Development of a Strategic Plan for the Establishment of Sustainable Road Research Capacity in the Research Division of Offices des Routes (OdR) in the DR Congo - Inception Report

First of the 2 phases of a project whose objective is the installation and reinforcement of a Road Research Unit in the DRC

Abstract

AfCAP has entrusted the Consultant ‘SMEC’ with the Development of a Strategic Plan for the Implementation of a Sustainable Road Research Capacity in the Research Division of Office des Routes (OdR) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study is the first of the two phases of a larger project whose final objective is the actual installation and reinforcement of a Road Research Unit in the DRC. The launching of the second phase of the planned project will depend on the results of phase 1.

This volume presents the ““Inception Report”” of the Development phase of a Strategic Plan for the Establishment of Sustainable Road Research Capacity in the Research Division of Offices des Routes (OdR) in the DRC. It includes the followings:

  1. project Kick-off meeting
  2. detailed methodology of the study
  3. detailed programme for the study

This project is funded by DFID under the Applied Research on Rural Roads and Transport Services through Community Access Programmes in Africa and Asia (AFCAP2 and AsCAP)

Citation

SMEC International Pty Ltd (2017). Development of a Strategic Plan for the Establishment of Sustainable Road Research Capacity in the Research Division of Offices des Routes (OdR) in the DR Congo - Inception Report. London: ReCAP for DFID.

Development of a Strategic Plan for the Establishment of Sustainable Road Research Capacity in the Research Division of Offices des Routes (OdR) in the DR Congo - Inception Report

Published 10 August 2017