Sustainable Transport Connectivity Indicators

The National Connectivity Report (NCR) is managed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) and is developed under UNDA funded “Sustainable transport connectivity and implementation of transport-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in selected landlocked and transit/bridging countries” project. The NCR report covers and measures the performance of inland transport modes: railway, road and inland waterway (ILW) transport modes. In Paraguay’s NCR, railway transport indicators are not covered because railways are not used for cargo transport. All modes of transport are studied through three key pillars: economic, social and environmental sustainability.

Five (5) pilot countries, were selected from different regions of the world in order to measure inland transport connectivity, compare each country performance and evaluate connectivity progress in the next years. Paraguay is one of the pilot countries where the SITCIN will be tested and based on the results, the indicators will be further finetuned. The NCR preparation process is generally divided into following key phases: data-collection and meta-analysis, relevant fact-finding missions and interviews with the stakeholders, structure findings and recommendations, discussion of NCR results on national policy dialogue meeting with the stakeholders. After approval of the NCR, capacity-building workshops will be held targeting the most pressing topics in inland transport policy based on the NCR recommendations and findings.