adequate Adequate 2009: 3 2011: 4 Poor Other * Not enough time has elapsed to assess the results of the initiative, given that phase II does not end until 2015.
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