Decarbonisation and digitalisation were on the agenda as the heads of ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵand the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) met this week in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Asia-Pacific region plays a pivotal role in international trade and goods transport. Efficient and resilient intermodal transport connectivity and logistics continue to be a top priority for the region, in conjunction with efforts to boost sustainable economic and social development.
Ahead of UNESCAP¡¯s Committee on Transport meeting this week in Bangkok, ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵSecretary General Umberto de Pretto and UNESCAP Executive Secretary Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana held high-level talks. Their focus was on concrete actions to further digitalise and decarbonise road transport and achieve the UN¡¯s Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific.
Initiatives discussed included the digitalisation of cross border transit and transport in the region in the context of the UN¡¯s TIR and CMR conventions, and the Asia Pacific roll-out of IRU¡¯s Green Compact, the sector¡¯s collective roadmap to achieve carbon neutral commercial road transport services by 2050.