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UN-ESCAP’s Contribution to Transit Transport of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries. Roundtable “Regional Dimension for Transit Transport Cooperation” High-level Plenary Meeting of UN General Assembly for Midterm-Review of the Almaty Programme of Action 3 October 2008 New York. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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UN-ESCAP’s Contribution to Transit Transport of Landlocked and
Transit Developing Countries
Roundtable “Regional Dimension for Transit Transport Cooperation”
High-level Plenary Meeting of UN General Assembly for Midterm-Review of the Almaty Programme of Action
3 October 2008New York
UNESCAPAddressing regional transit issues
Working toward an international integrated
intermodal transport and logistics system
Regional policy dialogue and direction
• Ministerial Meetings on Transport
Regional connectivity
• Infrastructure network formulation and financing
Regional facilitation
• Integrated approaches to transport/trade
• Measuring progress
Coordination among relevant agencies/ministries
North-East Asia 2002
South East and South Asia 1993
Central Asia 1995
Intergovernmental Agreement (2005)
141,000 km, 32 countriesFormulation of the Asian Highway
Integrating Landlocked Countries
Intermodal interfaces
Dry ports(stations of international importance)
The relay between transport corridors and communities
- International trading centres
- Interfaces between modes
- Interfaces between agencies
Regional transit facilitation
Promoting International Conventions - resolution 48/11
Assistance in formulating agreements (ASEAN/GMS/SCO)
Assisting subregional transit systems (ECO)
Streamlining charges on transit transport (GMS)
Establishing transport/trade Facilitation Committees
Transshipment
(5.5 min. per box)
3 hrs. 30 min.
10 hrs. 50 min.Kazakstan:China: 7 hrs. 15 min.
Border-crossing(Overall – Customs + railways)
Transit speed / day
China:
Kazakhstan:
788 km
751 km
Average speed29.2 km/h
Lianyungang (0 km)
7 days 6 hours
1,000 km2,000 km
5,000 km
Day 6
5,020 km
32.8 km/h
Day 5
Day 4
Dostyk (4,182 km)
Alashankou (4,170 km)
18 hrs 05 min.
Almaty (5,020 km)
3,000 km4,000 km
Day 3
Day 7
Day 2
Day 1
6,000 km
31.8 km/h
5 days 7 hours
Time at border
Distance Tim
e
(694 km / day)
Lianyungang – Almaty (April 2004)
10 hrs (current)
(Sept 2008)
Future dimensions of regional transit transport cooperation
More frequent policy dialogue and direction Forum of Asian Ministers of Transport
Building on successful best practices
• Measuring progress
Creating inland growth centres• Efficiency and economies of scale
Inclusive approaches to transit transport
Thank you
WWW.UNESCAP.ORG