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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.
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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 Action3 October 2008New York
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 UNESCAPAddressing regional transit issues
Formulation of the Asian Highway Intergovernmental Agreement (2005)141,000 km, 32 countries North-East Asia 2002 Central Asia 1995 South East and South Asia 1993
Dry ports (stations of international importance) The relay between transport corridors and communities - International trading centres - Interfaces between modes - Interfaces between agencies Integrating Landlocked Countries Intermodal interfaces
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 Regional transit facilitation
Lianyungang – Almaty (April 2004) Almaty (5,020 km) 7 days 6 hours Day 7 Day 6 Dostyk (4,182 km) 31.8 km/h Time at border Day 5 18 hrs 05 min. 5 days 7 hours Day 4 Alashankou (4,170 km) Average speed Day 3 29.2 km/h 32.8 km/h Day 2 (694 km / day) Day 1 Lianyungang (0 km) 5,020 km Time 1,000 km 3,000 km 5,000 km 2,000 km 4,000 km 6,000 km Distance Border-crossing (Overall – Customs + railways) Transshipment Transit speed / day 3 hrs. 30 min. China: 788 km China: 7 hrs. 15 min. (5.5 min. per box) Kazakhstan: 751 km Kazakstan: 10 hrs. 50 min. (Sept 2008) 10 hrs (current)
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 Future dimensions of regional transit transport cooperation
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