Title: Building socially influenced infrastructure projects in developing Asia: Why now?
Author: Jyoti Bisbey
Language: English
Type: Blog/Article
Nature: Other PPP Reference
Published: February 3, 2021
Region: East Asia and Pacific
Country: Global / Non-Specific
Topic: Covid-19 and PPPs
Keywords: Covid-19
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Document Summary:
The reality is that Asia’s rapid, consistent economic growth hasn’t been inclusive. While reduction in extreme poverty has taken place at almost the same speed as GDP growth in the past two decades, those lifted out of this poverty are still vulnerable. The extreme poverty line of $1.9 per day just doesn’t cut it. The region also suffers from climate change far more than other regions with many cities suffering from air pollution and becoming vulnerable to the rising sea levels.
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Now, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted basic infrastructure services delivery, further impacting the progress on SDGs. More
Updated: October 25, 2021
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This is a new section of the PPPLRC website and is currently in draft form. Your feedback is welcome: If you would like to comment on the content of this section of the website or if you have suggestions for links or materials that could be included please contact us at ppp@worldbank.org.