ACORDS Programme Management Unit (2010) Sector manual: rural roads/ Guide sectoriel: Piste rural

In the framework of the ACORDS programme (Madagascar), the PMU elaborated a manual to support local authorities as executing agencies in the field of rural roads.  The objectives of this guide were to build capacity of local authorities with regards how to:

- planify activities

- prepare budgets

- implement planified actions

- manage post-investment

It covers the following aspects:

- what to take into account before launching the identification of an action in a particular sector

- roles and responsibilities of different actors (municipal authorities, technical deconcentrated services, local population) throughout different phases of the action;

- norms and regulations to be taken into account with regards works and post-investment management.

For more information on the elaboration of ACORDS guides please go to

http://capacity4dev.ec.europa.eu/public-pub.sector-reform-decentralisat…