Regional Workshop on Upgrading of the Asian Highway Priority Routes 19-21 June 2007, Bangkok
Conference Room 4, Level 1, United Nations Conference Centre
UNESCAP was organized two special events back to back: a Regional Workshop on Upgrading of the Asian Highway Priority Routes from 19-21 June 2007 and an Expert Group Meeting on Improving Road Safety on the Asian Highway from 21-22 June 2007. The Regional Workshop was organized with the objectives of creating awareness of investment opportunities in member countries and promoting investment in the priority projects along the Asian Highway, to share experiences and to learn from various approaches to project formulation and conducting prefeasibility/feasibility studies of road projects and to discuss the way forward for upgrading of the Asian Highway routes. In addition to representatives from Asian Highway member countries, representatives from international and bilateral financing institutions, donors, international and subregional organizations were invited to participate in the Workshop. The expert group meeting further builds on discussions held during the Expert Group Meeting on the Development of the Asian Highway Network: Regional Experiences and Lessons in Financing, Highway Infrastructure and Improving Road Safety held in May 2006, Bangkok. Guidelines for country papers/presentations:
a)   Progress on development and upgrading of Asian Highway in terms of meeting standards specified in the Agreement; b)   Update on implementation of priority projects and investment needs for upgrading of Asian Highway routes;. c)   Experience in implementing major projects along the Asian Highway and other highways; d)   Information on any major policy initiatives for development of international road transport and highways; e)   Update on plan and progress on installation of Asian Highway route signs (the Agreement requires placing AH road signs before 4 July 2010); f)   Investment opportunities, environment and prospects for upgrading of Asian Highway or other highways/feeder roads in your country; g)   Suggestion for the way forward for promoting mobilization of resources for upgrading of the Asian Highway.
	Tentative porgramme

Country/ Organization	Country Paper	Presentation
Bangladesh		-
Cambodia		-
Democratic Republic of Korea	-
India	-
Indonesia		-
Japan	-
Lao PDR	-
Malaysia		-
Nepal		-
Republic of Korea	-
Sri Lanka	-
Tajikistan		-
Turkey	-
Uzbekistan		-
ADB	-
IsDB	-