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Legal Environment
When a government embarks on an infrastructure program or project, it is crucial to thoroughly evaluate the host country's legal environment and the broader context in which PPPs operate.…
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Addressing Legal Constraints
Following a review of issues in the legal environment of the host country that may have an impact on the scope of the proposed PPP program or project, the government needs to determine whether it is…
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Key Features of Common and Civil Law Systems
Under Sources of Law we explained that some countries will apply greater weight to certain sources of law than others, and that some will put more emphasis on judicial decisions than others.There are…
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Governance, Transparency and Anticorruption
Addressing Corruption Risks in Infrastructure ProjectsPoor governance and corruption undermine the economies of developing countries as well as the World Bank's core mission of poverty reduction and…
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Land, Environmental and Social Issues
Land Rights and AcquisitionEstablishment of rights and title over, and use of, land is key to infrastructure projects where a private service provider is investing in assets attached to land and…
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Approaches to Utility Reform
A government considering ways of improving performance in its utilities may seek to achieve this by involving the private sector through one the forms of PPP Project discussed in Agreements.Involving…
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Power and Renewable Energy PPPs
Energy is a broad sector that holds two important yet very different industries: the oil and gas sector and the power sector. The focus of the Public-Private Partnership Resource Center is on…
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Regulatory Systems and Sector Overview
Key Considerations in Design of Regulatory FrameworkBy SectorGENERAL MATERIALS:Contracting Out Regulatory FunctionsInfrastructure Regulation: Developing CountriesGENERAL:What is Regulation?Why…
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Legislation and Laws - General and Sector Specific
The Legal Framework Assessment provides a summary of key areas of a host country's existing laws that will need to be reviewed when a government embarks on an infrastructure project, particularly one…
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PPP Legal Foundations - Further Reading
For users seeking deeper insight into PPP legal systems and institutional structures, the following resources provide authoritative guidance, comparative analysis, and global best practices.Further…
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The Building Code of Australia
The Building Code of Australia (BCA), in the National Construction Code series, contains technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures.
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Legal Resources for Climate Change Adaptation
Legal solutions are needed to ensure that government decision-makers, engineers, architects, planners, and other stakeholders account for known climate risks when making decisions about the…
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Effective Law and Regulation for Disaster Risk Reduction
The report assesses the legal frameworks for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in 31 countries. The purpose of this report is to support legislators, public administrators, and DRR and development…
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Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative (CCLI)
The CCLI is examining the legal basis for directors and trustees to consider, manage, and report on climate change-related risk, and the circumstances in which they may be liable for…
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Legislating for a low carbon and climate resilient transition: learning from international experiences
The objective of this working paper is to inform policy experts, legislators and decision-makers on the recent trends in climate change policy-making around the world and to draw lessons learnt from…
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REEGLE
REEGLE Provides relevant clean energy information for countries, including an overview of related policies and regulations, it is currently no longer active, if you wish to access any of the…
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IEA/IRENA Addressing Climate Change - Policy and Measures Databases
IEA/IRENA Addressing Climate Change - Policy and Measures Databases provides searchable by policy type (e.g. regulatory instrument, voluntary approaches) and policy goal (e.g. infrastructure…
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Non-US Climate Change litigation
The database provides useful portal for Non-U.S. climate change litigations,
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US Climate Change Litigation
Cases in the U.S. database are organized by type of claim and may be filtered by the principal laws they address, their filing years, and their jurisdictions. The database is also …
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Paris Agreement
Paris Agreement
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Force Majeure and Climate Change What is the New Normal?
This Article focuses on construction contracts in the United States and describes how parties and courts approach force majeure questions in various contexts, including how both currently distinguish…
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Draft Model Concession Agreement for Eco-Tourism Resort and Supporting Infrastructure
Draft Model Concession Agreement for Eco-Tourism Resort and Supporting Infrastructure – Draft document of 7 January 2019 developed by the National Institute of Transforming India (“…
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Draft Concession Agreement for Public Private Partnership in Operation and Maintenance of Electric Buses in cities (OPEX Model)
Draft Concession Agreement for Public Private Partnership in Operation and Maintenance of Electric Buses in cities (OPEX Model) between the Kerala Road Fund and the Thiruvananthapuram Road…
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Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
Directive 2014/25/EU on procurement by entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors - adopted an approach that: Contracts are awarded based on the…
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The Equator Principles
The Equator Principles recognize the importance of climate change and aim to avoid negative impacts on project-affected ecosystems, communities, and the climate where possible. If these…