Past Events

Consultation Meeting with the CAREC National Focal Points (2016)

CAREC national focal points discussed preparations for the 15th Ministerial Conference on CAREC, including a proposed ministerial retreat in October in Islamabad, Pakistan, and its expected deliverables.

Second CAREC Road Safety Workshop

Delegates from 11 countries of Central and West Asia were joined by development partners to complete a regional road safety strategy designed to reduce by half the region's fatalities by half by 2030.

CAREC Senior Officials’ Meeting (July 2016)

Senior officials from CAREC and partner institutions reviewed recent progress in terms of operational priorities and preparations leading up to the 15th CAREC Ministerial Conference this October in Islamabad, Pakistan.

15th CAREC Transport Sector Coordinating Committee Meeting

CAREC countries—with Georgia as observer—and eight development partners confirmed progress toward completion of the six CAREC transport corridors. Participants agreed to make railways a mode of choice, CAREC corridors safer, and road assets more sustainable, and improve logistics and cross-border transport.

CAREC Road Safety Workshop

Representatives from CAREC member countries, private sector, nongovernment organizations, and development partners participated in a workshop to start formulating a regional strategy to make CAREC roads safer.

Second CAREC Railway Working Group Meeting

CAREC railway experts met to review the draft CAREC Railway Strategy 2030 and design an action plan to unlock the potential of railways in the region

CAREC 2020 Midterm Review: Country Consultation Meetings

Discussions focused on how the current strategy can be made more effective in light of the recent global and regional developments and how these are impacting on the individual CAREC countries.

CAREC 2020 Midterm Review Launch Workshop and Brainstorming

Government officials and think tank academics met in Bangkok, Thailand to finalize the scope, approach, and process for the Midterm Review of CAREC's long-term strategy, CAREC 2020.

First CAREC Railway Working Group Meeting

The CAREC Railway Working Group discussed issues facing railways in the region and agreed on priority actions to develop the CAREC Railway Strategy 2030.

14th CAREC Ministerial Conference

Ministers of the 10 CAREC member countries discussed progress in the program's four priority areas: transport, trade facilitation, energy, and trade policy.