Infrastructure for a Climate-Resilient Future.

Intro -- Preface -- Foreword -- Executive summary -- Policy insights -- 1 Closing the climate resilience gap in infrastructure -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The rationale for building climate-resilient infrastructure -- 1.2.1. Climate change is causing increasingly severe damages and disruptions to infrastructure -- 1.2.2. Failure in infrastructure systems ripples through the economy, communities and the environment -- 1.2.3. Climate change will put more pressure on infrastructure in the future -- 1.3. The opportunity of climate resilience building -- 1.4. Climate resilience building for infrastructure: An overview of this report -- 1.4.1. Assessing and understanding climate risks -- 1.4.2. Considering climate risks in infrastructure planning and decision-making processes -- 1.4.3. Carrying out physical and operational climate resilience measures -- Physical climate resilience measures -- Operational climate resilience measures -- 1.4.4. Monitoring, operation and maintenance -- 1.4.5. Creating an enabling environment for climate-resilient infrastructure -- Policies and regulations for climate-resilient infrastructure -- Financing climate-resilient infrastructure -- Strengthening awareness and technical capacity -- References -- Notes -- 2 Planning for climate-resilient infrastructure -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Co-ordinate between public and private infrastructure providers -- 2.2.1. Co-ordinate the actors -- 2.2.2. Consider the interdependencies among different infrastructure assets and networks -- 2.2.3. Establish ways of sharing information -- 2.3. Identify the risks to infrastructure -- 2.3.1. Take an all-hazards approach -- 2.3.2. Identify the severity, likelihood and anticipated impact of risks -- 2.4. Set long-term plans and policies that address climate resilience (national and subnational).

2.4.1. Delivering greater certainty to citizens and the private sector through long-term plans -- 2.4.2. Setting policies that enable and incentivise the planning and delivery of resilient infrastructure -- 2.4.3. Ensure analysis of projects identifies solutions that capture the wider benefits of resilience -- 2.5. Use capital budgeting arrangements to incentivise and deliver climate-resilient infrastructure -- 2.5.1. Establish budgeting arrangements for long-term investment in climate-resilient infrastructure -- 2.5.2. Establish principles for the fair and equitable financing of resilient infrastructure -- 2.6. Adequately involve stakeholders in decisions about resilient infrastructure -- 2.6.1. Helping stakeholders understand the economic, social and environmental benefits and costs of meeting different levels of resilience -- 2.7. Collect data and use innovative techniques to better maintain and operate assets and networks -- 2.7.1. Collect data to inform decisions about the resilience of assets and networks -- 2.7.2. Monitor the performance of assets and networks -- 2.7.3. Apply innovative methods of maintaining and operating assets and networks -- References -- 3 Unlocking finance for climate-resilient infrastructure -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Overview of finance flows for climate-resilient infrastructure -- 3.3. Mainstreaming climate resilience into infrastructure finance -- 3.3.1. Increasing transparency and awareness of climate-related risks in investment decisions -- Standards, labels and taxonomies -- 3.3.2. Mainstreaming climate resilience into public funding -- 3.3.3. Economic regulation of privately owned Infrastructure -- 3.3.4. Ensuring risk finance and risk-sharing arrangements provide incentive for risk management and enable rapid recovery -- 3.4. Mobilising additional finance for resilient infrastructure systems.

3.4.1. Developing a pipeline of investable projects -- Technical assistance for project preparation -- 3.4.2. Structuring financial products for climate-resilient infrastructure -- Expanding use of green/resilience bonds -- Blending public finance to support private investment -- 3.4.3. Identifying relevant funding streams -- Public funding for resilience benefits -- Harnessing land value capture for climate-resilient investments -- Asset recycling -- References -- 4 Harnessing Nature-based Solutions for climate-resilient infrastructure -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. The rationale for using NbS to enhance climate resilience in the infrastructure sector -- 4.3. NbS as a substitute, complement or safeguard of grey infrastructure -- 4.3.1. The economic rationale for NbS to enhance climate resilience in the infrastructure sector -- 4.3.2. Social and environmental co-benefits of NbS -- 4.4. Scaling up the use of NbS for infrastructure resilience -- 4.4.1. Enabling environment -- 4.4.2. Promoting NbS at the project level -- 4.4.3. Financing NbS -- 4.4.4. Capacity to design, implement and maintain NbS -- 4.4.5. Monitoring and evaluation -- 4.5. Conclusions -- References -- Notes -- 5 Making infrastructure climate resilient in developing countries -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Climate change is taking a high toll on developing countries -- 5.3. Developing countries need to close infrastructure gaps through the lens of climate resilience -- 5.3.1. Significant gaps persist in competitiveness-related infrastructure in developing countries -- 5.3.2. Addressing infrastructure gaps and ensuring climate resilience in infrastructure are twinned goals for developing countries -- 5.4. Updated national policies and international partnerships will be key to ensure progress.

5.4.1. The regulatory framework for infrastructure projects should take into account climate resilience -- 5.4.2. Development banks should step up to close infrastructure gaps and ensure climate resilience -- 5.4.3. Innovation and technology are pivotal to strengthen disasters' prevention and reaction capacities -- 5.4.4. Improving governance and institutional capabilities will be essential to support climate-resilient infrastructure -- 5.5. Conclusions -- References -- 6 Building climate-resilient infrastructure with regions and cities -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Integrated place-based approach for climate resilience -- 6.2.1. Target responses to places most vulnerable to climate impacts -- 6.2.2. Develop systemic and integrated strategies for regional and urban climate resilience -- 6.2.3. Build resilience jointly with local communities -- 6.3. Multi-level governance for climate resilience -- 6.3.1. Strengthen vertical co-ordination across levels of government -- 6.3.2. Strengthen horizontal co-ordination across regions and cities -- 6.3.3. Scale up regional and local capacity to build climate resilience -- 6.4. Subnational finance for climate resilience -- 6.4.1. Seek alternative revenue sources and funding solutions for climate resilience actions -- 6.4.2. Support subnational governments climate resilience through targeted fiscal support -- 6.4.3. Unlock climate finance and private investment at a local level -- References -- Notes.

This report discusses ways of enhancing government capacities to prevent, react and rebuild, thereby minimising the impact of natural disasters on infrastructure assets and operations. It identifies data, collaboration and technologies as drivers of resilience, and highlights financial resources, technical skills and regulatory frameworks as key enablers. The report presents seven actionable principles to ensure infrastructure resilience, drawing from global good practices and in-depth analyses of infrastructure projects in Colombia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mozambique and the United States.

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