Many risks associated with climate change will be felt hardest by lower income countries, as their ability to prevent and respond to the impacts of climate change is limited. Against this background there is an urgent need for the development and finance of climate-smart infrastructure solutions. PPPs potentially provide a useful framework under which the public and private sectors can pool and coordinate their financial and technological resources more efficiently.
Disruptive technologies present extraordinary opportunities for progress, with cleaner, more efficient, and more resilient infrastructure services. These opportunities should be seized and celebrated. However, changes from the status quo create pain points that must be carefully managed, in particular when long-term PPP contracts are structured based on a financial model on which financing relies. Unraveling such commitments has proven contentious and difficult.
The increasing number of global disruption raises many questions;
The Pandemics and PPPs section is intended to address issues which may arise as PPP contracts come under stress due to the impact of a pandemic. How can unforeseen events, such as Covid-19, affect PPP Projects and how to mitigate the risks.
The World Bank Emission Reduction Program (ERP) aims to help countries leverage the benefits of Emission Reduction Credits (ERC) markets, including increased revenue streams, reduced emissions, and improved environmental sustainability.
A successful, safe and sustainable road transport network will continue to be a critical part of the mobility mix. The innovative deployment of connected technologies and the increased use of data, analytics and artificial intelligence will enable countries to stretch capacity and minimise infrastructure disruption while leveraging existing road infrastructure.
In Paris in 2015, signatories to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change agreed to pursue efforts to try to limit the rise in global temperatures by 2050 to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The World Energy Transitions Outlook presents a pathway to that goal, one that decarbonises all end uses, with electrification and energy efficiency as primary drivers, enabled by renewables, green hydrogen and sustainable modern bioenergy.
AR is a technology that superimposes digital information and media, such as 3D models and videos, upon the real world through Smartphone, tablet, PC, or connected glasses.
AR can be defined as a live, direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented or overlaid by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data.
Historically, there has been vigorous debate among the residents of Puerto Rico for and against the privatization of public property and public services. The public-private partnership (P3 or P3s) model established by the Public-Private Partnership Act of 2009, as amended (the P3 Act) and its Regulation for the Procurement, Evaluation, Selection, Negotiation and Award of Public-Private Partnership Contracts are gaining acceptance as a tool for meeting Puerto Rico’s infrastructure needs.
PR-22 (also known as the Jose de Diego Expressway) is a 52-mile, 4- and 6-lane toll highway that stretches westward from San Juan to Arecibo along Puerto Rico's northern coast. It is considered part of the U.S. Interstate Highway System as a component of the unsigned Interstate PR-2. The road was constructed over a period of 10 years beginning in 1971 and is the island's most heavily traveled. The journey along the nearest parallel untolled road averages about 45 extra minutes.