The European Union is funding a multi-year technical and budget assistance project, known as the Ethiopia Transport and Logistics Support Programme (ETLSP). The ETLSP’s overall project objectives are to enhance regional integration and increase competitiveness of Ethiopia in a sustainable way; and support the Government of Ethiopia meet the Performance Indicators of Ethiopia’s Regional Connectivity and Competitiveness Sector Reform Performance Contract.
The ETLSP’s project objectives are to improve the quality of service of Ethiopia’s regional transport corridors; increase the efficiency and effectiveness of Ethiopia’s logistics sector; and improve the environmental/climate and social performances.
In the framework of the Ethiopia’s Regional Connectivity and Competitiveness Sector Reform Performance Contract (the Budget Support Programme), the project purpose is identified as to support the policy dialogue in transport and logistics and the achievement of objectives and targets through:
- Transfer of knowledge on logistics and transport best practices: provide technical assistance to the responsible government bodies to implement the logistics strategy, to improve the existing logistics system to international standards and modernise the transport services to better facilitate logistics (including for instance mode share to rail, inter-modality, axle overloading control, vehicle standards, road safety, time, etc.).
- Technical Support on defining and implementing the logistics reforms: provide data evidence, best practices examples and contributing to bringing the reform of the logistics sector higher in the political agenda, ensuring the participation of CSOs in the policy making process and accelerate its pace.
- Support on defining and monitoring relevant corridors’ performance indicators and standards: to improve the monitoring and data collection (including environmental/climate performances and road safety), contribute to improving environmental and safety standards.