White Paper on Efficient and Sustainable Inland Water Transport in Europe

This guidance document provides a comprehensive list of the advantages of Inland Water Transport (IWT) (superior safety, high versatility, good reliability, low costs, high energy-efficiency, good carbon footprint, low noise levels, low infrastructure costs, integration into supply chains, etc.). The document also present policy recommendations in 7 priority areas to make IWT in the UNECE region more efficient and sustainable.