Brief: Recommendations on planning for sustainable, resilient, inclusive, and safe public transportation for Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia are developed based on evaluating the present condition and potential futures of the city’s urban mobility. National Capacity Building Workshop on Planning for Resilient and Inclusive Public Transport Systems was organized on September 9, 2022 in Ulaanbaatar as part of the project. Study covers Ulaanbaatar’s general development plans and government policies as well as policy documents pertaining to urban road and transportation. Moreover, it outlines efforts to sustainability including “green”, “inclusive”, “integrated”, and “resilient” urban transport systems in Ulaanbaatar. Link: https://www.unescap.org/kp/2023/ planning-safe-sustainable-resilient-and-inclusive-public-transport-ulaanbaatar

Brief: Since both the population and urbanization of Ulaanbaatar are rapidly growing from year to year, along with heavy congestion, the city needs to shift from a car-oriented city to one that is transit-oriented, prioritizing environmentally friendly mass transit and active mobility over private passenger vehicles. The study’s goal is to develop Pre-FS of Introducing LRT system, which outlines the conditions and needs for introducing mass transit as well as the required investment costs and staged implementation procedures.

Brief: The Financial Agreement for the “Project for the Development of Pendulum Road Transportation in the Capital’s Public Transport” was signed on May 12, 2020 between the Government of Mongolia and the Government of France and submitted to the Government of Mongolia. The study’s objectives are to improve public transit options and lessen traffic in the nation’s capital. The FS project’s scope included the completion of the alignment transport route, engineering-geology, topographical survey, transport demand, technical technology, and investment cost study.

Brief: In order to enhance revenue for public transportation in Ulaanbaatar while reducing spending from the capital city budget, the study looks into public transportation services, revenue, expenditures, and economic impact. The study provided the policy recommendations on fare payments and financing of public transport.

Brief: Consortium leader POMA and EGIS have been tasked with a cable transportation project for Bayanhoshuu-Hanyn Material- Injury and Defects Clinic route Route. The Capital City thus wants to know whether or not this connection is feasible. The study’s objective is to ascertain whether or not introducing a cable car to the Bayankhoshuu- Khanyn Material-Gemtel route will have an influence on traffic congestion and be feasible. Travel demand and traffic congestion along the route are investigated with the goal of determining the effect and effectiveness of project implementation on passenger flow. The route alignment and technological possibilities for the cable car’s implementation, the estimation of the required investment, and the demand for public transportation in the present and the future were all examined.

Brief: The study’s goal is to use advanced information technology to develop and improve an integrated database of Mongolia’s road network, as well as to create conditions for multilevel. There is growing needs for web based GIS for easy and fast dissemination, sharing, displaying and processing of spatial information which in turns helping in decision making for various infrastructure specially road network system of Mongolia based applications. The mission of the project as described as the following: 1. Upgrade the spatial database for road network system 2. Develop web based data entry and update application for spatial database road network system 3. Develop web based ArcGIS both web and mobile applications using spatial database

Brief: As part of the project, we (i) developed a method for numbering and coding Ulaanbaatar’s main and subsidiary streets, as well as created numbering and coding of the streets; (ii) built the Ulaanbaatar Road and Street Spatial Database’s content and structure; and (iii) created an Ulaanbaatar thematic road network map.

Brief: Congestion has resulted from Ulaanbaatar’s growing population and the number of vehicles on the road network, resulting in insufficient capacity of the current road network and negatively impacting social development, the environment, human health, and traffic safety. Along with building and expanding the road network, a human-centered, mass transit, environmentally friendly public transportation system is desperately needed. We therefore started and carried out study on modernizing Ulaanbaatar’s public transportation system and introducing high-capacity, eco-friendly transit like trams and LRT

Brief: Based on the results of the 2010-2020 Population and Housing Census, 65 thematic maps from 8 chapters of the National Atlas were created using ArcGIS software

Brief: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) hired the transportation and logistics consultancy company Almec to undertake a research on the development plans for the Shine Zuunmod City, which will be built on the Khushig valley airport. As part of the research, we are looking at Shine Zuunmod’s overall city planning, surveying the need for transportation, and looking at the growth of road transport and logistics.

Brief: What exactly is a market economy with a social focus? By request of the Konrad denauer- Foundation in Mongolia, the booklet was professionally translated from German to Mongolian

Brief: Oyu Tolgoi is one of the largest undeveloped copper reserves worldwide. Since 2012, the Oyu Tolgoi LLC has been mining ore from the Oyu Tolgoi open pit. This is where all the product that they currently produce and export comes from. After being extracted from the open pit, the ore is treated by a series of complex processes in the Oyu Tolgoi concentrator to create a fine powder called copper concentrate. This concentrate is then exported by road to international markets. Longer term, the company is looking to develop the underground phase of the mine, to access the best minerals from deep below the surface where 80 percent of the value of Oyu Tolgoi is found. The scope of the Feasibility Study included all underground development, construction, and operational activities, plus surface shaft areas and conveying ore to the surface mill stockpile stacker.

Brief: The Political Party Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (Party Law) was professionally translated from German into Mongolian by the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation in Mongolia.

Brief: Working as a consulting Carried out basic research and general planning mapping of “Choir Regional Logistics Center Development” of “108 Oil” LLC.

Brief: Working as a consulting engineering on the “Economic Estimates” section of Chapter IX of the Feasibility Study for Gunbileg Gold LLC’s Hargan Tsenkher Nuden gold deposit in Bornuur soum, Tuv aimag, with mining licenses MV-021408 and MV-005707.

Brief: The Sustainable Urban Transport Index (SUTI) has been developed by UNESCAP to help summarize, track and compare the performance of Asian cities with regard to sustainable urban transport and the related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The cities found the SUTI framework adequate to measure the status and useful in identifying strategies towards sustainable mobility. Estimated SUTI of Ulaanbaatar and developed the report for current urban transport system of Ulaanbaatar, the Capital City of Mongolia as well as collection and analysis of urban transport data for application of SUTI in Ulaanbaatar. Report is available at https://repository. unescap.org/handle/20.500.12870/3516

Brief: Lex Oil LLC is a company imports oil & petroleum products. At the request of the company, a feasibility study and general planning map for the development of an oil storage and logistics center in Zamiin-Uud soum, Dornogobi aimag, were completed. A key issue which impacts the movement of goods across the borders is the variation in the railway gauge of Mongolia and the PRC. This necessitates the transfer of freight between railway wagons of different gauges at the BCP. This additional handling of freight entails additional time and cost during transport for the company. Mongolia’s second largest 24,000 ton oil storage and logistics center for transshipment facility of fuel has been put into operation according to the feasibility study and drawings.

Brief: The “Constitution of the Republic of Germany” was professionally translated from German to Mongolian by the “Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation” in Mongolia.

Brief: Worked as a Consulting Engineer, produced “Economical analysis” Chapter IX of the Feasibility Study for underground mining of Tsagaan-Ovoot gold deposit of SG Group LLC with mining license No. MV-021083 located in Tsengel soum, Bayan-Ulgii aimag.

Brief: The compilation of the constitution of the Christian Democratic Party of Germany was professionally translated from German to Mongolian.

Brief: A study was conducted to develop a “Medium and Long-Term Master Plan for the Development of the Capital City Road Network” as part of the amendment to the General Plan for the Development of Ulaanbaatar until 2020 and the implementation of development trends until 2030. The sections of the study are as follows: These include: I identifying issues for the “Long-term and medium-term development of the Ulaanbaatar road network” based on the baseline study; (ii) developing a model of Ulaanbaatar’s road network transportation demand for 2017, 2025, and 2030; (iii) developing mapping materials and explanatory notes reflecting planning solutions; (iv) a list of priority technical drawings for new construction and expansion; and (v) action plan for implementing master plan. Estimated travel demand models for current (2017) and forecasts for 2025 and 2030 using PTV Visum analysis tools. Urban road network and road development planning was established based on the model simulation results. Sustainable urban road development planning is the guiding principles of road (for automobiles, pedestrians and bicycles) including engineering network development and comprehensive urban transport planning. Action plans/ activities were determined in order to successfully implement the master plan. Socioeconomic impacts of the road development and the cost of congestion in terms of real cost in monetary value were estimated. Thematic maps for main indicators of socioeconomic, environment, transportation and logistics of Ulaanbaatar were produced. Dr. Eldev-Ochir was primary researcher in this project.

Brief: The location of the Choir Regional Logistic Center is in east central part Mongolia and has multimodal transport including rail and truck transports. Surrounding provinces including Dornogobi, Dundgobi, Hentiy, and Tuv,aimags have many minerals: coal, copper, iron ore, fluorite, nephrite, graphite, and marble. Bulk goods such as fluorite, coal and iron ore are transported by railway from the producing origin through truck to export and/or other distant locations. Suppliers ship truckloads of bulk products to the logistic center, which stores the product until needed by the exporters and ships the proper quantity to the final destinations. The feasibility study included general planning, mapping, financial and economic calculations, and market sensitivity research for the logistics center.

Brief: From 2016 to 2019, the Ministry of Environment, and Tourism and the Asian Development Bank implemented the Integrated Project for Livelihood Support and Sustainable Tourism Development (MON 9183) in the Lake Hovsgol National Park Buffer Zone with funding from the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction. To improve the livelihoods of local families by developing community-based tourism. The project was the among the first in Mongolia to address the linked issues of livelihoods, tourism, and waste management in projected area. New participatory mechanisms for the KLNP will be piloted, including co-management approaches for tourism and waste management and community-led revolving funds for livelihood improvement. Developed thematic maps for environment, weather, tourism development, socioeconomic indicators, road and transportation, and culture and heritage using ArcGIS.

Brief: The Mongolian Road Spatial Database was established in connection with the development of Mongolia’s infrastructure, specifically the implementation of medium and long-term road development plans, to meet the requirements to improve the road network database, establish and develop a geographic database (GIS), and bring it in line with international standards. • Established an integrated geospatial database for Mongolian road network; developed analytical software solutions for both road database and geospatial database; • Trained the personals for road spatial database and software development; • Developed the National Road Atlas of Mongolia (includes various thematic maps, supporting statistics and diagrams) • Developed Mongolian Road Networks and Travel Map (includes road map with natural scenic sites for tourism of Mongolia) • 1:1,000,000 scale Wall Map on Mongolian Road Networks and Infrastructure.

Brief: The primary goal of the project is to produce a draft law, a concept, and a presentation on the Minerals Exchange. Spot contracts, forward contracts for the sale or purchase of specific mineral products in the future, futures contracts for the sale or purchase of standardized mineral products at a fixed price in the future, and options such as options are also traded on the exchange. A list of new rules and regulations to be released by the Financial Regulatory Commission was compiled as part of the introduction project.

Brief: The possibility of constructing a service complex aimed at ensuring motor vehicle drivers’ work and rest schedules, creating comfortable travel conditions for passengers, and ensuring vehicle normal operation and traffic safety was investigated. The study investigates the viability of introducing the Japanese “MichiNo-Eki” roadside service model to Mongolia, as well as the establishment of a roadside service complex, as well as the circumstances and criteria for it.

Brief: To consider Mongolia’s comprehensive economic development plan, the current population situation, social situation, industry, agriculture, tourism, transportation, logistics, environment, and current development issues, as well as ways to solve them, are required. The corridor, the development axis, and the possibility of regional development were all investigated. Participated in the research team of the road transport and logistics sector.

Brief: Mongolia’s Sustainable Development Concept 2030 and Mongolia’s Green Growth Policy set specific goals for implementing sustainable macroeconomic policies and achieving economic growth based on the concept of green growth in order to achieve the goals of sustainable economic development. A methodology text was translated into 38 indicators for evaluating green growth policy implementation.

Brief: A “Guideline and Methodology for Completing Environmental Statistics Forms” which includes definitions, descriptions, collection and calculation methods, rationale and sources of information relevant for environmental statistics was developed. A total of 465 indicators of 21 forms for the collection of environmental statistics were trial run in selected three soums of two provinces, which prompted updates, renewals and improving the guidelines and methodologies upon result. Workshop for “Guideline and Methodology for Completing Environmental Statistics Forms” were carried.

Brief: Studied pros and cons of transportation planning modelling software, which internationally widely used in the road sector, such as TransCad, Cube, Visum, EMME and etc. Made the decision for selecting suitable transportation modeling software for Mongolia based on the freight and passenger traffic flow of all transport mode as well as the road, transportation and logistics policies of Mongolia.

Brief: The Mongolian Parliament (State Great Hural) approved the “State minerals policy” with Resolution № 18 on Jan 16th, 2014. This policy set the legal basis for this project with the development of a minerals stock exchange, which would enable: open, efficient, market-oriented way to determine fair prices for Mongolian mineral products in both foreign and domestic markets; and the development of domestic capital markets; and to regulate mineral exports with a unified policy. Mongolia needs to develop the legal and regulatory framework for an integrated one-stop policy of “mineralsexchange” for both the foreign and domestic minerals commodity trade to further developthe main economic sector of Mongolia.

Brief: The Government of Mongolia with the Bank of Mongolia jointly implemented the “stabilization of prices for main commodities” a medium-term program. And a scientific research is needed to determine the results and the measure of effect of the program implementation on food and consumer goods prices, supply and demand. Studied the price changes in food and consumer goods from 2013 to the first half of 2015. These include: fuel, imports of consumer goods, staple goods and of basic construction materials, cement, electricity and heating price changes. The main objective is to determine if whether these commodity prices have stabilized on the market.