Proceedings of the 13th Meeting of the
Transport and Communications Working Group
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Governance:
 The governance structure should be established, with clear roles and responsibilities for all
stakeholders involved and for all the programme and project phases.
 In the case of outsourcing of project appraisal to the private sector, sufficient capacity should
be with the public sector authorities to manage the process and check the quality of the work.
 Appropriate measures for stakeholders consultation and involvement should be put in place.
Capacity and tools
 Capacity building activities should be developed on a structural basis to capacitate the public
and private sector in carrying out project appraisals.
 The development of operational manuals is recommended to guide the project appraisal
process.
 Also recommended is to bundle knowledge and experience in expertise centers.
Content
 The items to be included in the appraisal must be specified in order to create a more
harmonized approach.
 The methodological basis should be firmly established and specified for each of the content
items and where possible laid in manuals.
 Risk assessment should be integrated into the project appraisal process, including
identification of main risks; description of preventive and mitigating measures; and
sensitivity analysis on the key parameters of the project appraisal.
Demand analysis
 Traffic projections, as key carriers of the project’s benefits, should be well developed.
 The use of transport models should be encouraged, contributing to the quality of the traffic
projections.
Results of the appraisal
 The use of project results should be clearly established and the results of the appraisal should
be shared with the stakeholders involved.
 As far as possible project appraisal reports must be made available to the general public as
an accountability measure. Derogation can be defined as politically or
economically/financially sensitive data or information.
Follow-up and learning
 Project appraisal should be seen from a project cycle perspective (and not in isolation).
 Implementation should be monitored and evaluated. Lessons learned from this should be
incorporated in next project appraisals