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Resilient Infrastructure and Financing

Policy Briefs contain recommendations or visions and cover policy areas that are of interest to G20 policymakers. The majority of the Policy Briefs has been developed by a corresponding Think20 Task Force.

T20 Recommendations Reports tie related policy proposals made under different G20 Presidencies into a common policy advice framework. They aim to leverage connections between T20 research organizations as well as other stakeholders to address well-defined global problems, in order to support G20 policymakers and to aid business and civil society organizations in complementing G20 policy efforts.

Policy Briefs

Advocating new career paths in the digital creative economy – UX/UI Design in the MENA Region
Lars HØJHOLT - Re:coded,Turkey, Richard Epstein - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Jordan, Angelika Frei-Oldenburg - Global Project Culture and Creative Industries, GIZ, Manuel Kuhm - GIZ
Creative jobs will drive the post-pandemic world of work
Prateek Kukreja - Indian Council for Research on International Economics Relations (ICRIER) India, Rehan Kunal Jagota - Indian Council for Research on International Economics Relations (ICRIER) India
Challenges and Opportunities of Green Bonds for Infrastructure Financing
Cledwyn Fernandez - Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
The Green Development and Investment Accelerator: Promoting Investable Green Infrastructure Projects
Uday Khemka - The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, Aaran Patel - Climate, Katherine Stodulka - Blended Finance Taskforce
Mainstreaming Climate Resilience in Urban Infrastructure Planning
Aparna Roy - Climate Change and Energy, Madhurima Swaisgood - Disaster Risk Reduction Section
Resilient GVCs Amidst Geopolitical Fragmentation: The Role of Infrastructure Investments in the Maritime Economy
Fulvio Bersanetti - Fondazione Compagnia San Paolo, Fabrizio Botti - Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Massimo De Andreis - SRM, Valeria Lauria, Alessandro Panaro - SRM, Francesco Profumo - Polytechnic Turin
Reducing Financial Inclusion Gaps: A Policy Roadmap for Developing Economies
Pami Dua - Delhi School of Economics, Deepika Goel - Aryabhatta College, Neeraj Kumar - DepartmentofEconomicAffairs, Neha Verma - KiroriMalCollege
Resilience and Inclusivity in Cross- Border Digital Supply Chains through Digital Services Trade and Investment
Jane Drake-Brockman - Institute for International Trade, University of Adelaide, Pascal Kerneis - University Paris Saclay, Harsha Vardhana Singh - Global Trade Observer, Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan - National Council for Applied Economic Research and Centre for Social and Economic Progress, Rajat Kathuria, Manjeet Kripalani - Gateway House, Indian Council on Global Relations
Building Resilience to External Shocks in G20 Economies
Pami Dua - Delhi School of Economics, Divya Tuteja - Economics Division
The Role of the G7 in Strengthening the Global Landscape of Climate Finance for Adaptation and Loss and Damage
Urwah Khan - Boston University Global Development Policy Center, Archimedes Muzenda - African Urban Institute, Steffen Bauer, Rishikesh Ram Bhandary - Research Fellow, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Sustainable and Resilient Agricultural Value Chains: Addressing Multiple Vulnerabilities With a New Partnership Approach
Mehmet Sait Akman - G20 Studies Centre, The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Fabrizio Botti - Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI), Clara Brandi - German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Michael Brüntrup - German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) , Markus Dietrich - GIZ - Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN), Ilaria Espa - University Lugano, Andreas Freytag - Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, University of Stellenbosch, Robert Koopman - World Trade Organization, Stormy Mildner - Aspen Institute Germany, Bettina Rudloff - German Institute for International and Security Affairs / Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Advancing Climate Resilience And Environmental Objectives In Infrastructure Planning, Development And Finance
Yannick Autret - Project Biodiversity and Infrastructure Opportunities for European Transport Network (BISON), Ryan Bartlett - World Wildlife Fund, , Raffaele Della Croce - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Evan Freund - WWF, Linda Krueger, Kate Newman - WWF, Sophie Menard - CDC Biodiversité, Beatriz Nofal - EcoAxis, Anna Willingshofer
A Path To Zero-Emission Vehicles And Greener Infrastructure Development In Indonesia
Aditya Mahalana - International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), Francisco Posada - International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), Tim Dallmann - International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), Tenny Kristiana - International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), Chelsea Baldino - International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), Josh Miller - International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), Adhi Triatmojo - International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)
Addressing The High Debt Gridlock To Support Post- Covid Inclusive Development In Low And Middle Income Countries
Linda Faustina Arthur, , Muhammad Khurram Khan - Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (CoEIA) King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Michael Cohen - Milano School of Policy, Management, and Environment, Edoardo Croci - Bocconi University, Priyadarshi Dash - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Sukhmani Kaur - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Valeria Lauria, Raja Al Marzoqi, Siddhi Sharma - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
Big Data Analytics For Safe, Decarbonised And Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
Raffaele Della Croce - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Thorsten Jelinek - Taihe Institute, Europe Center, Valeria Lauria, Michael Bühler - Konstanz University of Applied Sciences (Lead author), Fulvio Bersanetti - Fondazione Compagnia San Paolo, Konrad Nübel - Technical University Munich (Core team), Francesco Profumo - Polytechnic Turin, Konstantin Scheffezyk - Konstanz University of Applied Sciences
Building And Benchmarking Equitable Infrastructure Systems In The Wake Of Rapid Urbanisation
Dr Sai Chand - Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Centre (TRIPC), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Dr David Ashmore, Dr S. Travis Waller
Creating Inclusive Cities Through Resilient And Adaptive Infrastructure Finance For Urban Informalities – Pathways For Achieving SDG Goals In Asia And Africa
Anand Khatri - Urban Village Charitable Trust; Apeejay Institute of Technology School of Architecture & Planning, Manju Baisoya Pundir - Urban Village Charitable Trust; IBI Group, Ari Firmandi - Ernst & Young
Enhancing Infrastructure Provisions To Address The Digital Divide
Teuku Riefky - University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI), Artidiatun Adji - Unit Penelitian dan Pelatihan Ekonomika dan Bisnis, Gadjah Mada University, Bayu Aji Aritejo - Unit Penelitian dan Pelatihan Ekonomika dan Bisnis, Gadjah Mada University, Fauziah Zen - ERIA, Riatu Mariatul Qibthiyyah - Institute for Economic and Social research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (LPEM-UI)
Developing National Strategy And The Role Of Sovereign Wealth Fund To Support Sustainable Infrastructure Projects
Juergen Braunstein - Harvard Kennedy School, Marinella Davide - Harvard University and Ca’ Foscari University, Julius Sen - London School of Economics and Political Science
G20 Member Collaboration To Accelerate Energy Conservation Through Public Street Lighting PPP Projects
Dr. Yuki M. A Wardhana - Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund, Zahid Angger Pradigdo - Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund
Infrastructure Financing To Enhance Transparency, Liquidity And Sustainability: A Policy And Regulatory Framework
Rym Ayadi - Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (EMNES), CASS Business School
Intergrated Sustainable Waste Management And Financing Framework: A Call For Collaboration Among Local Government, Central Government, Multiversal Agencies And Private Institutions
Eko Nur Surachman - State Finance Polytechnic, Indonesia, Dian Handayani - State Finance Polytechnic, Indonesia, Maman Suhendra - State Finance Polytechnic, Indonesia, Sakti Prabowo - State Finance Polytechnic, Indonesia, Lestari Kurniawati - State Finance Polytechnic, Indonesia, Agung Dinarjito - State Finance Polytechnic, Indonesia, Ricky PH
Overlapping, Competing Or Complementary. Comparing International Infrastructure Plans To Foster National Development And International Cooperation
Shamshad Aktar - Karandaaz Pakistan, Naoyuki Yoshino - Financial Research Centre, FSA Institute, Alessandro Gili - Istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale (ISPI), Filippo Fasulo - Italian Institute for International Political Studies, Alberto Rizzi - Italian Institute for International Political Studies, Carlo Secchi - Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), , Murat Kenanoğlu - Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, Iskandar Abdullaev - Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC), Milindo Chakrabarti - Center for Sustainability, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India, Teuku Riefky - University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI)
Ownership And Intellectual Property Rights Of Connected Construction Technology For Infrastructure
Christiono Utomo - Department of Civil Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Dr. Yani Rahmawati - Department of Architecture Engineering and Planning, Universitas Gadjah Mada
Planning And Investment In Efficient And Inclusive Infrastructure And Supply Chains In Post-COVID-19 Recovery
Anita Prakash - Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Hafida Fahmiasari - STC International, Mochammad Imron - Pelindo, Arzena Norega - Pelindo, Murti Lestari - Center for Transportation and Logistics Studies of Gadjah Mada University, Nur Yuwono - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of Gadjah Mada University, Dwi Ardianta Kurniawan - Center for Transportation and Logistics Studies of Gadjah Mada University
Promoting Innovation And Digital Transformation In The Infrastructure Technology In Africa
Bakary Traoré - OECD Development Centre, Freda Yawson - African Center for Economic Transformation, Rob Floyd, Vivek Mittal - Africa Infrastructure Development Association
Promoting Resilient Infrastructure And Public-Private Partnerships
Yohanna Gultom - The Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia, Teuku Riefky - University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI), Fauziah Zen - ERIA, Hengki Purwoto - Unit Penelitian dan Pelatihan Ekonomika dan Bisnis, Gadjah Mada University, Pratomo Ismujatmika - PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia (Persero), Dally Ramdhan Sugandria - PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia (Persero), Rayka Abdillah Hagqi - PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia (Persero), Yunan Novaris - PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia (Persero), Muhammad Riza Prayudhia - PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia (Persero), Muhammad Jibril - PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia (Persero)
Realising The Potential Of National Development Banks And Foundations In Scaling Up Green And Inclusive Infrastucture
Fulvio Bersanetti - Fondazione Compagnia San Paolo, Nicolas Buchoud - Grand Paris Alliance for Metropolitan Development, Raffaele Della Croce - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Milindo Chakrabarti - Center for Sustainability, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India, Carla Patrizia Ferrari - Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, Valeria Lauria, Paolo Mulassano - Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, Francesco Profumo - Polytechnic Turin, Jiajun Xu - Institute of New Structural Economics, Peking University
Thinking ‘Outside The Box’ On Infrastructure Planning: Lessons For Development Of New Capital City Of Indonesia
Priyadarshi Dash - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Sukhmani Kaur - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Linda Krueger, Ulfa Mutaharah - Civil Engineering, University of Indonesia, Pramada Saputra - Project and Supply Chain Management, University of Manchester, Siddhi Sharma - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Oktaviani Turbaningsih - Department of Civil Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Anna Willingshofer, Freda Yawson - African Center for Economic Transformation
Digital Integration To Solve The Problem Of Truck Overloading
Emir Riza Avialda - Jakarta Research Council
Maintaining And Encouraging Private Sector Port Investment Through Sustainable PPP Arrangements: A Case Study of Indonesia
Howard Dick, Ninan Biju Oomen - World Bank, Jakob Sorensen, Daniel van Tuijll, Erik Wehl, David Wignall
High-quality infrastructure and land acquisition for infrastructure development through land trusts
Naoyuki Yoshino - Financial Research Centre, FSA Institute, Nella Sri Hendriyetty - Center for Regional and Bilateral Policy, Ministry of Finance Indonesia
The Infrastructure Nexus: From the Future of Infrastructures to the Infrastructures of the Future
David Mangin, Hélène Soubelet, Jean François Silvain, Martin Koning - Université Gustave Eiffel, , Pascal Gastineau - Université Gustave Eiffel, Philippe Poinsot, Ross Douglas
Building Resilient Infrastructure Systems
Bruno Godart - Université Gustave Eiffel, Caroline Evans - Arcadis Australia Pacific, Fabien Palhol - CEREMA, Jean-Bernhard Kovarik, Jürgen Krieger, Marc Mimram
Sustainable Infrastructure to Secure the Natural Capital of the Amazon
Amar Bhattacharya - Brookings Institution, Ana Cristina Barros, Beatriz Nofal - EcoAxis, Bruce McKenney, Carlos Nobre, Kevin Gallagher, Linda Krueger, Thomas Lovejoy
Quality Infrastructure Investment: Ways to Increase the Rate of Return for Infrastructure Investments
Naoyuki Yoshino - Financial Research Centre, FSA Institute, Nella Sri Hendriyetty - Center for Regional and Bilateral Policy, Ministry of Finance Indonesia, Saloni Lakhia
Delivering Workforce Productivity Growth
Bhushan Sethi - PwC US, Jenna Jackson, Justine Brown - PwC UK
Economic Effects of Infrastructure Investment from the Land-Based Financing
Anna-Maria Chkoniya, Daisuke Kotegawa, Dimitris Psarrakis, Jose Barbero, Li Xin, Maxim Vilisov, Pablo Ava, Teresita Cruz-del Rosario, Vladimir Yakunin
Policy and Institutional Framework for Delivering on Sustainable Infrastructure
Amar Bhattacharya - Brookings Institution, Beatriz Nofal - EcoAxis, Kevin Gallagher, Linda Krueger, Minji Jeong
G20 support for improved infrastructure project cycles in Africa
Priyadarshi Dash - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Paulo Esteves, Rob Floyd, Arthur Minsat - Development Center, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Aloysius Uche Ordu - SAfrica Growth Initiative, Brookings Institution, Cobus van Staden - South Africa Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
Digitally enhanced infrastructures: A three-dimensional approach
Muhammad Khurram Khan - Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (CoEIA) King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Priyadarshi Dash - Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Andrey Filippov - ICENTERO, Chinny C. Ogunro - WellSpring Health, Dimitris Psarrakis, Veronica Vecchi - Bocconi School of Management, Vladimir Yakunin
A regional connectivity partnership for the Mediterranean
Raffaele Della Croce - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Karim El Aynaoui - Policy Center for the New South, Youssef El - Policy Center for the New South, Alessandro Gili - Istituto per gli studi di politica internazionale (ISPI), Alin Horj - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Murat Kenanoğlu - Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, Carlo Secchi - Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)
Success path for resilient cities
Adam C. Bouloukos - United Nations Development Programme, Erna Gevondyan, John Hummel, Sara Lechtenberg-Kasten - King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)
Risk mitigation tools to crowd in private investment in green technologies
Mahmoud Arbouch - Policy Center for the New South, Otaviano Canuto - Policy Center for the New South, Raffaele Della Croce - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Karim El Aynaoui - Policy Center for the New South, Youssef El - Policy Center for the New South, Miguel Vazquez - SDA School of Management, Bocconi University
Subnational government infrastructure financing for carbon neutrality
Shamshad Akhtar - Pakistan Stock Exchange, Ying Qian - Former Director of Asian Development Bank, Cedric Rimaud - Emerging Market Research
A new vision for Infratech: Governance and value network integration through federated data spaces and advanced infrastructure services for a resilient and sustainable future
Michael Bühler - Konstanz University of Applied Sciences (Lead author), Thorsten Jelinek - Taihe Institute, Europe Center, Konrad Nübel - Technical University Munich (Core team), Norman Anderson - CG/LA Infrastructure, Glenn Ballard - UC Berkeley, Mark Bew - PCSG Limited, David Bowcott - Aon Risk Solutions, Kai Broek - Capgemini Invent, Gerd Buziek - Esri Deutschland GmbH, Isabel Cane, Raffaele Della Croce - Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Harry Dimitriou - University College London, Dale Evans - Project13, Jeff Herriman - Ascentage Group, LLC, Volker Kefer - Verein Deutscher Ingenieure, Isidora Kosta - World Economic Forum, Thomas Maier - G20 Global Infrastructure Hub, Ibrahim Odeh - Columbia University, Rafael Sacks - Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Hajnalka Vaagen - Norwegian University of Technology, Thomas Schmid
How quality infrastructure can bring private sector finance into infrastructure investment to recover from the Covid-19 crisis
Shamshad Akhtar - Pakistan Stock Exchange, Amar Bhattacharya - Brookings Institution, , Nella Sri Hendriyetty - Center for Regional and Bilateral Policy, Ministry of Finance Indonesia, Naoyuki Yoshino - Financial Research Centre, FSA Institute
Local governance of infrastructure financing to promote sustainable and inclusive cities
Nicola Bilotta - Istituto Affari Internazionali, Max Bouchet - The Brookings Institution, Adil El Madani - Université Libre de Bruxelles, Adauto Modesto - Junior Minas Gerais Development Bank, Teresa Rossi - Instituto Escolhas
A compass for global recovery: Integrating environmental criteria into Infrastructure Investment
Ryan Bartlett - World Wildlife Fund, Peter Boswell - International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC), , Louis Downing - Global Infrastructure Basel, Nathalie Gaullier - Global Infrastructure Basel, Linda Krueger, Kate Newman - WWF, Beatriz Nofal - EcoAxis, Maria Cecilia Ramirez Bello - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Anna Willingshofer
Building a new sustainable economy. Investing in infrastructure for distribution and well-being
Iskandar Abdullaev - Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC), Shakhboz Akhmedov - Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC), Raja Almarzoqi Albqami - International Monetary Fund (IMF), Yannick Autret - Project Biodiversity and Infrastructure Opportunities for European Transport Network (BISON), Ryan Bartlett - World Wildlife Fund, , Milindo Chakrabarti - Center for Sustainability, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India, Michael Cohen - Milano School of Policy, Management, and Environment, Edoardo Croci - Bocconi University, John Hauert - GIZ GmbH, Irina Karapetyants - The Institute of International Transport Communications, Russian University of Transport (MIIT), Elisabeth Losos - Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University, Riatu Mariatul Qibthiyyah - Institute for Economic and Social research, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (LPEM-UI), Kate Newman - WWF, Beatriz Nofal - EcoAxis, Bart Orr - The New School, Tetsushi Sonobe - Asian Development Bank Institute, Christian Wertli - Swiss Re
Maintaining resilient infrastructure systems
Caroline Evans - Arcadis Australia Pacific, Alin Halimatussadiah - The Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia, Jean-Bernard Kovarik - Université Gustave Eiffel, Juan Fernando Mendoza Sánchez, Fabien Palhol - CEREMA, Fabio Pasquali - ANAS Italian State Road Agency, Teuku Riefky - University of Indonesia (LPEM FEB UI), Yusuf Sofiyandi Simbolon - The Institute for Economic and Social Research, Faculty of Economics Business, Universitas Indonesia, Monica Starnes - Transportation Research Board - TRB, Ibnu Syabri - Urban and Regional Infrastructure Research Group ITB, Teguh Yudho Wicaksono - Mandiri Institute, Fauziah Zen - ERIA
Sustainable and quality infrastructure beyond the Covid-19 pandemic: Proposals for new financing models
Rym Ayadi - Euro-Mediterranean Network for Economic Studies (EMNES), CASS Business School, Dina Azhgaliyeva, Tetsushi Sonobe - Asian Development Bank Institute, Nella Sri Hendriyetty - Center for Regional and Bilateral Policy, Ministry of Finance Indonesia
Policies facilitating increased private investment financing for high-impact, sustainable infrastructure projects
F. John Mathis - Transnational Corporate Advisory Services Inc., Thunderbird School of Global Management
Achieving project financial certainty via financial risk analysis for robust infrastructure investment
David Eaton - Madinah Projects and Investments, Yağmur Ceylan Korkut - Madinah Projects and Investments
Policies and implementation guidelines for data-driven, integrated, risk-based planning of sustainable infrastructure
Peter Head - Resilience Brokers, Ryan Bartlett - World Wildlife Fund, Steven Crosskey - United Nations Office for Project Services, Anuj Malhotra - Centre for Green Mobility Delhi, Rowan Palmer - UN Environment Programme – World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Impact of sea-level rise and extreme events on infrastructure development in global trade and logistics supply chain
Nora Nezamuddin - King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Christa Sys - University of Antwerp, Thierry Vaneislander - University of Antwerp, Athena Roumboutsos - University of the Aegean, Franklin Konuah - University of Antwerp, Aris Christodoulou - JRC - European Commission, Hande Demirel - Istanbul Technical University, Lama Yaseen - King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Anna Laura Petrucci - Dar Al Ulum University
Policy recommendations: Adaptations for private sector-led infrastructure development in africa
Rob Floyd, Abla Abdel-Latif - Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES), San Bilal - European Center for Development Policy and Management (ECDPM), Karim El Aynaoui - Policy Center for the New South
Instruments and mechanisms to mobilize private investments in local infrastructure
Franco Passacantando - Istituto Affari Internazionali, Nicola Bilotta - Istituto Affari Internazionali
Defining the role of automated transportation infrastructure in shaping sociotechnical systems
Christian Long - STRATYS, Anne Aguilera - Université Gustave Eiffel, Fabio Antonialli - École Centrale Supélec – Université Paris-Saclay, Jean-Claude Cohen - STRATYS, Aix-Marseille University, Olivier Fourcadet - ESSEC Business School, Philippe Gache - Renault Trucks, Eric Hsu - University of South Australia, Katherine Kortum, Barbara Lenz - DLR – German Aerospace Center, Jean-Bernard Kovarik - Université Gustave Eiffel, Charles Raux - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Serge Salat - Urban Morphology and Complex Systems Institute, Johanna Zmud - Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)
Bridging the gaps and mitigating the risks: Tackling the challenges of sustainable cross-border energy infrastructure finance
Dongmei Chen - King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Philipp Galkin - King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Xinyue Ma - Global Development Policy Center of Boston University, Qiankun Wang - Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization, Yongzhong Wang - China Academy of Social Science, Feng Zhou - Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization
Quality infrastructure investment in the face of the Covid-19 crisis: Sustainability, profitability, and demand versus resilience
Naoyuki Yoshino - Financial Research Centre, FSA Institute, Nella Sri Hendriyetty - Center for Regional and Bilateral Policy, Ministry of Finance Indonesia
Africa’s infrastructure finance
Mahmoud Arbouch - Policy Center for the New South, Otaviano Canuto - Policy Center for the New South, Miguel Vazquez - SDA School of Management, Bocconi University
The wider economic impacts of transportation infrastructure
Corinne Blanquart - Université Gustave Eiffel, Chia-Lin Chen - Department of Geography and Planning, University of Liverpool, Jose Maria de Urena - University of Castilla La Mancha, Marie Delaplace - Université Gustave Eiffel, Pascal Gastineau - Université Gustave Eiffel, Martin Koning - Université Gustave Eiffel, Gernot Liedtke - German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Technical University Berlin, Francesca Pagliara - Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Naoyuki Yoshino - Financial Research Centre, FSA Institute
Evaluating resilient infrastructure sytems
Jean-Bernard Kovarik - Université Gustave Eiffel, Caroline Evans - Arcadis Australia Pacific, Bruno Godart - Université Gustave Eiffel, Juan Fernando Mendoza Sánchez, Fabien Palhol - CEREMA, Monica Starnes - Transportation Research Board - TRB
Shaping the new frontiers of sustainable (urban) infrastructure: Reviewing the long-term value of infrastructure investments and enabling system change
, Ryan Bartlett - World Wildlife Fund, Edoardo Croci - Bocconi University, Paramita Datta Dey - National Institute of Urban Affairs, Nicolas Hautiere - COSYS Lab, Université Gustave Eiffel, Arjan Hijdra - Global Infrastructure Institute, Irina Karapetyants - The Institute of International Transport Communications, Russian University of Transport (MIIT), Lori Benita Kerr, Sergei Kirpotin - Tomsk State University, T-Mosaic, Tatiana Kolesnikova - Tomsk State University, Beatriz Nofal - EcoAxis, Mariana Silva - Interamerican Development Bank (IDB), Laurin Baptiste Wuennenberg - International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Quality Infrastructure Investment and Land Trust in the face of COVID19 crisis
Naoyuki Yoshino - Financial Research Centre, FSA Institute, Nella Sri Hendriyetty - Center for Regional and Bilateral Policy, Ministry of Finance Indonesia
Resilience Under Crisis: Proposals and Considerations for Regional and Other Trade Agreements
D. Ciuriak, Anton Malkin - CIGI, Derek Ireland - Arthur Kroeger College, Carleton University Ottawa, Guy Stanley - Foresight Synergy Network, University of Ottawa, Craig Wilson - OS MicroTrends, David Wynne

Global Solutions Hubs

At our Global Solutions Hubs, you will find policy recommendations, solutions and experts on the policy areas of the G20 and T20. They cover the topics that are at the heart of the Global Solutions Initiative.
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COVID-19 & the Reinforced Case for Sustainable Infrastructure Development: Mobilizing Infrastructure Investments as Catalysts for Net Zero & SDG Delivery

Curated and produced by Valdai Discussion Club

The outbreak of the viral COVID-19 pandemic has brutally exposed weaknesses in existing infrastructure systems: “grey infrastructure” expansion and the associated destruction of ecosystems facilitate the spread of zoonotic diseases, whilst excessive reliance on just-in-time transport infrastructure and value chains increases our vulnerability to global shocks. At the same time, sustainable infrastructure is part of any successful response to the crisis: Whilst in the short-term, investments in infrastructure are critical to economic recovery and job creation, the delivery of key public services from health infrastructure to water and sanitation facilities will increase resilience toward pandemics in the long-term. With 75% of all infrastructure predicted to exist by 2050 not yet built, governments must seize the opportunity of stimulus packages to set the world on a zero emissions path toward SDG delivery.

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Experts

Amar Bhattacharya
Brookings Institution
Heike Henn
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Ryan Bartlett
World Wildlife Fund
Norbert Gorißen
International Policy, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
Tetsushi Sonobe
Asian Development Bank Institute
Cristina Contreras
Harvard University
Lorena Zemp
Global Infrastructure Basel Foundation
Peter Head
Resilience Brokers
Gamelihle Sibanda
International Labor Organization
Why sustainable and smart urbanization matters for the G20

Urbanization and urban demographics are shaping a world both more complex and more unstable, spiraling up with digital transformations and un precedented levels of systemic risks -as illustrated by the covid19 pandemic. While the pivotal role of urbanization for social development and safeguarding the environment has been widely acknowledged since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit and the Habitat Summits of Istanbul (1996) and Quito (2016), we live with a paradigm of urban and infrastructure development focused on powering growth with new technologies, which falls short of realizing the full transformative potential of urban development. G20 Saudi Arabia offers an unprecedented series of opportunities to change course, initiating a process towards effective multilevel policy-making including cities and metropolises that makes urbanization a driving force for the achievement of the SDGs and inclusive growth. The legacy of the Germany, Argentina and Japan G20 presidencies provides a background of high-level principles on habitat and regional planning (2018), quality infrastructure (2019) and the crossing of the G20 and the Agenda 2030 priorities in an interconnected world (2017-2019). In 2020, as the covid19 pandemic highlights the deep interdependency of nations and cities to achieve prosperity, security and sustainability, the development of the G20 engagement group urbanization, the Urban 20 offers a unique opportunity to build a way forward for the G20 with cities. Ahead of the upcoming COP15 Biodiversity, the panel will connect U20, S20 and T20 agendas to discuss the role of cities & metros to shape a multilevel governance that supports growth and meets the planetary boundaries. Moving from principles to actionable agendas, the panel will explore how to realize the full potential of cities as both locations and agents of sustainable development.

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Experts

Kobie Brand
ICLEI Africa
Nicolas Buchoud
Grand Paris Alliance for Metropolitan Development
Susan Parnell
University of Bristol and Emeritus Professor at the African Centre for Cities (ACC), University of Cape Town
Amal Fatani
Saudi S20 Sherpa
What can the G20 do to foster sustainable infrastructure?

Improving the wellbeing of billions of people globally depends on building more and better infrastructure, including for transportation, for access to energy and sanitation. This infrastructure build-up must be sustainable, as otherwise, it can have detrimental effects on people and the planet by destroying local livelihoods as much as the climate and ecosystems. Estimates are that additional investments of $15 trillion in infrastructure must be mobilized until 2040 to meet sustainable development goals; leaving critical funding gaps for infrastructure projects in the implementation of the Agenda 2030. The implementation of the G20 Quality Infrastructure agenda and the promotion of infrastructure as an asset class are meant to bridge global infrastructure funding gaps and attract private sector investments in support of sustainable infrastructure projects. As these approaches are vividly debated, latest research on managing the spillover effects of infrastructure projects, in particular in emerging economies, might pave the way for less doctrinal and more practical infrastructure policies, improving the connectivity between global and domestic finance, including private equity. The panel will raise and discuss proposals and solutions to promote a recoupling of private and public finance and accelerate the implementation of sustainable infrastructure, as a common issue for the G20 Sherpa Track and Development Working Group, the Finance Track and the Infrastructure Working Group, and relevant G20 Engagement Groups. It will also discuss how sustainable infrastructure investments can help build a way for the Agenda 2030, including in response to the covid19 and other such pandemic risks.

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Experts

Haifa Al-Mogrin
G20 Development Working Group
Raja Almarzoqi
Saudi Arabia
Sachin Chaturvedi
Research and Information System for Developing Countries
Lori Kerr
The Global Infrastructure Facility at the World Bank
Carlo Secchi
Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)
Naoyuki Yoshino
Financial Research Centre, FSA Institute

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