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

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UNECE – UNESCAP. 1 st 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” - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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11stst Expert Group Meeting on Expert Group Meeting on Developing Euro – Asian Transport Developing Euro – Asian Transport

LinkagesLinkages

9 – 11 March 2004, Almaty - Kazakhstan9 – 11 March 2004, Almaty - Kazakhstan

Introduction to UN Development Account Project Introduction to UN Development Account Project “Capacity Building for Developing Interregional “Capacity Building for Developing Interregional

Land and Land-cum-sea Transport Linkages”Land and Land-cum-sea Transport Linkages”

By Michalis P. AdamantiadisBy Michalis P. AdamantiadisUNECE Regional Adviser on TransportUNECE Regional Adviser on Transport

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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

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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

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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

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UNECE–ESCAP Capacity Building Project Euro-UNECE–ESCAP Capacity Building Project Euro-Asian Transport Links: Countries involved Asian Transport Links: Countries involved

Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Georgia, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyjzstan, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyjzstan, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, UzbekistanTajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

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E S T O N I A

L A T V I A

L I T H U A N I A

B E L A R U S

U K R A I N E

R O M A N I A

B U L G A R I A

T U R K E Y

G R E E C E

A Z E R B A I J A N

G E O R G I A

ARMENIA

T U R K M E N I S T A N

U Z B E K I S T A N

T A J I K I S T A N

K I R G I S T A N

K A Z A K H S T A N

F I N L A N D

Russian Fed.

A F G H A N I S T A NI R A N

S Y R I A NArab Republic

I R A Q

CYPRUS

F.Y.R.O.M.

P A K I S T A N

I N D I A

C H I N A

Persian Gulf South Asia

Donetsk

MOSKVA

Karaganda

Omsk Novosibirsk

ANKARA

Istanbul BAKU

PotiTBILISSI

Dzhulfa

YEREVAN

Astrakhan

Kurgan

AKMOLA

Aktogay

Druzhba

ALMATY

TASHKENT

DUSHANBE

BISHKEK

Chardzhu

Sarakhs

ASHGABAT

Turkmenbashi

Zhmerinka

St Petersburg

KIEV

ConstantaBUCURESTI

CHISINAU

Odessa

Varna

Tedjen

Beineu

Kungrad

Nawoy Dihzak

Ryazan

Volgograd

Rostov-na-Donu Balkhash

Sary-Ozek

Petropavlovsk

Zhambyl

Lvov

TALLIN

WARSAWAKobrin

VILNIUS

RIGA

Kaliningrad

Velikie LukiNizhniy Novgorod

MINSK

Brest

HELSINKI

Dasshaus

Makat

Alashankou

ChinaKoreaJ apan

Plovdiv

Vyborg

TEHRAN

Bafq

Orsha

Vitebsk

Burgas

Fariman

ChinaKoreaJ apan

Klaipeda

Arys

Trans-Siberian SouthernTRACECANorth-South

Pan-European Transport Corridors

R U S S I A N F E D E R A T I O N

identified at the 2nd International Euro-Asian Conference on Transport St Petersburg, (2000)

Euro-Asian Land Transport Corridors

UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE (UNECE)Transport Division

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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)

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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)

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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

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Summary of activities and Timetable

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Thank you

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