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Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy |
The Government s development vision, priorities, and strategies are articulated in the National Economic Recovery, Reform, and Development Plan 2003 2006. The NERRDP recognizes the importance of transport infrastructure as an enabling input for community development. The Government expects that implementation of the plan, with a preferential focus on disadvantaged and rural populations, will lead to more equitable distribution of increasing incomes, social services, and development among provinces, social groups, and genders. The Government has asked ADB to take the lead among development partners in coordinating assistance to the transport sector. ADB s country program in transportation complements assistance underway or being considered by other development partners including TA in interisland shipping and civil aviation by creating an integrated transportation system to link rural areas to urban centers for access to markets and social services. |
