Infrastructure for climate action
By providing quantitative evidence of the influence of infrastructure on sustainable development and climate mitigation and adaptation, Infrastructure for Climate Action highlights the key role that infrastructure
Infrastructure Development
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Integration of environmental risks in infrastructure investments: a business case for financial institutions
Delhi: By 2030, an estimated USD 95 trillion will be spent globally on creating infrastructure assets—doubling the amount of infrastructure that existed in 2012—with a sizeable portion of that investment
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding EIA for navigation infrastructure in river Ganga, 02/09/2021
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharat Jhunjhunwala & Others Vs Inland Waterways Authority & Others dated 02/09/2021.</p> <p>The issue for consideration was whether EIA
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Climate and disaster resilient infrastructure: building resilience to future uncertainties and shocks
This policy brief aims to enhance understanding of the key features of planning, developing, operating, and maintaining resilient and inclusive infrastructure. This brief highlights the gaps in current
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Advancing the climate resilience of Canadian infrastructure: a review of literature to inform the way forward
Canada's climate is changing, bringing new risks for its roads, buildings, water pipes, ports, and transmission lines. As past climate parameters can no longer be relied on when making decisions related
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De-risking institutional investment in green infrastructure: 2021 progress update
This policy paper catalogues tools and techniques used by public actors such as national development banks and green investment banks to mitigate project-level risks and attract private investment in infrastructure.
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The Global Liveability Index 2021: how the Covid-19 pandemic affected liveability worldwide- summary
The impact of a global pandemic on the world is still being felt. But which cities dealt with it the best and where does yours rank? The Liveability Index examines 140 cities worldwide to quantify the
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Infrastructure investment and the Covid-19 pandemic in Sub-Saharan Africa
This brief argues that the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic provides renewed urgency for African countries to invest in the inadequate physical infrastructure for basic services such as healthcare, clean
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Understanding and mitigating social risks to sustainable development in China’s BRI: evidence from Nepal and Zambia
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)’s focus on energy, transportation and other types of infrastructure has the potential to make an important contribution to filling the ‘infrastructure gap’ in BRI partner
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Leveraging National Development Banks to enhance financing for climate-smart urban infrastructure
This report sets the stage to explore the mandate and capacities of National Development Banks in accelerating financing for local governments’ climate-smart urban infrastructure. Infrastructure financing