What is the PPP Network?
United Nations ESCAP, as the regional commission in the Asia‐Pacific region, is well positioned to ensure that mobilizing financing resources and addressing challenges of various countries with different development levels.
Given the unique financing challenges the region is facing, we aim to enhance the capacity of member States to accelerate inclusive, sustainable and resilient infrastructure development to achieve the SDGs in the region through ESCAP Infrastructure Financing and PPP Network of Asia and the Pacific (PPP Network).
We help member States gain a better understanding of PPP concepts and alternative financing mechanisms, assist in developing infrastructure regulatory frameworks, implement sustainable infrastructure policies, and showcase demonstration projects, as well as bridge Asia-Pacific countries and global investors.
What we do?
Capacity Building
We offer project-based training, focusing on early-stage project development, and targeting country-specific issues, to strengthen infrastructure development enabling environment and capability of PPP units.
Project Matchmaking
We provide sustainable infrastructure project matchmaking facilitation with member states and selected investors.
Technical Assistance
We work directly with PPP units and line ministries of Network member states to strengthen policymakers’ capacity on implementing sustainable PPP projects through country-tailored assistance.
Knowledge Products
We leverage our resources and experts to develop knowledge materials and advocate best practices and experiences to address the unique infrastructure financing challenges and issues in the region.
Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Criteria
The Network has developed a set of criteria for identifying sustainable and resilient infrastructure projects to help ensure that project design meets the provided sustainability and resilience indicators. These indicators have been chosen based on their significance and contribution to sustainability and resilience, applicability to infrastructure and PPP projects, alignment with the SDGs, and attainability by Network members in project implementation. All projects associated with the Network, including submission through the web portal and showcased projects, are expected to be aligned with and assessed against these criteria.
When submitting a project, please ensure adherence to the project submission criteria.
Timeline
- 1st Meeting of Infrastructure Financing and PPP Network 12-13 Sep (Guiyang, China)
- Facilitate the signing of MoU between Tajikistan and China
- 2nd Meeting of Infrastructure Financing and PPP Network 7-9 Aug (Manila, Philippines)
- 3rd Meeting of Infrastructure Financing and PPP Network 2-3 Sep (Ningbo, China)
- Facilitate the signing of three MoU between Kazakhstan-China, Kazakhstan-Philippines, and China-Russia
- Technical Training in India 17-21 Jan (virtual)
- 4th Thematic workshops April (hybrid)
- 7th Meeting of Infrastructure Financing and PPP Network Q2
- 5th Thematic workshops Q3
- 8th Meeting of Infrastructure Financing and PPP Network Q4
