A New Breed of Private Sector: Entrepreneurs and Urban Water
“Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.” Lao TzuIn the film Quantum of Solace, James Bond battles a corrupt environmentalist to prevent a company from taking over...
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Evidence Wanted: Effectiveness of Sovereign Disaster Risk Financing and...
Photo: When disasters strike – like floods, tsunamis, earthquakes or cyclones – they can cause, not just human suffering, but financial damage. Using well-crafted Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance...
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Recent World Bank Data Reveal Worrying Trends in Transport
The World Bank’s Public-Private Partnership Group and Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility report that total private participation in infrastructure (PPI) fell in the transportation sector...
View ArticlePPPAmericas 2015: Taking public-private partnerships to the next level
The Latin America and the Caribbean region is crying out for infrastructure improvements. An investment estimated at 5 percent of the region’s GDP— or US$250 billion per year — is required to develop...
View ArticleDisaster risk and climate threats: Taking action to create better financial...
As the people of Vanuatu begin the painstaking task of assessing the damage to their homes, businesses, and their communities in the wake of Cyclone Pam, another assessment is underway behind the...
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Newest private participation in infrastructure update shows growth and...
In 2013, investment commitments to infrastructure projects with private participation declined by 24 percent from the previous year. It should be welcome news that the first half of 2014 (H1) data –...
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Institutional Investment in Infrastructure (“In3”): A view from the bridge of...
Note: The first advisory council meeting of the new Global Infrastructure Facility was recently convened at the World Bank Group headquarters in Washington, D.C. Suddenly, it seems impossible to walk...
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