TRANSPORT IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS FRAMEWORK

Transport plays an important role in achieving the sustainable development goals set by the UN member states for the period up to 2030. This article discusses the concept of sustainable economic development and its basic principles, which made it possible to substantiate and determine the content of sustainable transport development. It has been established that transport has a direct impact on ten sustainable development goals (SDGs): zero hunger; good health and well-being; affordable and clean energy; decent work and economic growth; industry, innovation and infrastructure; sustainable cities and communities; responsible consumption and production; climate action; life below water; partnerships for the goals. The achievement of these SDGs is affected by transport factors such as Vehicle Regulations, Road Traffic and Safety, Transport Infrastructure, Dangerous Goods and Border Crossing Facilitation. Since transport is a complex organizational, economic and technical mechanism, it is impossible to assess the current state and progress of sustainability based on a single indicator. It is advisable to establish a set of indicators to determine the current situation and trends in sustainable transport. Moreover, the indicators must meet the requirements of their measurability on the basis of available statistics. It is proposed to assess the state and development of sustainable transport based on economic, social, human and environmental capital, the value of which depends on transport and individual accessibility, reliability, and safe environmental impact. Each of these factors was evaluated by a system of indicators, the measurement of which is possible based on official statistics. A study was also conducted to assess the level of achievement of the established indicators of sustainable development of transport in Belarus.