<p>The transport sector is responsible for around one third of global energy consumption and about a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. Left unchecked the environmental burden from the transport sector could ...

<p>The United Nations inter-agency project "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 ...

<p>In Asian cities, the COVID-19 pandemic may be accelerating the longer-term trend towards greater use and ownership of private cars and motorcycles, while reducing the use of and trust in public transport and shared taxi ...

<p>The Hybrid Airship transport alternative 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 ...

<p>The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the dynamics of international freight transport as no single event has probably done before in the recent past. The outbreak of the pandemic has adversely impacted freight transported ...

<p>UNESCAP has developed The Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI) to help summarize, track and compare the performance of Asian cities in regards to sustainable urban transport and the related Sustainable Development ...

<p>Creating safe and inclusive road transport has become a matter of global and regional concern, as the human and economic burden that road crashes produce severely temper sustainable development. Overall, ESCAP road ...

Bangkok, the Capital of Thailand, is located on the Lower Central Plain over Chao Phraya delta at the top of the Gulf of Thailand. It is home to almost six million people. Its true extent may cover some other nearby provinces ...

<p>Of the 59 United Nations legal instruments in inland transport, seven Conventions are priorities for accession towards improving road safety.</p> <p>One common benefit of acceding to the Conventions is that it provides ...

<p>The study gives an overview of existing railway passenger services along the Trans-Asian Railway Network (TARN) and an analysis of the legal and institutional framework with a view to provide recommendations for further ...