Updating and Enhancement of the BIMSTEC Transport Infrastructure and Logistics Study
Cooperation, Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic | July 2018
Abstract
One of the primary objectives of the Updating and Enhancement of the BIMSTEC Transport Infrastructure and Logistics Study (BTILS II) was to ensure that the existing policies and strategies remain relevant to the present and future regional connectivity needs. The initial BTILS in 2007 was the first time BIMSTEC as an economic cooperation organization had developed such policies and strategies for a particular sector. Therefore, it was somewhat experimental in nature, using the inputs of the BIMSTEC Technical Advisors Committee that had been formed for the original BTILS study.
It was recognized there was a need to initially review these existing BTILS policies and strategies to identify what progress had been achieved in their implementation. The assessment not only highlighted the successes to date, but also identified where implementation had been delayed or where changes in the transport environment have made the proposed policy or strategy either unrealistic or not applicable. It was appreciated that the success or otherwise of the policies and strategies was predominantly the result of the implementation of national programs, plus some regional initiatives being supported by development partners. For a variety of reasons, BIMSTEC has not yet been able to fulfill its remit as an acknowledged regional pressure group or lobbyist in the development of regional transport cooperation between the Member States. Thus, it is unlikely that BIMSTEC was the reason behind either the achievements or lack of progress in executing the existing policies and strategies. Nonetheless, as BIMSTEC develops in 2014 with its own secretariat, it will increasingly be in a position to influence and promote sector development to the benefit of its combined membership. To accomplish this will require transport and trade facilitation policies and strategies that are relevant, realizable, and measurable.
Citation
Cooperation, Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic. 2018. Updating and Enhancement of the BIMSTEC Transport Infrastructure and Logistics Study. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8660. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9261-169-9
Print ISBN
978-92-9261-168-2
Keywords
Development
Development Issues
Development Policies
Infrastructure Development
Demand For Transport
Means Of Transport
National Transport
Passenger Transport
Road & Highway Transport
Road Transportation Systems
Sea Transport
Transport Costs
Transport Efficiency
Transport Infrastructure
Transport Planning
Transport Policy
Transport Services
Transport Systems
Transport Tax
Transportation
Modes of transport
Airports
Ports
Shipping
Taxis
Vehicle
Automobile industry
Road traffic
Inland transport
International transport
Public transport
Urban transport
Transport statistics
Transport networks
Development projects
Strategic planning
Infrastructure
City planning
Urban impact analysis
Communication and traffic
Navigation
Transport planes
Air transportation industry
Air transportation system
Intra-airport transportation
Inland water transportation
Intercoastal shipping
Marine transportation
Local transit
Highway transportation
Motor transportation
Student transportation
Choice of transportation
Public transportation
Transportation industry
Mass transit
Municipal transit
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