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ELLA GUIDE: Addressing the Urban Challenge in Integral and Inclusive Ways

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The world’s urban population multiplied ten-fold during the 20th century. Since Latin America has an advanced urban transition, its initiatives offer interesting lessons learned to help create inclusive, environmentally sustainable and integrated cities in other developing countries.

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Mark Turner on May 16, 2012

Secure Cross Border Transport Model

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Various technologies are already in use to secure and track the movement of vehicles and goods, but their use in cross-border and transit transport is minimal. The Secure Cross-Border Transport Model developed by ESCAP uses technologies such as global positioning systems, cellular communication systems, geographical information systems, radio frequency identification, advanced web based software(s), electronic seals and computer network to provide a conceptual basis for design of the system more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 15, 2012

Managing two and three wheelers in Asia

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Two and three wheelers will remain as important modes of transport in many Asian countries and cities. This report aims to provide policymakers and city authorities in Asian countries and cities updated information on the issues, policies, and regulations regulating to emissions and the increasing use of motorized two and three wheelers. It makes use of the results of activities and studies conducted y the Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) Center and the UNEP Partnership for more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 07, 2012

To What Extent Are High- Quality Logistics Services Trade Facilitating?

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High quality logistics services improve the competitiveness of a country’s exports by reducing the cost involved in transporting goods – especially for countries that are disadvantaged by being far from major markets. This paper investigates the role that trade logistics play in the volume and value of international trade and the extent to which poor quality logistics constitute a barrier to trade. It examines the different impact of logistics quality on goods that are transported by sea and by more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 10, 2012

Cleaning Up Urban Bus Fleets

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This document provides information and resources to policy makers in developing and transition countries on key steps that can be taken to clean up the emissions from bus fleets. The focus of this report is on bus fleets but the strategies detailed here can also be applied to reducing emissions from other heavy-duty diesel vehicles that operate within developing and transition countries including refuse trucks, dump trucks, or highway maintenance vehicles. A brief introduction is also provided more...

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Sonia Hossain on May 07, 2012

Green and healthy jobs in transport

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Transport itself is also an important sector of the economy, providing employment for more than 16 million people in the European Union alone and directly contributing 11% to its GDP.There is in fact a new opportunity to reframe the role that transport plays with respect to society, environment and health by focusing on the positive role that “green” transport can play in achieving better health, a cleaner environment, greater social cohesion, better quality of life and economic growth. more...

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D C on April 12, 2012

Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020

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Road traffic injuries can be prevented. Experience suggests that an adequately funded lead agency and a national plan or strategy with measureable targets are crucial components of a sustainable response to road safety. This Plan is intended as a guiding document for countries, and at the same time for facilitating coordinated and concerted action towards the achievement of the goal and objectives of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011–2020. It provides a context that explains the more...

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Sonia Hossain on January 30, 2012

Urban Transport Strategy in China

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This publication examines the problems and issues of urban transport in relation to climate change in the People’s Republic of China. It reviews international and local best practices for addressing such challenges. It also identifies policies, strategies, and measures to reduce CO2 emissions from the transport sector and recommends applicable options for implementation in the People’s Republic of China.

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Sonia Hossain on March 27, 2012

Impact investing: A framework for policy design and analysis

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Impact Investing: A Framework for Policy Design and Analysis, represents a framework for thinking about the role government policy can play in creating an enabling environment for impact investing. This report answers the question, "How can policy policymakers, investors, and civil society better develop and analyze impact investing policies?"

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D C on November 30, 2011

Asian Development Bank's Support for Promoting Good Governance in Pacific Developing Member Countries

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This study assesses Asian Development Bank's (ADB) support for promoting good governance in Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) from 2000 to 2010. It is an input to the forthcoming evaluation of the Pacific Approach 2010-2014 and provides lessons and recommendations for the next Pacific strategy. ADB support for governance is included in operations for public sector management (PSM) as well as assistance for other sectors that have governance as a thematic classification. The evaluation more...

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licel calderon on March 16, 2012

Sustainable Urban Transport in India

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As the demand for urban transport increases in India, so too does the popularity of the auto rickshaw. This paper examines the role the auto-rickshaw sector can play in promoting sustainable urban transport in India. It develops a policy vision for this sector and presents recommendations on reforms to address sustainability challenges. In assessing the role of the auto-rickshaw sector in promoting sustainable urban transport, this paper looks specifically at how auto-rickshaws can contribute more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 29, 2012

Establishing and Strengthening National Coordination Mechanisms for Trade

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The publication aims to assist countries in addressing the non-physical barriers in international trade and transport in a sustainable way through establishing or strengthening of national facilitation mechanisms. It lays down broad principles, salient aspects and main requirements for national coordination mechanisms to be successful. It is a joint work of Transport Division and Trade and Investment Division of ESCAP. These guidelines, along with other United Nations publications on national more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 02, 2012

Road Safety Action Plan

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The Asian Development Bank has established the Sustainable Transport Initiative to align its transport operations with ADB's long-term strategic framework, Strategy 2020. In July 2010, ADB approved the Sustainable Transport Initiative Operational Plan, which identifies road safety as one of the priority areas to be mainstreamed and scaled up in ADB's transport operations. To guide its work on mainstreaming road safety, ADB developed the Road Safety Action Plan. It provides the basis for ADB to more...

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Sonia Hossain on April 04, 2012

Mongolia: Road Sector Development to 2016

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Mongolia’s growth is set to accelerate in the next decade, as its vast mining resources start to be put into large-scale production. This report discusses how the context of road sector policy and road infrastructure investments will change, and the ways the sector can best prepare to fulfill its new role. Given the country’s road infrastructure needs, the road sector will be expected to implement massive highway investments in a short time and then to consistently maintain the new highways at more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 15, 2012

Empowering Women through Rural Infrastructure

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This publication describes the outcomes of a pilot project, Community-Based Rural Road Maintenance by Women Ethnic Minority Groups in Western Yunnan, which was financed by the Gender and Development Cooperation Fund of the Asian Development Bank. The purpose of the project was to assist maintenance groups in western Yunnan Province, People’s Republic of China, in organizing and carrying out the routine maintenance of unpaved township and village roads. The pilot project sought to involve women more...

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Sonia Hossain on February 12, 2012

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