The Transport Infrastructure and Services work programme supports developing countries in their effective integration into global and regional trade and value chains through efficient, reliable, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, climate-friendly, low-carbon, and socially inclusive freight transport systems.
Priority action areas
Sustainable freight transport
Corridor performance
Maritime transport
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A Guidebook for Ports
The Guidebook for Ports aims at building capacity to manage risks and enhance resilience. It features risk identification, assessment, and management tools and approaches, case studies, good practices and a step-by-step resilience-building process for ports and other relevant maritime supply chain actors.
The guidance focuses on three types of resilience-building actions and measures, namely:
- Before a disruption materializes.
- During a disruption.
- After a disruption.
Port management monographs
A series of technical studies in the form of monographs prepared in collaboration with the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), presenting practical experiences gained by a specific port or professionals for the benefit of the international port community.
The Monographs are designed to help to develop the management skills needed for efficient port operation in developing countries. They supplements other research, training and technical cooperation activities carried out by UNCTAD that seek to encourage the development of competitive international maritime transport services, reinforce trade structures and promote international cooperation and exchanges of expertise.
Sustainable freight transport and finance toolkit
Framework for Sustainable Freight Transport is a revised step-by-step methodology to plan, design, develop and implement tailored sustainable freight transport strategies. It includes:
- A rapid assessment process to identify priorities and actions
- Key performance indicators
- Sustainable Freight Transport Measures catalogue
- SFT index
- Land Freight Emissions Model
Download: SFT Framework (2017 edition)
Sustainable Freight Transport and Finance Training Toolkit includes:
- A module on Improving the Environmental Performance of Freight Transport
- A module on Public Private Partnership (PPP) for SFTF
- A case study on developing Sustainable Sea Transport Solutions for Pacific Island Countries
Sustainable Freight Transport Portal contains information about countries and regions that have launched SFTF initiatives.
These are classified by mode of transport, and include ports, multi-modal transport and financing.
