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As part of a DFID Knowledge and Research (KaR) project producing
a policy toolkit for increased rural mobility I produced a
paper for the 8th Regional Seminar for Labour Based Practitioners
15-19 October 2000 in Cairo, Egypt entitled: Transport and
Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in Zambia: a Case Study'.
Recent participatory cross-sectional studies of rural communities
in the Northern and Copperbelt Provinces of Zambia undertaken
in March 2000 revealed that transport constraints, and their
impact on rural livelihoods and service provision are of a
high priority for the rural poor. Transport emerged as a serious
concern, particularly with regard to the impact of poor accessibility
and mobility on food security, agricultural marketing and
ability to pay for health and education.
A
subsequent study of Southwest and Adamaoua Provinces in Cameroon
undertaken in October 2000, and presented at the 74th EAAE
Seminar on Livelihoods and Rural Poverty, 12-15 September
2001 at Imperial College, Wye, explored the way in which transport
based livelihood strategies, as well as non-transport measures
can reduce the incidence of vulnerability and improve livelihood
outcomes amongst the rural poor. The study investigated the
potential for quantifying sustainable livelihood indicators
with the development of a Sustainable Livelihoods Indicator
Model (SLIM), in response to Duncan Macqueen's paper 'Measurement
Malaise' in which he highlights the need for 'direct comparative
measurement between assets' in order for the SL approach to
become operable.
By sharing examples of transport research incorporating the
SL approachTRL Limited hope that this will help widen the
Sustainable Livelihoods debate.
 Read
the full case studies:
Cameroon pdf / rtf
3.71MB
Zambia pdf / rtf
3.59MB
Annabel
Davis
Project
Manager, TRL Limited
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