1. 1st Expert Group Meeting on Developing Euro – Asian Transport Linkages
UNECE – UNESCAP
1st Expert Group Meeting on Developing Euro – Asian Transport Linkages
9 – 11 March 2004, Almaty - Kazakhstan
Introduction to UN Development Account Project “Capacity Building for Developing Interregional Land and Land-cum-sea Transport Linkages”
By Michalis P. Adamantiadis
UNECE Regional Adviser on Transport

2. UNECE – UNESCAP
Background
The Project is jointly implemented by the five Regional Commissions of the UN
Granted funding under Development Account by GA at its 56th session, in 2001
Project total budget US $ 1,250,000, up to 2006
Euro-Asian Transport Linkages component budget US $ 392,000 i.e. about 32 %
Other project components include ECE-ESCAP-ESCWA, ECE-ECA and ECLAC Projects

3. Project general objectives
UNECE – UNESCAP
Project general objectives
Assist Member States of ECA, ECE, ESCAP, ESCWA and ECLAC in strengthening national capacities for developing interregional transport linkages
Promote interregional cooperation to facilitate trade and tourism

4. Expected accomplishments
UNECE – UNESCAP
Expected accomplishments
Identify important interregional transport linkages
Strengthen the capacities of national officials to identify impediments to movements of goods and passengers
Put in operation efficient interregional transport linkages

5. UNECE – UNESCAP
UNECE–ESCAP Capacity Building Project Euro-Asian Transport Links: Countries involved
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyjzstan, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

6. UNECE – UNESCAP

7. Identifications of important routes, incorporating intermodal concept
UNECE – UNESCAP
Formulation of interregional Transport Linkages Between Europe and Asia – Phase 1 (2004)
Identifications of important routes, incorporating intermodal concept
Inventory of routes and priority projects
Elaboration of a ECE-ESCAP in-house study
Country reports
Collection and analysis of data
Presentation of first results and prioritization of investment projects (2nd Expert Group Meeting)

8. UNECE – UNESCAP
Facilitation of transport along Euro-Asian Transport Links – Phase 2 (2005)
Analysis of transit times and costs along routes (Further Expert Group Meeting)
Strengthening of implementation of major international agreements and conventions (organization of a series of workshops)
Strengthening of national transport development bodies (Technical support and Advisory services)
Presentation of results of the study and transit analysis ( 3rd Expert Group Meeting)

9. Creation of project website and continues updating
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Information dissemination and institutional networking – Phase 3 (2006)
Database with contact details of responsible experts and institutions involved
Creation of project website and continues updating
Organization of workshop for sharing lessons learned across the Regional Commissions

10. Summary of activities and Timetable
UNECE – UNESCAP
Summary of activities and Timetable

11. Thank you UNECE – UNESCAP
The blue planet of human life, by Yasuhito Shirabata,
Palais des Nations, Geneva