Transport in Moldova

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Table of Contents

• National Vision, Strategy, Masterplan
• Other national and sectoral documents
• Climate and energy policies
• Urban and regional development
• EU accession and cooperation
• Trade Facilitation
• Digitalisation
• Gender and Equality
• Local Transport Plans
• Studies and research papers
• International cooperation projects and strategies
• Data

National Vision, Strategy, Masterplan

• Transport
  • Transport and Logistics Strategy 2013 - 2022 : http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=350111&lang=1
  • STRATEGIA DE MOBILITATE 2030 (Mobility Strategy 2030): https://gov.md/sites/default/files/document/attachments/nu-418-midr-2024.pdf
• General
  • National Development Strategy : https://gov.md/sites/default/files/document/attachments/intr40_12_0.pdf

Other national and sectoral documents

• Railways:
  • CFM Railway – Development Program 2018 - 2031 : http://www.railway.md/content/ro/modernizare.pdf
  • Integration of the Ukrainian and Moldavian Railway System into the EU transport system , EIB, DG MOVE: https://transport.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-07/Integration_of_the_UAMD_railway_system_into_the_EU_transport_system.pdf
• Roads:
  • Programs on the distribution of road fund funds for 2023 : https://www.asd.md/programe/
• Inland waterways, ports:
• Aviation:

Climate and energy policies

• Mitigation:

  • Updated Nationally Determined Contribution of the Republic of Moldova , 2020: https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/NDC/2022-06/MD_Updated_NDC_final_version_EN.pdf
  • National Inventory Report : Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in the Republic of Moldova, 1990-2020: Submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNEP, 2022: https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Moldova_NIR_1990-2020_EN_web.pdf
  • National Communication (NC). NC 5 , 2023: https://unfccc.int/documents/627100
  • Strategy for low-emission development of the Republic of Moldova until 2030 and the Action Plan for its implementation , 2016: https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=98493&lang=ro // 2023: https://cancelaria.gov.md/sites/default/files/document/attachments/nu-302-mm-2023_0.pdf
  • Draft National Energy and Climate Plan of Moldova : https://www.energy-community.org/dam/jcr:f36a71ea-74bb-43c5-a67e-ccf1085e224f/NECP%20Moldova%20draft.pdf

• Adaptation

  • National Climate Change Adaptation Programme until 2030 and its Action Plan, 2023 : https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/NAP_Moldova_2024.pdf

• Energy policy

  • Energy Strategy 2050 : https://midr.gov.md/files/shares/Concept_Strategia_Enenergetica__act__.pdf
  • Energy Strategy of the Republic of Moldova until 2030 : http://lex.justice.md/md/346670/
  • Moldova 2022 Energy Policy Review , IEA: https://www.iea.org/reports/moldova-2022

Urban and regional development

• National Regional Development Strategy 2022-2028 (Government Decision no. 40/2022) // Hotărârea Guvernului Nr. 40 din 26.01.2022 cu privire la aprobarea Strategiei naționale de dezvoltare regională a Republicii Moldova pentru anii 2022-2028: https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=135227&lang=ro#

• National program for the development of growth poles cities in the Republic of Moldova for the years 2021-2027 (Government Decision no.916/2020) // Hotărârea Guvernului Nr. 916 din 16.12.2020 cu privire la aprobarea Programului naţional de dezvoltare a oraşelor-poli de creştere în Republica Moldova pentruhttps://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=135185&lang=ro anii 2021-2027: https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=135185&lang=ro#

• National Local Development Program "European Village" for the years 2024 – 2028 (Government Decision no. 216/2024) // Hotărârea Guvernului Nr. 216 din 26.03.2024 cu privire la aprobarea Programului national de dezvoltare locală „Satul European” pentru anii 2024 – 2028: https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=143107&lang=ro

• Law no. 438/2006 regarding regional development in the Republic of Moldova // Legea Nr. 438 din 28.12.2006 privind dezvoltarea regională în Republica Moldova: https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=107434&lang=ro

• Government Decision no. 127/2008 regarding the measures to implement Law no. 438/2006 on regional development in the Republic of Moldova // Hotărârea Guvernului Nr. 127 din 08.02.2008 cu privire la măsurile de realizare a Legii Nr. 438 din 28.12.2006 privind dezvoltarea regională în Republica Moldova: https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=69649&lang=ro

• Law no. 27/2022 on the National Fund for Regional and Local Development (NFRLD) // Legea Nr. 27 din 10.02.2022 privind Fondul național pentru dezvoltare regională și locală: https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=130108&lang=ro

• Regulation on the management of the financial means of the National Fund for Regional and Local Development (Government Decision no. 152/2022) // Hotărârea Guvernului Nr. 152 din 09.03.2022 cu privire la aprobarea Regulamentului privind gestionarea mijloacelor financiare ale Fondului național pentru dezvoltarea regională și locală: https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=130345&lang=ro

• Single Programming Document for the period 2022-2024 (Government Decision no. 23/2022) // Hotărârea Guvernului Nr. 23 din 10.01.2022 cu privire la Documentul Unic de Program pentru anii 2022-2024: https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=129488&lang=ro

• Reports:

  • Progress report on the implementation of the National Program for the Development of Growth Pole Cities in the Republic of Moldova for the years 2021-2027 (reporting period 2021) / Raport de progres privind implementare Programului național de dezvoltare a orașelor poli de creștere în perioada anului 2021: https://midr.gov.md/files/shares/Raport_implementare_PN_ora__e_poli_de_cre__tere.pdf
  • Progress report on the implementation of the National Program for the Development of Growth Pole Cities in the Republic of Moldova for the years 2021-2027 (reporting period 2023) / Raportul de progres de implementare a Programului național de dezvoltare a orașelor-poli de creștere în Republica Moldova pentru anii 2021-2027 (perioada de raportare 2023): https://midr.gov.md/files/shares/Raportul_de_progres_privind_implementarea_Programului_na__ional_de_dezvoltare_a_ora__elor_poli_de_cre__tere___n_perioada_anului_2023.pdf
  • Progress report on the implementation of the National Regional Development Strategy 2022 – 2028, for the year 2022 / Raport de progres privind implementarea Strategiei naționale de dezvoltare regională 2022 – 2028, pentru anul 2022: https://midr.gov.md/files/shares/Raport_SNDR_2022__.pdf

EU accession and cooperation

• Communication on EU Enlargement policy - Republic of Moldova 2023 Report Accompanying the document Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 2023 : https://neighbourhood-enlargement.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-11/SWD_2023_698%20Moldova%20report.pdf

Trade Facilitation

Digitalisation

• Digital Transformation Strategy of the Republic of Moldova for 2023-2030, RMO, 2023: https://mded.gov.md/transparenta/64373-2/

Gender and Equality

Local Transport Plans

• SUMP Cahul Planul de Mobilitate Urbană Durabilă pentru Regiunea Transfrontalieră CAHUL-OANCEA: https://primariacahul.md/images/docs/alte/10._PMUD.pdf
• SUMP Edinet PLANUL DE MOBILITATE URBANĂ AL MUNICIPIULUI EDINEȚ https://primariaedinet.md/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/PMUD-Edinet_draft-final-PMUD_actualizare-predare-5.05.2022.pdf
• GCAP Chisinau Green City Action Plan for Chisinau: https://ebrdgreencities.com/assets/downloads/Chisinau-GCAP-Rom.pdf
• GCAP Balti Green City Action Plan for Balti: https://www.ebrdgreencities.com/assets/Uploads/PDF/GCAP-Balti-Final-Report-19-November-2021.pdf
• Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) Balti municipality 2016-2030 https://mycovenant.eumayors.eu/docs/seap/19514_1459614153.pdf

Studies and research papers

• Road Safety Performance Review - Moldova , UNECE, August 2024: https://unece.org/info/Transport/pub/393197 - The RSPR Moldova identifies the most critical aspects for the development of the country’s national road safety system and offers recommendations for its improvement. The project team use a multipoint approach to assess the current road safety situation in Moldova. It includes analyses of the following topics: legal and institutional frameworks for road safety, the current road safety situation and trends, limitations in capacities, financial and human resources, gaps in the national legal and regulatory framework, compliance of Moldovan legislation with United Nations road safety-related legal instruments, and coordination among road safety stakeholders.
• Moldova- Present situation analysis of the transport sector , World Bank, 2007: https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/540881468054253412/moldova-present-situation-analysis-of-the-transport-sector
• Analysis of public transport in Chisinau , Technical University of Moldova, 2012: https://ibn.idsi.md/sites/default/files/imag_file/383-387_1.pdf
• How much Time Do Moldovans Spend Travelling , UNDP, 2014: https://www.undp.org/moldova/publications/analytical-brief-10-how-much-time-do-moldovans-spend-travelling
• Moldova Trade Corridor Assessment , MISRA/USAID, 2018: https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA00T8JD.pdf
• Promoting Clean Urban Public Transportation and Green Investment in Moldova , OECD, 2019: https://www.oecd.org/environment/promoting-clean-urban-public-transportation-and-green-investment-in-moldova-31925aae-en.htm
• Sustainable Infrastructure for Low-carbon Development in the EU Eastern Partnership: Moldova’s sustainable infrastructure investments , OECD, 2021: https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/sites/986fb125-en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/986fb125-en#chapter-d1e16533
• AD HOC Review Moldova , IMF, 2022: https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/CR/Issues/2022/05/13/Republic-of-Moldova-Ad-Hoc-Review-Under-the-Extended-Credit-Facility-Request-for-517858
• Managementul transportului public urban în municipiul Chişinău, 2006, (Management of Urban Public Transport in the Municipality of Chișinău): https://bci.md/media/files/MTPUMC%20Final.pdf

International cooperation projects and strategies

• Pathways towards Decarbonisation of the Transport Sector in Moldova : https://changing-transport.org/project/pathways-towards-decarbonization-of-the-transport-sector-in-moldova/
• Moldova Institutional and Structural Reforms Activity (MISRA) : https://www.usaid.gov/moldova/economic-growth
• MOVE IT Like. Lublin – a Chisinau public transport sustainable development initiative : https://www.chisinau.md/ro/upload/271759/attached_files/63454b2514a23.pdf
• Strong Businesses and Communities for Moldova : https://www.giz.de/de/downloads/giz2022-en-strong-businesses-and-communities.pdf
• EBRD Country Strategy Moldova 2023 - 2028 : https://www.ebrd.com/news/2023/ebrd-approves-new-moldova-country-strategy.html

Data

• GIS-Local: https://gislocal.md/#/ - it is a government platform with a Local Level Geographical Information System for Local Public Administrations in the Republic of Moldova, intended for the management and publication of spatial data of public interest. (Government Decision No. 36/2024 regarding the approval of the Concept of the State Geographical Information System at the local level for the local public administration authorities and the Regulation of the information resource formed by the State Geographical Information System at the local level for the local public administration authorities (https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=141619&lang=ro))

• NATIONAL BUREAU OF STATISTICS OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: https://statistica.gov.md/

• Pocket book: Moldova in figures, edition 2023: https://statistica.gov.md/en/the-statistical-pocket-book-moldova-in-figures-edition-2023-posted-on-12_60465.html

• SLOCAT Transport, Climate and Sustainability Global Status Report: https://tcc-gsr.com/

• SLOCAT Transport and Knowledge Base (TraKB): https://tcc-gsr.com/3rd-edition-transport-knowledge-base-trakb/

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Contributors:

• Tuan Do: [email protected]
• Lena Plikat [email protected]
• Sergiu Gradinaru
• Anastasia Stefanita

Compiled by / Contact:

• Armin Wagner: [email protected]
• (as of May 2024)