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Monograph series on transport facilitation of international railway transport in Asia and the Pacific ; first edition
(United Nations, 2013)
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Being environment friendly, railway transport is gaining importance in the Asia-Pacific region due to growing concerns of the adverse impact on environment of road transport on one hand and increasing concerns ...
Enhancing energy efficiency of the freight transport sector in Asia and the Pacific
(UN.ESCAP, 2024-07)
<p>In view of the vital importance of ensuring long-term “green” sustainability and reducing the impacts of global fuel price fluctuations, increasing energy efficiency is becoming critical especially for many ESCAP ...
Inventory of best practices for low carbon and resilient infrastructure along the Asian Highway Network
(UN.ESCAP, 2024-06)
<p>Enhancing infrastructure quality along the Asian Highway network is a significant opportunity to raise the overall sustainability of the road transport sector. Improving substandard roads enhance the seamlessness of ...
ESCAP annual report 2012 : building a resilient, inclusive and sustainable Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2012)
<p>The Annual Report 2012 outlines the work programme and activities of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific through case studies and highlights during 2011-2012. It includes reporting of successes, ...
Enhancing rural transport connectivity to regional and international transport networks in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2019)
Rural areas across much of Asia are undergoing profound economic, social and demographic changes. Not only goods
and people, but ideas, values, and cultural practices, are moving, both physically and virtually, across ...
Statistical abstract of transport in Asia and the Pacific 2002 : preparatory draft
(United Nations, 2002)
This abstract gives an overview of the ESCAP Asia-Pacific Transport Database which contains statistical transport data for Asia and the Pacific from 1990 to 2001. The database brings together information from a wide variety ...
Review of developments in transport and communications in the ESCAP region 1993
(United Nations, 1993)
This review provides an account of recent trends of development in the regional transport and communications sector. Divided in three parts, the first part of the review contains an analysis of the economic, trade and ...
Transport and communication interventions in the alleviation of poverty
(United Nations, 1997)
The ESCAP secretariat undertook a review of five case studies in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines where interventions in the transport sector contributed substantially or played a catalytic role ...
Evaluation report on the transport and communications decade for Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1997)
The Transport and Communications Decade for Asia and the Pacific, 1984-1995 was proclaimed by the General Assembly in 1984 and subsequently adopted by Transport and Communications Ministers at a meeting in 1985. Mid-term ...
A pilot study on the alleviation of poverty in remote communities in Indonesia
(United Nations, 1999)
The pilot study on strategies to mitigate the effects of physical isolation on remote island communities. Indonesia was chosen as the location for the pilot study. Adequate transport improves living standards through access ...