1. Urban Infrastructure and PPP
Aniket Shah
Investec Asset Management and UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

2. Indian Railway Example: Investment Guarantee of 5%

3. Question
Is our development finance architecture for infrastructure “broke” or “broken”?

4. Main Messages
Demand: The Need for Economic, Energy and Infrastructure Planning at City Level
Supply: The Need for Urban-Level Development Finance Institutions
Politics: The Need for Political Support and Engagement
Time: The Need for Acceleration of Project Planning and Execution

5. I. Infrastructure Demand

6. I. Planning
“In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
President Dwight D. Eisenhower

7. I. Which Plans Have Worked and Why?

8. I. How to Make Planning Useful Again
Aligned with Private Sector Needs and Abilities
Aligned with 2 Degree Celsius Goal
Accountability Mechanisms with Broader Public
Appreciation of New Technologies

9. I. Energy Planning

10. I. Project Planning

11. II. The Importance of Development Finance Institutions

12. II. Size of Development Banks

13. II. If the MDBs can do more, why can’t cities?

14. II. Chicago Infrastructure Trust

15. III. Engaging Our Political Leaders
The development finance community has largely ignored the importance of elected officials We need a political strategy to make these issues resonate with the broader public

16. III. Role of Civil Society and Journalists
How many advocacy organizations are dedicated to infrastructure? How many journalists are dedicated to infrastructure?

17. IV. The Need for Acceleration