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Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space
The Registration Convention was considered and negotiated by the Legal Subcommittee from 1962. It was adopted by the General Assembly in 1974 (General Assembly resolution 3235 (XXIX)), opened…
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Outer Space Treaty
Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial BodiesThe Outer Space Treaty was considered by the…
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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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Guide to Australian OTC Transactions
The Guide to Australian OTC Transactions is an online tool that provides a standardised approach to the legal documentation used by participants in Australia's OTC markets.
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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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Toward Climate-Resilient Hydropower in South Asia
The decision tree offers a cost effective, scientifically sound, replicable, and transparent method for demonstrating the robustness of a development project in the face of the risks posed by climate…
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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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Handbook on Quality Control for Street Lighting Projects for EESL
The objective of this handbook is to act as a comprehensive guide in designing and implementing quality control plan for EE projects involving LED lamps.
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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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Improving Climate Resilience in Public Private Partnerships in Jamaica
Improving Climate Resilience in Public Private Partnerships in Jamaica - Report examines Jamaica’s PPP policy framework, practices and projects as well as emerging practices at the intersection 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
Each of these resources addresses issues which may be arising as PPP contracts come under stress due to the impact of a pandemic, including Covid-19. PPP contracts are uniquely long-term…
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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…