Global Infra Forum - MDBs 16-April-2016

Saturday, April 16, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m

 Join the Live Discussion 

The Global Infrastructure Forum 2016 is jointly organized, in close partnership with the United Nations, by key development partners in infrastructure and the multilateral development banks.

1.2 billion people live without electricity. 2.4 billion people don’t have improved sanitation. At least 663 million people lack access to safe drinking water. Bridging the infrastructure gap is essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and ending poverty.

Join the multilateral development banks (MDBs), infrastructure development partners, the private sector, g7+, G24, G77, and G20 representatives to discuss opportunities for investment and cooperation.

Spending more, spending better  

Listen  http://live.worldbank.org/global-infrastructure-forum-2016 

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Date: Saturday, April 16, 2016
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (ET) / 14:00 - 15:30 (GMT) or convert time
Location: IFC B2 Auditorium, World Bank Group HQ & Online

Bridging the infrastructure gap is essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. At the Financing for Development conference in Addis Ababa, 193 nations agreed to establish a forum on infrastructure to build and enhance multilateral collaborative mechanisms. The goal is to better align coordination among the full suite of infrastructure actors, including the private sector. This forum will allow for a greater range of voices as we bridge infrastructure and capacity gaps, particularly in challenging environments. Furthermore, it will highlight opportunities for investment and cooperation that are environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable.

The Global Infrastructure Forum 2016 is jointly organized by key development partners in infrastructure and the multilateral development banks (MDBs).

Program:  https://pppknowledgelab.org/global-infrastructure-forum-2016 

Related Links:

• A global conversation about collaborating for better infrastructure delivery
• It’s time to change the way we talk about the “Infrastructure Gap”
• 3 lessons on collaboration from the Global Infrastructure Facility
• World Bank Group PPP Topic Site
• PPP Knowledge Lab
• The Private Participation in Infrastructure Database
• The Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility
• The PPP Infrastructure Resource Center
• Global Infrastructure Facility

Global Infrastructure Agenda - SDG Sustainable Development Goals and Cop 21 

• Global public goods 
• Clean water 
• Effective transportation and communication
• Climate resilience 
• Low carbon energy 
• Improvements needed to overcome ineffciencies in project preparation and execution which cause losses of 35% of amounts invested 
• Governance at the project and invement program levels 
• Local planning 
• Project preparation 
• Project and contract administration