OVERCOMING THE CONSTRAINTS OF LANDLOCKEDNESS THROUGH SUSTAINABLE CONNECTIVITY IN NORTH AND CENTRAL ASIA

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Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal, 2023, vol. 30, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: This paper examines the challenges and opportunities related to transport, energy, and information and communications technology connectivity in landlocked developing countries of North and Central Asia, underscoring its pivotal role in advancing sustainable development. Regional collaborative efforts – encompassing the development of multimodal transport corridors and promotion of multilateral power and energy trading, and information-sharing of digital transformation solutions – can offset structural weaknesses of individual countries, catalyse decarbonization and strengthen resilience. Interlinking transport, energy and information and communications technology connectivity has emerged as a strategy to realize economic, political and security gains, thereby facilitating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Keywords: landlocked developing countries; transport connectivity; energy connectivity; ICT connectivity; North and Central Asia; sustainable development; regional cooperation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N75 O13 O18 O19 Q01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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