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Activities of UNESCAP in the Field ofTransport

14th Meeting of the GMS SubregionalTransport Forum

2-3 December 2010Nanning, China

Li Yuwei

ChiefTransport Facilitation & Logistics SectionTransport Division

Infrastructure Networks

Update of Asian Highway Netw ork

142,000 km

Agreement entered into force on 4 July 2005

28 Parties (in cl. all GMS countries) , 1 signatory yet to ratify, 3 more potential

accession

Update of Trans-Asian Railway Network

114,200 km

Agreement entered into force on 11 June 2009

22 signatories (incl. Lao PDR) , 15 Contracting Parties (incl. Cambodia, China,

Thailand and Viet Nam)

Integrated inter-modal transport with interface of dry

port

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TAR route-km

Existing:

Missing links:

Total: 114,200 km

106,000 km

8,200 km

Trans-Asian Railway

The identified network

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Serving sustainable developmentIntermodal interfaces / Dry ports

Dry ports(stations of international importance)

The relay between transport corridors andcommunities

- International trading centres

- Interfaces between modes

- Interfaces between agencies

Location of dry ports of international importance

Main functions and classification of dry ports

Cargo handling

Customs

Guiding principles for the development and operationalperformance standards

Standard process flow

Standard design layout

Clearance time

Committee of Transport, 1-3 November 2010, Bangkok,

discussed structure of the Agreement (EGM, 1-3 November

2010, Bangkok)

Subregional Negotiation Meetings and Intergovernmental

Meeting to adopt the Agreement

Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports

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Objective: Capacity building for policy makers and

transport planners to plan and develop dry ports

Planned pilot countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR &

Myanmar

Planned activities Consultation with participating coun tries and determination of dry port

projects for pre-feasibility studies

Data and information collection for the studies Undertaking studies

Country review workshops

Reports

Implementation period: Nov. 2010 Dec. 2011

Assistance in Undertaking Pre-feasibilityStudies for Dry Ports

Facilitating Movement on Networks

Trans-Asian Railway Demonstration Runs

Formulating/ implementing subregional agreements

SCO; GMS

Assistance in establishing subregional transit system Traffic rights and support to the implementation

Corridor approach to address both infrastructure and

facilitation together

Promotion of national coordination mechanisms for

facilitation

Promotion of International Conventions

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Road Safety

Ministerial Declaration on Improving Road Safety in Asia and

the Pacific (Busan, 2006)

First Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety (Moscow ,

Nov. 2009) and the Decade of Action for Road Safety (2011-

2020)

EGM on regional road safety goals, targets and indicators

(Sept. 2010)

Monitor progress tow ards regional road safety goals and

targets in line w ith the Decade for Action for Road Safety,

2011-2020

Establish road safety network for the region

Public-Private Partnerships inInfrastructure Development

PPP-readiness assessment tool

A self diagnostic tool

Resource/ Training materials

Publi c-private partnerships in infrastructure development: a

primer

A Guidebook on Public-Private Partnership in I nfrastructure

Financial aspects of PPP s

Legal aspects of PPP s

Website (ww w.unescap.org/ ttdw/ ppp/ )

Training workshops/ Meetings

Policy advocacy

Ministerial conferences

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Thank you.