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Proceedings of the 13

th

Meeting of the

Transport and Communications Working Group

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shipping services or lack the physical and operational capacity to serve large container ships. In

terms of average LSCI scores, OIC-MENA region performed better than OIC-Asia region as well

as the world starting from 2008. However, average LSCI scores for OIC-Sub-Saharan Africa

region remained well below the world averages throughout the same period.

Dr. ÖZCAN continued his presentation by demonstrating some important figures in terms of

transport modes. He stated that there is a large variation in the density of road networks in the

different OIC member countries. Albania, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Comoros, Gambia,

Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Turkey, and Uganda

have more dense networks compared to other member countries. The density of the road

networks in the OIC member countries as a group and individually is quite low compared to that

of the US and the EU. For the OIC member countries, the density of the road network is 0.12

while it is 0.67 and 1.34 in the US and the EU, respectively.

There is also a large variation in the density of rail networks in different OIC countries. A great

majority of the OIC countries have less than 1,000 km of rail lines per 100,000 km

2

land area,

while almost half of the OIC countries have no railway network. Average network density of the

OIC member countries is equal to 426 km of railway per 100,000 km

2

land area.

Furthermore, he added that the container throughput of the OIC countries has reached 101

million TEU in 2014 up from 79.8 million TEU in 2010. However, the share of OIC member

countries in the global container throughput had remained flat at around 15%during the period

between 2010 and 2014.

Regarding the air traffic, Dr. ÖZCAN mentioned that high-income Gulf countries, such as Qatar,

UAE, and Bahrain, and island states, such as Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia, have higher per

capita air passenger traffic figures. Besides, the OIC member countries with dominant network

airlines are more likely to experience higher per capita air passenger traffic.

Dr. ÖZCAN continued his presentation by highlighting the environmental effects of the transport

sector. He stated that there is a positive correlation between transport-related CO2 emissions

and GDP per capita (PPP) in the OIC member countries. One reason for this tendency is the

increased private car ownership with increasing per capita income, which eventually increases

personal trips and accordingly GHG emissions. Another fact is that the countries with higher

GHG emissions are mostly from oil-producing countries, which often corresponds with lower

pump prices for gasoline and consequently more road sector energy consumption.

Dr. ÖZCAN concluded his presentation by emphasizing the importance of tailor-made solutions

rather than generalized policies for the development of the transport sector in the member

countries.