As part of the Infrastructure Action Plan, the Sustainable Development Network has committed to improving its country knowledge base by investing in new analytic work. Flagship Regional Infrastructure Studies The Bank is working with Bank Group partners to develop flagship regional infrastructure studies: | East Asia and the Pacific | | | The Bank, JBIC, and ADB produced a joint flagship study, "Connecting East Asia: A New Framework for Infrastructure”, which clarifies policy and operational strategy issues for the next few years in the EAP region. The study highlights the important role of well-executed infrastructure development in reducing poverty, and develops realistic and practical suggestions on how to improve infrastructure services for the poor through a year-long process of dialogue, seminars and workshops. See press release. | | Latin America and the Caribbean | | | This report, "Infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean: Recent Developments and Key Challenges" (772KB, PDF), is part of a joint initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank to examine infrastructure issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report says “lackluster” performance in infrastructure development is having severe consequences on the region’s ability to grow, create jobs, and alleviate poverty. It also highlights the need to improve public perceptions about private sector spending on infrastructure. See press release, and audio-interview. | | Europe and Central Asia | | | This Regional Flagship Publication will analyze the experience of infrastructure reform – primarily in power, water and rail industries - in ECA countries during the transition period. The study will provide an assessment of reforms that have been undertaken, and outline reform challenges towards industry commercialization. It will elaborate a role for the private sector going forward, and a framework to support both private participation and commercialization within a framework of state ownership. It will also propose a role for the IFIs supporting infrastructure development in the region. |
Flagship Country-Level Infrastructure Studies | Morocco | | | This report, "Kingdom of Morocco: Recent Economic Developments in Infrastructure" (1,638KB, PDF), is a diagnostic of infrastructure needs and services in Morocco's water supply and sanitation sector in both urban and rural areas. It provides an overview of the economic context, and of the sector's organization, institutional and regulatory framework, performance, services to the poor, and investment needs. | | Colombia | | | The purpose of this study, "Colombia: Recent Economic Developments in Infrastructure" (8,286KB, PDF), is to provide an integral evaluation of recent economic developments in Colombia’s infrastructure sectors. Specially, the study covers the electricity, natural gas, telecommunications, water, and transport sectors. In addition to the assessment of the situation faced in the five sectors, the discussion in this study based on the following major themes: 1) the extent to which the infrastructure sectors are advancing or hindering the competitiveness of the productive sectors of the economy, 2) the social dimension of infrastructure, 3) an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the institutional, legal and regulatory framework that governs the provision of infrastructure services and 4) the assessment of the financing needs of the infrastructure sectors. | | Indonesia | | | This report, "Averting an Infrastructure Crisis: A Framework for Policy and Action" (3,562KB, PDF), addresses crosscutting issues that affect all infrastructure sectors. Background reports are also available on roads, telecommunications, electric power, water supply and sanitation. The report attempts to provide an integrated approach to infrastructure development that goes beyond sector-specific issues. This cross-sectoral analysis forms the first part of the report (first six chapters). It draws on a study of four specific sectors -namely telecommunications, power, water supply and sanitation, and roads, which are presented in the second part of the report (four background sector reports). |
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