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Satellite regulation
AustraliaAustralia is a member state of the International Telecommunication Union (“ITU”) and is bound by its legal instruments. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (“ACMA”) acts as the…
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Net Neutrality
AustraliaAustralia does not have any net neutrality legislation, nor has it garnered the same attention as in other comparable jurisdictions (e.g. the United States).There are several reasons why net…
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PPP Risk Allocation Tool (2019)
The PPP Risk Allocation Tool 2019 Edition contains matrices showing the allocation of risks as between the public and private partners in typical PPP transactions for 18 different types of projects,…
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Hydropower Sector Climate Resilience Guide
The Hydropower Sector Climate Resilience Guide offers a methodology for identifying, assessing and managing climate risks to enhance the resilience of hydropower projects. It responds to the need for…
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How to Make Infrastructure Climate-Resilient
IFC Publication authored by Alan Miller and Stacy Swann.
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Seizing the Global Opportunity: Partnerships for Better Growth and a Better Climate
2015 is a year of unprecedented opportunity. This year’s landmark intergovernmental conferences – the International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa in July, the United Nations…
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Ensuring New Infrastructure is Climate-Smart
About US$90 trillion in infrastructure investment is needed globally by 2030 to achieve global growth expectations, particularly in developing countries. To achieve this, infrastructure investment…
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Climate-Resilient Infrastructure, OECD 2018
This Policy Paper is based on the OECD Environment Working Paper, "Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Getting the Policies Right".
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Climate Resilient Public Private Partnerships
A Toolkit for Decision Makers, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) May 2020
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Proven Delivery Models for LED Public Lighting
Most public lighting is concentrated in cities, where it can constitute up to 65 percent of municipal electricity budgets. Compared to alternative forms of public lighting, LED luminaries consume…
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Renewable Infrastructure Investment Handbook
One of the most important challenges for institutional investors in the next several years is dealing with an environment of low-yielding opportunities combined with the rising need to deploy large…
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Climate-Resilient Public Private Partnerships
This “Toolkit for Climate Resilient Infrastructure PPP” and the accompanying report “Improving Climate Resilience in Public Private Partnerships in Jamaica” are the result of an 18-month project of…
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Draft UNECE/EBRD People-first PPP Model PPP law and commentary
Model Law for PPP/Concessions and its ability to promote People First Public Private Partnerships in furtherance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Checklists for Key Legal/ Drafting Issues in PPPs and sample clauses
When preparing or reviewing PPP project documents, having access to specific checklists can help ensure that important legal and contractual issues are thoroughly considered. Explore the…
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Pandemics and PPP Contracts
Watch this space. Pandemics and PPPs section is intended to be a living document and will be reviewed at regular intervals. Let us know what you think by taking a Quick Survey.PPP…
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Privatization Laws
Legal Foundations for Privatization LawsPrivatization laws provide authority to government agencies and clarify the rights of investors, both domestic and foreign, to participate. These laws are…
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Insolvency Laws
Why Insolvency Law Matters for Infrastructure ProjectsWhen considering financing for any infrastructure project, all parties involved must understand the host country’s insolvency laws. To attract…
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Appointing and Managing Advisors
Where a government agency has little experience in managing and coordinating such advisors and/ or where it only wants to have to manage one main advisor, it may consider appointing a transaction…
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Sample TORs by Project
Terms of Reference by sector or project typeClean TechnologyTOR for Technical Due Diligence Wind Power ProjectPower ProjectsTOR for Transaction Advisors for Power Generation DevelopmentTORs for Legal…
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Energy Saving and Urban Renewable Projects
Below are a few sample projects on energy saving and urban renewable.
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Further Readings on Sub-national PPPs
What do mothers-in-law and national PPP structures have in common? by Jeff Delmon. The World Bank Group—with support from the Global Platform for Sustainable Cities and the Global Environment…
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Further Reading on Energy and Power PPPs
Reading and Resources：Understanding Power Project Procurement; Commercial Law Development Program (CLP) in partnership with the African Legal Support Facility - Fourth handbook in Power Africa's…
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Sector-Specific Content on Climate-Smart
View the quick snapshots of the sections below or find more sector-specific resources on Climate-Smart PPPs in these sections:
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Further Reading in SMEs and PPPs
The role of SMEs on PPP projects has been analyzed from different sectors. Below are some documents on how pro-SME PPP regulations and policies have worked in practice.G20/OECD Guidance Note on…
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Further Readings on Infrastructure Finance and Risk Mitigation
Further Reading and ResourcesProject Development Funds, a primer published by The World Bank, 'Project Development Funds (PDFs) - Supporting Project Preparation to Structure Successful Public-…