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Civil Works and Service Contracts
Utilities commonly source goods and services from private sector third parties, whether to purchase spare parts or stationery, or to procure civil works such as laying pipes or cables. Utilities may…
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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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Public-Private Partnerships for Transport
Public-private partnerships (“PPPs”) can be an effective way to build and implement new infrastructure or to renovate, operate, maintain or manage existing transport infrastructure facilities. In…
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Water & Sanitation PPPs
Almost fifty percent of the developing world’s population - 2.5 billion people – lack improved sanitation facilities, and almost 1 billion people still use unsafe drinking water sources, and even…
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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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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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The Handbook on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction
The Handbook on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (the Handbook) has been developed to provide guidance on how to use the Checklist and conduct related legislative reviews and reform processes. While…
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The Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction
The Checklist on Law and Disaster Risk Reduction (the Checklist) provides a prioritized list of ten key questions that lawmakers, implementing officials, and those supporting them need to consider in…
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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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Enabling Environment for Private Sector Adaptation
This index assessment framework gives an overview of drivers at the country level that contribute to a business environment favorable to climate change adaptationand includes examples of…
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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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Paris Agreement
Paris Agreement
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
UN Sustainable Development GoalsThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people…
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Guidance on Integrating Climate Change and Biodiversity into Environmental Impact Assessment
The Guidance on Integrating Climate Change and Biodiversity into Environmental Impact Assessment, European Commission 2013 – guidance on how to integrate climate change adaptation in EIAs.
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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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Public procurement for innovation: Good practices and strategies
The report takes stock of the strategic use of procurement for innovation in OECD Member countries and non-Member economies. It provides evidence that public procurement is a major pillar of…
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Low-Carbon Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure: The Role of Public Procurement
In collaboration with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), i24c launches its report titled “Low-carbon innovation for sustainable infrastructure – The role of public…
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GPP 2020: Procurement for a low-carbon economy
GPP 2020: Procurement for a low-carbon economy