One of the main challenges in low-income Asia and the Pacific countries is users' willingness to pay for water services. In contrast, investors and private operators in the water sector prefer a high rate of return. This has often led to the failure of public-private partnerships for water...

One of the main challenges in low-income Asia and the Pacific countries is users' willingness to pay for water services. In contrast, investors and private operators in the water sector prefer a high rate of return. This has often led to the failure of public-private partnerships for water...

We discuss future challenges to road transport infrastructure. These are related to maintenance, autonomous transport and the fi-nancing of infrastructure. We state that maintenance investments are mainly relevant and necessary to avoid a strong reduction in accessibility;autonomous driving will...

While there could be debate as to the root causes of Africa’s dearth of infrastructure, it is uncontested that this infrastructure deficit widens each year – and the remedy to same, lies beyond the fiscal capacity of national governments and public entities. The foregoing necessitates...