Browsing by Subject "LANDLOCKED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES"
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La situación del transporte en los países sin litoral de América Latina a junio 2009
(2009-04)En esta edición del Boletín FAL se analiza la situación del transporte en el Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia y Paraguay y la relación con sus países transitarios, actualizando la información del Boletín 262 de junio de 2008. -
Status of implementation in South America of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014-2024
(2019-11-30)This report was prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Office for the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and the Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) in preparation for the midterm review meeting of the Vienna Programme of Action (VPoA) for Landlocked ... -
Status of Implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action in South America
(2014-09)The lack of access to the sea is frequently cited as a reason that helps to explain the low growth rate and underdevelopment of landlocked countries. Nevertheless, development is clearly a multidimensional process and therefore cannot be contingent solely upon geographical conditions. Composite indicators based on information linked to the Millennium ... -
The economic costs associated with landlocked status
(2003-07)Two Latin American republics, Bolivia and Paraguay, lack sovereign access to ocean ports. Their landlocked status effectively forces them to export and import products through borders with neighbouring countries; for this purpose, they frequently use land transport modes which are intrinsically more costly than ocean transport. However, being distant ... -
The impact of COVID-19 on transport and logistics connectivity in the landlocked countries of South America
(2020-12-22)Given their geographic situation, landlocked developing countries have been hit doubly hard by the cross-border processes implemented to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This research provides a detailed explanation of the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the areas of international trade and transport adopted by the ...
