In the face of declining fiscal space
and the need to build back better after the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic, governments are turning to
public-private partnerships...
Under the CRF, in 2020-2021, a desk
study was undertaken to better understand disability
inclusion gaps in disaster risk management (DRM) in nine
Caribbean countries....
Type: BriefReport#: 162223Date: July 28, 2021Author:
The World Bank ;
GFDRR
Global water management must transform
to meet the challenges of the present and the future.
Climate change has made the water cycle far less predictable
- and water...
In Part A of this paper, authors
reviewed the empirical evidence investigating the factors
that affect total factor productivity and identified the
main mechanisms by...
The role of the public sector in housing
delivery in many developed economies evolved from government
as builder in the post-War era in the 1950s when the
government...
Type: ReportReport#: 154539Date: November 23, 2020Author:
Zhang,Yan F. ;
Nunez,Angelica ;
English,Larry ;
Dehaene-Gold,Simon Rupert Cazel ;
Garcia Lozano,Marisa
How much an economy should invest in its
physical infrastructure is a crucial question being asked by
policy makers from developing countries where financial
resources...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9258Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R. ;
Hochman,Gal ;
Song,Ze
The  Integrated Economic Development of
Small Towns Project for China aims to improve public
infrastructure and services to contribute to the sound
development of...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 146560Date: March 1, 2020
Municipal governments and staff are
seeking to implement public-private partnerships (PPPs) to
help meet their infrastructure development needs. This
framework is modular,...
In the twenty years since Public-Private
Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) was established, it
has been a valuable partner to governments, the World Bank,
and...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 156275Date: January 1, 2020
Resilient infrastructure is about
people. It is about the households and communities for whom
infrastructure is a lifeline to better health, better
education, and a...
Type: ReportReport#: 152955Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Rozenberg,Julie
Governments and their multilateral
partners are increasingly recognizing the importance of
incorporating climate and disaster resilience considerations
into infrastructure...
Type: ReportReport#: 149551Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Marcelo Gordillo,Darwin ;
Raina,Aditi
While all infrastructure public-private
partnerships (PPPs) inevitably deal with financing,
construction, regulatory, demand, and operational risks,
among others, projects...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 142765Date: October 17, 2019
Infrastructure—electricity,
telecommunications, roads, water, and sanitation—are central
to people’s lives. Without it, they cannot make a living,
stay healthy, and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 138046Date: June 19, 2019Author:
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Rozenberg,Julie
Infrastructure—electricity,
telecommunications, roads, water, and sanitation—are central
to people’s lives. Without it, they cannot make a living,
stay healthy, and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 138046Date: June 19, 2019Author:
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Rozenberg,Julie
This paper explores the benefits and the
costs of strengthening infrastructure assets to make them
more resilient, reducing the repair costs and infrastructure
disruptions...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8896Date: June 17, 2019Author:
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Rozenberg,Julie ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Nicolas,Claire Marion ;
Fox,Charles James Edward
Reliable transport infrastructure is one
of the backbones of a prosperous economy, providingaccess to
markets, jobs and social services. Sustainable Development
Goal...
Type: ReportReport#: 137914Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Rozenberg,Julie ;
Espinet Alegre,Xavier ;
Avner,Paolo ;
Fox,Charles James Edward ;
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Koks,Elco Eduard ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Tariverdi,Mersedeh
Youth unemployment is a major concern
for African governments, in particular in urban areas. The
government of Senegal has adopted two flagship projects to
improve urban...
Type: CorrespondenceReport#: 136369Date: January 1, 2019
Starting in 2017, PPI investment has
been reported for ICT-backbone infrastructure (such as
fiber-optic cables (land-based/submarine cables), mobile
towers, base stations...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132743Date: December 1, 2018Author:
Saha,Deblina
In 2017, PPI investments in energy stood
at USD 51.9 billion across 203 projects (compared to USD
46.8 billion across 183 projects in 2016), and accounted for
more than...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132738Date: December 1, 2018Author:
Saha,Deblina
Prudential regulation of infrastructure
investment plays an important role in creating an enabling
environment for mobilizing long-term finance from
institutional investors,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131208Date: October 10, 2018Author:
Jobst,Andreas Alexander
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