Environment Focus
An environmental lens on policies for better lives
Category: Infrastructure
Building it “right” in African cities — not back better
By Brilé Anderson, OECD Sahel and West Africa Club The African continent is urbanising quickly — in other words, more and more people are living in cities. In the second half of the twentieth century, the population in African cities grew eightfold, from 27… Continue Reading “Building it “right” in African cities — not back better”
Déjà vu all over again …. Or is it? Learning from the past to green the COVID-19 recovery
By Shardul Agrawala, Head of the Environment and Economy Integration Division, OECD Environment As governments rush to commit vast sums of money to respond to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis, there are growing calls to “green” these recovery packages. In a way, it’s like déjà… Continue Reading “Déjà vu all over again …. Or is it? Learning from the past to green the COVID-19 recovery”
Fighting the climate emergency? Enter national development banks
By Naeeda Crishna Morgado (independent expert) and Özlem Taskin (OECD Development Co-operation Directorate) Developing countries are at the forefront of the ongoing battle to address climate change. Roughly 60% of the new infrastructure built before 2030 will be in the developing world, and it… Continue Reading “Fighting the climate emergency? Enter national development banks”
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