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The main objectives of this report are to share information within the World Bank and with its partners and client countries about the World Bank's activities to support open data efforts.

The Infrastructure Prioritization Framework is a multi-criteria decision support tool that considers project outcomes along two dimensions, social-environmental and financial-economic to inform project selection.

The MDBs’ Joint Declaration of Aspirations on Actions to Support Infrastructure Investment is a tool developed to ensure that MDBs work together to scale up infrastructure investment and attract private sector investment.

This publication discusses financial viability support in the global landscape of infrastructure finance.

These Guidelines provide a transparent framework for the ACT Government to develop and deliver Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects.

The procurement guidelines were introduced in April 2015 by ADB. The purpose of these Guidelines is to inform those carrying out a project that is financed in whole or in part by a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), ADB-financed grant, or ADB-administered funds.

This guidance tool has been developed for governments that wish to enhance the viability of their PPP infrastructure projects.

This book describes some key global water challenges, perspectives for remote sensing approaches, and their importance for water resources-related activities. It presents eight key types of water resources management variables, a list of sensors that can produce such information, and a description of existing data products with examples.

This report examines the performance of the 14 largest container ports in the region based on two sets of criteria: operational performance and economic performance. To measure operational performance, the report benchmarks total time at port, waiting time at port, and idle time as a share of total time at berth. To measure economic performance, it benchmarks productivity and efficiency using two useful techniques: Malmquist total factor productivity decomposition and data envelopment analysis. The report identifies key drivers of port performance and examines how differences in performance across ports are related to those drivers.

This report outlines the future role of ports in Africa and how the economic benefits of port infrastructure can be maximised

The document provides a guidance for planning investments by the Government. The Governments currently cherry-pick the evaluation method that suits the result they want.

The UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence has as its core vision the implementation of PPP solutions to promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The present study Review of success stories in urban water utility reform was commissioned in 2015 as a follow-up to an independent evaluation of SECO s Corporate Development activities.

In 2015, SECO undertook a Review of Success Stories in Urban Water Utility Reform. Key tables and diagrams from the Review are presented in this document – forming a tool for analysis and dialogue.

In 2015, SECO undertook a Review of Success Stories in Urban Water Utility Reform. Key tables and diagrams from the Review are presented in this document forming a tool for analysis and dialogue.

This publication aims to link the study of urban environmental issues with the advancement of more sustainable urban growth, the report looks at Kampala and Uganda including their background in the context of urban development and drivers of environmental sustainability.

This paper assists project teams in managing climate change risk in the context of water supply and sanitation investment projects.

This publication provides examples of how the ADB supported communities in the Shanxi province and met the rising challenges in water security, food production, and climate issues.