Bog'liq Transport for sustainable development in the ECE region
38 for applying cost‐benefit analysis in the specific
institutional context of the CIS. This contribution, based on
the so‐called “TINA Guidelines” developed earlier for the EU‐
candidate countries, is important in the sense that it presents
a planning tool that can facilitate considerably the appraisal
and selection of transport infrastructure projects in countries
with transition economies. The UNECE work on international networks has been based on a multi‐criteria approach that
complements the quantitative analysis of the available data with the qualitative evaluation
of strategic and political concerns.
39 This planning tool has been applied in three
international infrastructure development projects: Trans‐European Motorway (TEM) and
Trans‐European Railway (TER) projects of the UNECE as well as the joint UNECE‐UNESCAP
project on the development of Euro‐Asian Transport Linkages (EATL). TEM and TER
networks as well as Euro‐Asian linkages within the ECE region coincide to a large extent with
the pan‐European transport corridors and axes identified by the European Commission. The
UNECE infrastructure planning tool prioritizes transport investment projects in a well defined
series of steps, including the evaluation of each project according to socio‐economic criteria.
The underlying idea is that policy makers should have a good understanding of the social and
political consequences of transport infrastructure projects in order to make informed
investment decisions.
Public Private Partnerships in infrastructure development For several years the UNECE has been active in promoting a better understanding of Public
Private Partnerships (PPPs) in all fields of infrastructure development. through facilitation of
networking information‐sharing and exchange of practical experience in public‐private
partnerships among UNECE member States, to elaborate guides on best practices and
contribute to the implementation of a capacity‐building programs for public and private
sector officials from catching‐up economies on this topic.
38
Both versions are available at the website of the Working Party on Transport Trends and Economics
.
39
For a detailed description of the multi‐criteria model used in UNECE infrastructure planning projects, see Tsamboulas, D. (2007), A tool
for prioritizing multinational transport infrastructure investments, Transport Policy,vol. 14, pp. 11‐26.
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Guidebook on PPPs To strengthen the governance of PPPs, the UNECE has elaborated a Guidebook on Promoting
Good Governance in PPPs, setting out seven principles of good governance, where
environmental concerns are included. It shows how PPPs can give incentives to deliver public
services in a more environmentally friendly way. It also suggests a number of action points
to ensure that governments and private sector reflect on green case for PPPs, such as wider
dissemination best practices case studies where public service was delivered applying a PPP
model and in a more environmental sensitive way and improving policy coordination
between the economic and finance ministries that have usually responsibility for relevant
PPP projects or program, and environmental ministries. Training module on PPP and sustainable development Based on the principles set out in the Guidebook, UNECE has also
developed a Toolkit on “How to do PPPs” consisting of
approximately 20 training modules and covering all the issues
around implementing PPP projects. Elaboration of the training
module and sustainable development and including it into the
UNECE PPP training and capacity‐building activities for various
PPP actors will help to timely address environmental
sustainability. Consultations with the Governments on elaboration of pathfinder PPP projects: Within the framework of its capacity‐
building program UNECE provides support to emerging PPP
countries on developing pioneering projects that can generate
evidence based success and further replicated.
