Janvier 2025
Nations Unies, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - ECLAC - (24 pages).

For decades, Latin America and the Caribbean has been investing in infrastructure, which has been essential for development and, at the same time, has had an impact on economic growth and the well-being of the population.

Décembre 2024
Forum Economique Mondial (48 pages).

Reimagining Real Estate: A Framework for the Future provides a pathway for the industry to create more liveable, sustainable, resilient and affordable buildings. The framework underscores that robust and resilient capital markets are key to achieving that vision and explores how technology, infrastructure and putting people at the heart of development all drive long-term value.
Calls to action for both the public and private sectors emphasize the necessity of collaboration amid an increasingly complex global landscape and case studies demonstrate what is possible.

Décembre 2024
PPIAF (79 pages).

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the FY24 Annual Report showcases PPIAF's transformative impact, including catalyzing $29 billion in infrastructure investments, expanding subnational financing opportunities, embedding climate resilience into infrastructure development, and promoting gender-inclusive solutions across the sector. This report underscores PPIAF's innovative approaches and enduring commitment to sustainable infrastructure development across 130 countries.

Décembre 2024
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific - ESCAP - (96 pages).

Cities are hubs and drivers of social and economic activities. Within cities, urban transport systems are the wheels of economic growth by providing mobility to the population and supporting the movement of goods. With economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, the demand for urban transport is expected to double between 2015 and 2050. Both achieving the sustainability goals and increasing the quality of life within cities are largely dependent on how mobility services are provided and managed. Yet, in many Asian cities, only 34 to 38 per cent of the public currently have access to public transport. Moreover, urban mobility is challenged by a high level of congestion and pollution, high rates of traffic accidents, low levels of accessibility to the most vulnerable populations and a skewed distribution of resources. For instance, in 2019, many Asian cities experienced severe traffic congestion, with a 19 to 71 per cent increase in overall travel times, compared to a free-flow situation.
Furthermore, urban transport is facing increasing concerns related to social issues, such as lack of accessibility, lack of universal design, traffic safety and personal security concerns, and affordability, to name a few. Given the presence of these social issues in urban transport, it will be difficult to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. It is thus imperative that we address social concerns to develop barrier-free accessibility and innovative mobility services to ensure an equitable socio-economic development in the urban regions. Specifically, accessible public transport planning catering to the needs of women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons, and provision of quality mobility services are growing concerns in many cities considering the population distribution in the Asia and Pacific region.
Delivering accessible design and inclusive urban transport systems through innovative technologies will be an important means of improving transport sustainability and general well-being. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has therefore developed and launched a project in August 2022 to enhance the capacity of policy makers and planners to plan for and operate more accessible, socially inclusive and innovative urban transport systems by integrating active mobility and utilization of emerging technologies in selected Asian cities and countries. ESCAP will be conducting four national workshops as part of the project for the target countries, namely, Azerbaijan, Laos People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), Mongolia, and Nepal. The second workshop in the series will take place in Vientiane, PDR.

Novembre 2024
Banque Asiatique de Développement (149 pages).

This paper on road maintenance financing and cost recovery options is the first of three that present the results and recommendations of a study on the Future of Road User Revenues in Developing Asia and the Pacific.

Novembre 2024
International Renewable Energy Agency - IRENA - (142 pages).

IRENA’s 1.5°C Scenario, set out in the World Energy Transitions Outlook, presents a pathway to achieve the 1.5°C target by 2050, positioning electrification and efficiency as key transition drivers, enabled by renewable energy, clean hydrogen and sustainable biomass.

Novembre 2024
Banque Interaméricaine de Développement (70 pages).

Este documento explora cómo la digitalización y métodos innovadores constructivos son una oportunidad para fomentar la construcción sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) y cómo algunos países están empezando a avanzar en esta trayectoria. Se estructura en cuatro secciones principales: introducción, clasificación de diferentes tipos de soluciones actuales que promueven la construcción sostenible, análisis de iniciativas, desafíos y buenas prácticas en la construcción sostenible en Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica y Uruguay sobre la base de entrevistas con actores claves, y conclusiones y recomendaciones para facilitar la transformación del sector transformación del sector de la construcción de ALC hacia un sector sostenible, digitalizado y resiliente. Se identifican seis categorías de soluciones habilitantes para la construcción sostenible: tecnologías digitales avanzadas como Building Information Modeling (BIM), diseño con enfoque sostenible, materiales sostenibles, sistemas de construcción industrializada, medición y verificación del impacto ambiental, y enfoques de gestión eficientes. Las entrevistas revelaron 44 iniciativas de construcción sostenible, principalmente lideradas por el sector gubernamental. Los obstáculos incluyen brechas cognitivas y debilidades institucionales, mientras que factores promotores incluyen el impacto de la pandemia y el cambio climático. Se destacan buenas prácticas como el benchmarking internacional y cooperación técnica entre instituciones y apoyos de multilaterales. Es crucial un liderazgo público de largo plazo, incentivos adecuados y la colaboración entre los sectores público, privado y la academia para lograr la transformación hacia una industria de la construcción sostenible y competitiva en ALC.

Novembre 2024
UN-HABITAT (373 pages).

The fight against climate change and the struggle to achieve more sustainable and equitable urbanization are two sides of the same coin.
When buildings, homes and vital infrastructure like water and transportation systems are poorly planned, built and managed, they are no match for climate-fueled disasters like rising seas, heatwaves, and other extreme weather impacts. This challenge disproportionately affects the poorest and most vulnerable people.
But as this report shows, with bold investments and good planning and design, cities offer immense opportunities to slash greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to the effects of climate change, and sustainably support urban populations. Hundreds of cities around the world are leading the way by expanding inclusive green spaces, reducing emissions through smart planning and building, and investing in renewable energy to power civic services like transportation networks.
This report highlights strategies for local and regional governments and other partners to collectively forge solutions, drive innovation and craft budgets and policies that support sustainable urbanization for people and planet alike.
City and local leaders must also continue to be at the forefront of the fight against climate change. In many cases, cities are going further and faster than national governments in limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The success or failure of new national climate plans will be realized at the community level, and local leaders must be involved every step of the way.
The recently adopted Pact for the Future highlighted the importance of all levels of government working together to plan, design and build safe, healthy, resilient and sustainable cities for all people.

Octobre 2024
Banque Africaine de Développement (63 pages).

This study is a contribution to the ongoing discussion on the costs and implications of addressing the two fundamental energy challenges facing the African continent, namely achieving universal access to electricity in line with Sustainable Development Goal number 7 and expanding power systems to support economic growth without getting locked into a high-emissions pathway.
Specifically, the study aims to derive insights from economic least-cost expansion modelling to:
- Estimate economic least-cost investment requirements and related emissions; and
- Explore existing structural barriers to and enablers of the energy transition.
The headline estimates indicate a Base Case investment requirement of about USD 454 billion, or USD 64 billion per year from 2023 until 2030, if an optimal investment plan is realized. Behind this headline, there are several interesting results and findings. The timeline for SDG 7 is slipping. Significant progress has been made in electrification across the Continent over the past decade, with the share of connected households increasing from 25.7 percent in the year 2000 to 50.6 percent in 20202. Even so, it is estimated that nearly 195 million new connections will be required from 2023 till 2030 to achieve universal access and keep pace with population growth. The Base Case of this study includes an unprecedented expansion of off- and mini-grid connections through a significant mobilization of private investments and expansion of supply chains, supported by robust and harmonized regulatory frameworks and incentives.

Septembre 2024
Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) du groupe de la Banque Mondiale (125 pages).

Despite its intrinsic relevance and policy makers’ efforts to address the infrastructure gap, progress has been limited. A confluence of challenges from macroeconomic shocks and political instability to weak institutional capacity has hindered the capacity of countries to develop infrastructure that meets demand. Increasing efficiencies in delivering infrastructure services is at the core of addressing the gap. Numerous countries have turned to private sector participation in infrastructure development to achieve these efficiencies and catalyze private capital investments. Although there are different modalities to procure infrastructure, public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been extensively used by many countries to deliver successful programs. This report examines one of the key elements of an overall sound PPP ecosystem, the crucial role that the quality of PPP regulatory frameworks plays in fostering a conducive ecosystem for successful PPP programs while acknowledging that it is just one of several critical factors. This report incorporates new empirical analysis from primary data collected through Benchmarking Infrastructure Development 2023 (BID 2023). It also uses country case studies to illustrate and draw lessons from how countries have created robust PPP ecosystems and strengthened PPP regulatory frameworks over time. This report is aligned with the Knowledge Compact Agenda’s focus on evidence-based decision-making by providing evidence-based knowledge that can inform development strategies and PPP operations. Additionally, it focuses on fostering the PPP ecosystem that is conducive to private sector investment, thereby contributing to the Private Capital Enabling (PCE) objectives that will ultimately support Private Capital Mobilization (PCM), two critical corporate objectives of the World Bank Group to help to close the infrastructure gap.

Septembre 2024
InfraPPP & WAPPP (18 pages).

The number of PPP deals decreased by a negligible 4 units in the second quarter of 2024, despite more volatility on the economic front.
Firstly, developed countries saw a revamp of inflation, which led to a delayed start in the US Federal Reserve cutting cycle. Namely, the repricing of the FED policy stance and the appreciation of the dollar led many emerging markets to reconsider a more prudent approach to their monetary policy in an attempt to prevent currency devaluation occurrences. Support to inflation targeting was overall preferred to support to growth: with rates “higher for (slightly) longer”, investment plans clearly suffered.
Secondly, politics remains a global driver for volatility: a dense election calendar in key countries (India, Iran, Mexico and South Africa among others) lead to uncertainty on government transitions and fiscal policies. The heated political climax will continue in Q3 with the start of the US election campaign and snap elections in key countries like France and UK, potentially affecting the government’s investment plans and taxation structure thus further delaying the involvement of large constructors in offshore projects.
Thirdly, investors’ risk aversion was further tested by a spike in geopolitical tensions, with the intensification of the Gaza-Israel conflict which ultimately is taking a toll on maritime transport activity deviated from the Suez-Canal into longer cross-African routes. The impact affects PPP deals as projects based in the Red Sea area are now subject to higher geopolitical risk in case of conflict enlargement and governments benefit from slimmer receipts linked to cargo tariffs and harbor presence (first but not only Egypt).

Août 2024
Banque Mondiale (60 pages).

Past investments in electricity, Internet, and road infrastructure, in isolation and bundled, have contributed to structural transformation and economic development in Africa. Using new data on the expansion of the road, electricity, and Internet networks over the past two decades, the paper shows that having access to both paved roads and electricity has led to a significant reallocation of labor from agricultural to both manufacturing and services. Adding access to fast Internet has had a major impact on structural change, with an even larger impact on reallocating labor away from agriculture. The paper then uses a spatial general-equilibrium model to quantify the impacts of future regional transport investments, bundled with electricity and Internet investments, on economic development in countries in the Horn of Africa and Lake Chad region.