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DTSTART:20220908T073000Z
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LOCATION:Hanoi and online\, Viet Nam
SUMMARY:National workshop for Viet Nam on sustainable maritime and port con
 nectivity for resilient and efficient supply chains
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:The Asia-Pacific region has witnessed significant advances in m
 aritime and port development\, resulting in many economic and social benef
 its\, such as improved connectivity\, increased employment opportunities\,
  industrial growth\, and infrastructure development. However\, maritime an
 d port development also brings numerous sustainability challenges includin
 g growing productivity pressure\, port congestion\, rising greenhouse gas 
 and other emissions\, and other negative externalities of port operations.
  Addressing these challenges requires a dedicated national strategy based 
 on stakeholders’ consultations\, coordination\, and partnership.\n\nThe 
 workshop will focus on the economic\, social\, and environmental aspects o
 f sustainable maritime connectivity taking into account the specific natio
 nal context in Viet Nam\, and will aim to facilitate the exchange of views
  and suggestions on a national strategy on maritime connectivity issues. T
 he program will include national and international speakers\, including sp
 eakers from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\, 
 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ES
 CAP)\, and other experts on maritime and port sectors.\n\nThe workshop as 
 a part of the project aims to analyze the trends in global and regional sh
 ipping connectivity substantive inputs that can underpin policy-related di
 scussions\, at the national and subregional level\, to enhance maritime co
 nnectivity in ASEAN countries and Pacific SIDS and achieve more resilient 
 and efficient supply chains in the context of COVID-19.\n\nThe event will 
 be held in a hybrid format for an estimated total of 50 in-person and 100 
 online participants.\n&lt\;p&gt\;The Asia-Pacific region has witnessed sig
 nificant advances in maritime and port development\, resulting in many eco
 nomic and social benefits\, such as improved connectivity\, increased empl
 oyment opportunities\, industrial growth\, and infrastructure development.
  However\, maritime and port development also brings numerous sustainabili
 ty challenges including growing productivity pressure\, port congestion\, 
 rising greenhouse gas and other emissions\, and other negative externaliti
 es of port operations. Addressing these challenges requires a dedicated na
 tional strategy based on stakeholders’ consultations\, coordination\, an
 d partnership.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The workshop will focus on the ec
 onomic\, social\, and environmental aspects of sustainable maritime connec
 tivity taking into account the specific national context in Viet Nam\, and
  will aim to facilitate the exchange of views and suggestions on a nationa
 l strategy on maritime connectivity issues. The program will include natio
 nal and international speakers\, including speakers from United Nations Co
 nference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\, United Nations Economic and S
 ocial Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)\, and other experts on m
 aritime and port sectors.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt\;The workshop as a part
  of the project aims to analyze the trends in global and regional shipping
  connectivity substantive inputs that can underpin policy-related discussi
 ons\, at the national and subregional level\, to enhance maritime connecti
 vity in ASEAN countries and Pacific SIDS and achieve more resilient and ef
 ficient supply chains in the context of COVID-19.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n&lt\;p&gt
 \;The event will be held in a hybrid format for an estimated total of 50 i
 n-person and 100 online participants.&lt\;/p&gt\;\n\n\nView meeting on unc
 tad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/national-workshop-viet-nam-sustainable
 -maritime-and-port-connectivity-resilient-and
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