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The Madrid 360 Environmental Strategy was presented in September 2019 to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted into the atmosphere by 11.3% by 2023, a reduction of 1,563 tonnes of NOx per year
The Colouring Cities Research Programme (CCRP) is developing a model for open data platforms that uses an open-source code for easy-to-set-up-and-run platforms (managed by academia) that enable access to the highest quality, comprehensive national building footprint data available
The Trial Reservoir approach to technology trials has universal potential globally to increase and accelerate uptake of clean technologies. While this approach to trial funding has not yet been replicated, Isle Utilities are in advanced talks with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) regarding a Latin American-specific project, funded by the IDB.
The Digitalisation Impact Tool was developed to support the Green Information and Communications Technology (ICT) strategy for the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI), United Arab Emirates with the objective of the Digitalisation Tool is to document the positive impact of digitalisation on the environment, MOEI, and MOEI’S customers
The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI), United Arab Emirates developed the sustainability tools to help project teams track, document, and monitor data relating to sustainability during the project lifecycle and to improve decisionmaking
The Arab Roadmap roadmap aims to attract investment towards decarbonising the construction sector, with a view to achieve Paris Agreement goals by 2050. The Arab Roadmap acts as a blueprint for the Arab countries, supporting the initiation of each country’s national roadmap by addressing countries’ diverse conditions, including climatic, economic, demographic, energy emissions, and urbanisation patterns.
The Global BIM Network collaborates to co-develop and host an online, open-access knowledge base of resources from governments and organisations championing BIM in public sector construction and infrastructure projects.
The UK has developed a government-led program that works with academia and industry to support and promote increasingly sophisticated digitalisation, digital modelling, and information management and sharing, supporting the optimisation of the built environment across its lifecycle and ensuring this is done in a way that maintains safety, security, and resilience.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) platform takes a holistic approach to financing support for the development and deployment of technology for infrastructure projects. This support is in the form of knowledge, networks, capital, innovation services and regulatory dialogue with members, investment leads, and clients.
Last week, the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) hosted a webinar on “Building Strong PPP Institution in Developing Countries”. This webinar followed a global review undertaken by PPIAF to better understand the drivers of success in public-private partnership (PPP) programs. This webinar focuses on the role of contract management in PPPs.
The PPIAF team recently participated in the annual #Infra4Dev Conference in Rabat, Morocco. Henri Blas, Ludovic Delplanque, and Luciana Guimaraes Drummond e Silva each engaged in panel sessions during this two-day event, sharing knowledge insights and resources on various topics, including the global infrastructure financing landscape, PPP project preparation, and integrating gender into PPPs.
60% of infrastructure assets reporting to GRESB in 2023 currently have a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target aligned to net zero. However, these net zero targets may not be ambitious enough. Only a third of assets have a target that is science-based or aligned to a net zero-targeting framework. Further, targets tend to capture only Scope 1 and 2 emissions (omitting Scope 3 emissions) and be location, rather than market-based. However, regional variances exist, with Europe leading the way in Scope 3 and market-based net zero targeting.
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Non-private institutions, such as multilateral development banks, play a critical role in catalyzing private infrastructure investment in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). One avenue of support is through the direct co-financing of projects, with over half (55%) of total LMIC investment involving non-private co-financing in 2022. However, the share of LMIC investment financed by the private sector alone has been increasing over time. This has been driven by the renewables sector, reflecting increasing investor confidence in a maturing market as well as relatively smaller project sizes. In general, private sector investors are less likely to require co-financing support from non-private entities in larger LMIC markets, such as Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa.
The African Infrastructure Fellowship Program (AIFP) recently announced its 2024 cohort of fellows, which includes 18 participants from across the continent and brings together a diverse and talented group of individuals with backgrounds in engineering, finance, law, and more. This year saw over 200 applications for the program.
The G20 Brazilian Presidency and the Australian Co-Chair held the third Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, in June, which consisted of five sessions: Linking Infrastructure and Poverty Reduction, Delivering Cross-Border Infrastructure, Financing Climate-Resilient Infrastructure, Infrastructure Global Trends, and Mitigating Exchange Rate Risks. Henri Blas, Program Lead for the Global Infrastructure Hub, participated in session four of the meeting focused on Infrastructure Global Trends.
Last month, Jane Jamieson, the Program Manager for the Quality Infrastructure Investment (QII) Partnership and the Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF), along with Khafi Weekes, Climate Infrastructure Specialist at PPIAF, and Helen Gall, Monitoring and Evaluation ETC at QII, participated in the Understanding Risk Global Forum in Himeji, Japan. Initiated in 2010, this year’s Forum was the largest yet, attracting over 1,700 Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) experts and practitioners from across the globe. PPIAF and QII had a strong showing at the Forum, participating in five events, including three plenaries and two workshops.
The Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) held its Partnership Council Meeting in Vienna, Austria this June. This meeting brought together PPIAF’s esteemed donors and welcomed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the newest donor to PPIAF with their contribution that has supported the integration of the Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) into the PPIAF family. Over the two days, PPIAF engaged in a packed agenda where donors expressed appreciation for the impactful and relevant programs PPIAF delivers.
The 2023 Infrastructure Market Capacity report explains that a sustained focus on improving the productivity of the construction sector, increasing material and labour supply while continuing to actively manage demand, are crucial to the future success of the industry.
The World Bank Group recently published a primer titled 'Project Development Funds (PDFs) - Supporting Project Preparation to Structure Successful Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)' to help better understand how to establish and operate PDFs.
World Bank toolkit on best practices in gender equality and infrastructure PPPs.
