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ITF Southeast Asia Transport Outlook


10 May 2022

This report provides scenarios for future transport demand and CO2 emissions in Southeast Asia up to 2050 to help decision-makers chart pathways to sustainable, resilient transport. The scenarios reflect existing policy initiatives and specific constraints in the region. They also examine the potential impact of policies addressing the challenges and opportunities for transport from Covid-19.

The report was drafted as a part of the “ITF Transport Outlook – Special Issues for Asia: Policy Analysis and Implementation” project. The project was funded by the United Nations ESCAP as part of the United Nations Development Account projects on "Transport and trade connectivity in the age of pandemics: Contactless, seamless and collaborative UN solutions" and “Promoting a shift towards sustainable freight transport in the Asia-Pacific region”. 

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Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for commercial contracts covering the transportation of goods in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond


16 May 2022

With a view to increase awareness of Government officials and transport operators in Asia and the Pacific region on the ways of addressing some of the key legal implications of COVID-19 for commercial contracts covering transport of goods and to assist shippers and consignees, particularly in developing countries in addressing some of the key commercial law implications of the COVID-19 crisis, the UNESCAP secretariat conducted research and preliminary analysis of the challenges arising from the COVID-19 crisis affecting international commercial contracts, including contracts on international  carriage of goods by various modes of transport, focusing particularly on land and multimodal transport.

The "Transport and trade connectivity in the age of pandemics: Contactless, seamless and collaborative UN solutions" project responds to a call to action, for the immediate health response required to suppress transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), to end the pandemic; and to tackle the many social and economic dimensions of this crisis, made in the United Nations (UN) SDG report on "Shared responsibility, global solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19", published in March 2020.

Airship Technology for Air Connectivity and Humanitarian and the Caribbean and the Pacific


24 January 2022

The Airship transport alternative, in its diverse engineering variants, has the potential to be a game-changing technology with significant development in recent years. It offers the technical capabilities to make a broad contribution to the optimization of mobility and logistics networks in isolated communities and territories, especially but not only in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). This is particularly important in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as in the event of a disaster, different aid agencies are deployed with support in the distribution and logistics of perishable and essential cargo, equipment, and assistance personnel. This innovative mode should be incorporated into the transport matrix (both nationally and regionally), for the latter to move towards more efficient, sustainable, and resilient networks.

This report discusses the use of airship in the context of transport connectivity in SIDS and their vulnerability to disasters and associated challenges. The report presents the state of the airship´s technology, its flexibility, advantages, and study cases. It highlights a series of competitive advantages of airships for improving connectivity in SIDS and for addressing humanitarian, sanitary and environmental challenges across the local, regional, and global scales, as a resilient and sustainable logistics solution in synchro-modality with other modes of transport.

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ESCAP-ITF Joint Capacity Building Programme on “Sustainable Transport Connectivity and COVID-19 Pandemic: Pathways for Greater Resilience and Sustainability”: Virtual Capacity Building Workshop 1: South and Southwest Asia

07 - 08 October 2021
Training
Virtual

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the International Transport Forum (ITF) at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have developed a joint capacity programme on “Sustainable Transport Connectivity and COVID-19 Pandemic: pathways for greater resilience and sustainability” in order to support countries in incorporating into their medium- and long-term transport policies the best practices and lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic response, as well as to implement appropriate transport policies that will achie

Seventh Meeting of the Working Group on the Trans-Asian Railway Network

20 - 21 May 2021
Meetings
Bangkok, Thailand

The seventh Biennial Meeting of the Working Group on the Trans-Asian Railway Network convened in accordance with Article 6(2) of the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Trans-Asian Railway Network on 20-21 May 2021.

The Working Group discussed the status of the Agreement and considered the amendments proposed by the Parties for possible adoption. The Working Group’s session also serves to advance discussions on the persistent and emerging issues related to development and operationalization of  Trans-Asian Railway Network.

4th Meeting of the Working Group on Dry Ports

02 - 03 June 2021
Meetings
Bangkok, Thailand

The fourth Meeting of the Working Group on Dry Ports convened in accordance with Article 6(2) of the Intergovernmental Agreement on Dry Ports on 2-3 June 2021.

Ninth Meeting of the Working Group on the Asian Highway

16 - 17 June 2021
Meetings
Bangkok, Thailand

The ninth Biennial Meeting of the Working Group on the Asian Highway convened in accordance with Article 7(2) of the Intergovernmental Agreement on the Asian Highway Network at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok on 16-17 June 2021.

The Working Group considered the implementation of the Agreement and any amendments proposed by the Parties. The Working Group also serves to advance discussions and information exchange on the operationalization of the Asian Highway Network.

Airship technology for air connectivity and humanitarian aid in the Caribbean and the Pacific


30 July 2021

The Hybrid Airship transport alternative has the potential to be a game changing technology with significant development in recent years. The aim of this technical note is to help raise awareness on airships as an innovative mobile services technology. 

The Hybrid Airship transport alternative offers the technical capabilities to make a broad contribution to the optimization of mobility and logistics networks in isolated communities and territories, especially but not only in Small Island Developing States. 

Implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for commercial contracts covering the transportation of goods in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond


23 June 2021

With a view to increase awareness of Government officials and transport operators in Asia and the Pacific region on the ways of addressing some of the key legal implications of COVID-19 for commercial contracts covering transport of goods and to assist shippers and consignees, particularly in developing countries in addressing some of the key commercial law implications of the COVID-19 crisis, the UNESCAP secretariat conducted research and preliminary analysis of the challenges arising from the COVID-19 crisis affecting international commercial contracts, including contracts on international  carriage of goods by various modes of transport, focusing particularly on land and multimodal transport.

The "Transport and trade connectivity in the age of pandemics: Contactless, seamless and collaborative UN solutions" project responds to a call to action, for the immediate health response required to suppress transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), to end the pandemic; and to tackle the many social and economic dimensions of this crisis, made in the United Nations (UN) SDG report on "Shared responsibility, global solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19", published in March 2020.

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