Rural road maintenance in Madagascar the genis project

Abstract

The paper reports a real world decision aiding process concerning rural road maintenance in Madagascar. The issue arises within AGETIPA, the National Agency in charge of conducting Public Works in Madagascar, and can be summarised as a problem of resource allocation to a number of competitive projects. The problem has been modeled using multiple criteria and a classification procedure under two objectives: Make the most rational use of the limited available resources and promote participation and commitment of the local actors in the maintenance process. The project is part of an on-going partnership between the LAMSADE and AGETIPA aiming to enhance Decision Support Capacity within AGETIPA.