Economic Development Analysis: Infrastructure

Infrastructure

The overarching objective is to enable the WWF Network to anticipate and respond to potential environmental and related social impacts of large-scale infrastructure development programs through effective policy advocacy programs. Based on existing MPO analytical work and close cooperation with the regional programs, Phase I will provide a framework for ecoregions and policy officers to identify, map and analyze the threats on a spatially related basis. Phase II will pinpoint key levers for addressing and mitigating threats to conservation objectives and values, in essence, translating the analysis into strategic responses to the identified threats and working constructively, where possible, with the multilateral development banks, national governments, other investors, and interested NGOs and CSOs. We anticipate developing strategic responses to publicly funded initiatives, for example, to international financial institutions, and to private investments that will influence our conservation objectives. Initial work will be carried out in three regions selected because of strategic geographic location and the existing capacity and interests in corresponding program offices to engage in the work.