Enhancing Regional Transport Infrastructure Connectivity and Establishment of a Transport Geographical Information System (GIS) Database
ECE-E272
Transport
$ 240,000
01 Oct 2016
31 Dec 2024
16 Sep 2016 Excom session 86
Islamic Development Bank
Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan
The objective of the project is to enhance regional transport infrastructure connectivity by establishing a Transport Geographical Information System (GIS) Database. The objective is achieved through implementation of the following activities: A1.1. Procurement and operationalization of a customized Geographical Information System (GIS) application A1.2. Organisation of four technical workshops on GIS application (capacity building on GIS technologies, data collection) A1.3. Preparation of a pipeline with prospect transport infrastructure projects (missing links, upgrade of existing networks) A2.1. Undertaking a study on benchmarking transport infrastructure construction costs A2.2. Undertaking a study on good practices in financing regional transport infrastructure A2.3. Organisation of one technical workshop on supporting the preparation of the above mentioned studies. Beneficiaries of the project are 11 UN ECE EATL member States: Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.