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country. As shown in the number of CNG vehicles in Egypt greatly exceeds those in
other Arab nations, with Egypt also ranking 11th worldwide in terms of CNG vehicle usage27.
Table 8: Total Natural Gas Vehicles and Stations in Arab Region in 2013
Country Total CNG Vehicles CNG stations
Algeria 125 3
Egypt 193,555 166
Tunisia 34 1
UAE 2,801 17
Source: Alamo (2013)28.
Our online survey for the OIC Member States also showed similar issue. The respondents
acknowledged that policy interventions to raise the demand for environmentally friendly
international logistics and to target the supply side have been developed in some of the
Member States. What is missing is a target of air emission reduction and a cooperation among
countries in the region to achieve a common sustainability goal.
4.3. TRACECA Routes
This case study builds on a literature review including scientific journal articles and grey
literature, mostly technical assistance reports made available through TRACECA’s website,
interviews with key persons and primary data collected during a field visit to the TRACECA
Secretariat in Baku 24-26 April 2017. A separate travel report with meeting notes and pictures
is submitted separately. Findings from the field visit are emphasized rather than information
from the open literature. The part on Political and Institutional Factors is deliberately
extensive since there seems to be much to learn for COMCEC. Furthermore, the quantitative
data presented is more detailed for the transit countries Georgia and Azerbaijan.
4.3.1. General factors
The Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) TRACECA (TRAnsport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-
Asia) is a set of routes connecting Europe with Asia through countries located in a band south
of Russia. It was initiated by the European Union in 1993 to stimulate economic development
and political stability in the involved Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries
after the collapse of the Soviet Union. TRACECA comprises the transport system of the 13
member-states: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Romania, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
27 ESCWA. (2013). Green Economy Initiatives Success Stories and Lessons Learned in the Arab World. New York: Economic
and Social Commission for Western Asia.
28 Álamo, J. d. (2013). NGVs and Refueling Stations Worldwide.