Sustainable Infrastructure for Low-carbon Development in the EU Eastern Partnership
Hotspot Analysis and Needs Assessment
This report analyses planned infrastructure projects, decision-making frameworks related to infrastructure development and strategic planning documents in the six countries of the EU Eastern Partnership: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. It compares current investment flows with countries' national development objectives to identify misalignments and provides policy-makers with recommendations to improve the integration of climate change and other environmental concerns into infrastructure development decision-making processes. The report presents a comprehensive overview of infrastructure investment, primarily in the transport and energy sectors, throughout the region and identifies the risks and opportunities emerging from current investment patterns.
Overview
This report presents the regional situation of infrastructure investments in the countries of the EU Eastern Partnership, including the gap between growing infrastructure needs and sluggish investment flows, and the resulting challenges for trade integration and regional connectivity. It describes regional infrastructure development initiatives, including TRACECA and the Belt and Road Initiative, and their potential role in improving connectivity. It also presents the makeup of current infrastructure investments in the six countries of the Eastern Partnership (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine), focusing on the transport and energy sectors.
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