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This second Asia-specific updated status report on the implementation of transport-related SDG targets brings together 30 indicators from official data sources (country statistics, United Nations, World Bank, International Energy Agency, etc.) and non-official data sources (reputed research, non-government organizations, and think tanks) for Asia and the Pacific region to review the implementation of transport-related SDG targets. The report provides a collective assessment of 51 economies of Asia and Pacific economies with other regions to provide further context for the trends observed in Asia. In addition, in several cases where relevant and feasible, the performance of the transport sector is compared vis-à-vis other sectors in Asia and Pacific economies. Where information is available, the report includes data from 2000 to 2021 or 2022, making it possible to start capturing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the transport sector – and its subsequent revival. The report makes extensive use of data contained in the Asian Transport Outlook (ATO) initiative by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which has built an extensive knowledge base on Transport in Asia and the Pacific.
A multi-dimensional assessment of Asia's transport sector contribution to SDGs across regions, sectors, and time provides a pessimistic outlook for achieving the relevant SDG targets by 2030. However, the silver lining is that since 2015, Asian countries have narrowed the SDG gap and not widened it. Overall, we find:
- Compared with the rest of the world combined, the progress in transport SDGs is marginally better in Asia and Pacific economies.
- Within Asia, the region's transport sector has outperformed other sectors combined.
Overall, the good news is that the Asia and Pacific countries have narrowed the SDG gap and not widened it. The bad news is that the rate of progress is still too slow, and the existing gap is too broad. Surprisingly, the transport sector has only made minimal progress across goals and targets directly identified in the SDG process, i.e., road safety, infrastructure, and rural road and urban transit access, i.e., SDG 9.1, SDG 11.2 and SDG 3.6.