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The study has found that the main impacts of hydropower development in Bhutan relate to aquatic biodiversity and are cumulative,meaning that they are not of immediate concernbut should get priority attention once the development of hydropower accelerates. This study has identified a number of gaps inthe management of E&S impacts and rankedthem according to relevance for Bhutan.
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The Management Framework: Assessment Process document is a guide to Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation s approach to assessing and approving public-private partnerships for capital infrastructure projects.
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This G20 Eminent Persons Group on Global Financial Governance report recommends reforms to the global financial architecture and governance of the system of International Financial Institutions (IFIs), aiming to promote economic stability and sustainable growth and consider how the G20 could better provide continued leadership and support for these goals.
District heating (DH) is the most common form of heating for urban dwellings and businesses in many of the EBRD’s countries of operations (CoOs).
Japan's Program for Earthquake-Resistant School Buildings has increased the seismic safety of Japanese schools, and hence increased the safety of Japanese schoolchildren, teachers, and communities. Since 2003, when the program accelerated, the share of earthquake-resistant public elementary and junior high schools has increased, from under half of schools in 2002 to over 95 percent in April 2015. Japan is sharing knowledge from this program with developing countries through its relationship with the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), whose Global Program for Safer Schools has been supported by the Japan–World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries and its implementing arm, the Disaster Risk Management Hub, Tokyo.
This paper finds that better Public Investment Management enhances public infrastructure quality and economic growth, and pinpoints key institutional reforms needs to boost public investment efficiency and productivity.
The report “Making Blended Finance work for the SDGs” supports the OECD DAC blended principles for unlocking commercial finance for SDGs and further sharpens their focus on the deployment of development and commercial finance on the objectives of development.
The MDBs’ Joint Declaration of Aspirations on Actions to Support Infrastructure Investment is a tool developed to ensure that MDBs work together to scale up infrastructure investment and attract private sector investment.
Multilateral Development Banks led by the International Finance Corporation - published a new joint platform, Global Toolbox, in January 2018.
The MDBs Joint Declaration of Aspirations on Actions to Support Infrastructure Investment is a tool developed to ensure that MDBs work together to scale up infrastructure investment and attract private sector investment.
A G20 report prepared by the Global Infrastructure Hub reviewing the extent to which Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) create incentives within their organisations to crowd-in private finance to fund public infrastructure.
Lifelines lays out a framework for understanding infrastructure resilience—the ability of infrastructure systems to function and meet users’ needs during and after a natural shock—and it makes an economic case for building more resilient infrastructure.
By delivering efficient, cost-effective and innovative maintenance services, well-designed output and performance-based road maintenance contracts can help maintain road assets and achieve value-for-money.
This publication illustrates key Disaster Risk Management concepts and reviews DRM in the school systems of six LAC countries.
This report analyses the school design requirements in force in LAC countries.
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors developed a set of leading practices to promote and prioritize quality infrastructure investment.
A practical guide for governments, informed by a country-lens review of leading practices
This paper first identifies the long-term risks associated with land sale, second the paper proposes the land trust or land lease for the development of infrastructure investment and industrialization purposes.
In just a few years, ESG, also known as sustainable or responsible investing, has moved from a slightly idealistic nicheto front-page, a mainstream dimension for investors, one that strongly influences the performance and resilience of their investment over time. This is particularly the case in infrastructure, in view of its wide reaching and long-term consequences for the community.
