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The impact of energy imports on balance of payments and government debt

Many developing countries are reliant on fuel imports for their energy supply. This is often the case even for countries that have substantial upstream energy reserves. There are countries with large oil reserves that export crude oil while importing refined oil products, because they have no refining capacity of their own. Additionally, many of these […]

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Financing for Water: Understanding Water Security in Context

This summary paper provides an overview of the global water security and related financing challenge. It forms the first part of a four-part series of summary papers based on research, commissioned through ICED, on innovative financing approaches to mobilise public and private financing for freshwater management.

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Financing for Water: Technological Innovations in Water Resource Management

This summary paper looks at some of the most promising technological innovations in water resource management, to provide context for explanations of anticipated financial flows. It forms the second part of a four-part series of summary papers based on research, commissioned through ICED, on innovative financing approaches to mobilise public and private financing for freshwater […]

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Financing for Water: Funding Innovations in Water Resource Management

This summary paper looks at various funding innovations in water resource management. It forms the third part of a four-part series of summary papers based on research, commissioned through ICED, on innovative financing approaches to mobilise public and private financing for freshwater management.

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Surplus power generation capacity in sub-Saharan Africa

For many years it has been a given that countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have needed more power generation capacity. A key focus for donors and International Financial Institutions (IFIs) has been to promote interventions designed to create an enabling environment in which the required investments in generation are possible. In many cases this has […]

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ICED Closure Event: Summary Proceedings

As the ICED Facility draws to a close on 31 July 2019, the ICED Facility co-hosted a closure event with DFID on 17 July, which convened key stakeholders including DFID and ICED Facility management and technical teams and clients to discuss the Facility’s outcomes, and key lessons learnt from its operation between 2016-2019. This document […]

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Water for Economic Development: Evidence and Programming Entry Points

This briefing note provides an overview of the potential opportunities for integrating water considerations into infrastructure and wider economic development programming. The brief explains the underlying theories of change that link water to economic growth, and provides examples of how water might be included in donor programmes. It also sets out practical considerations for design, […]

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Inclusive growth in a digital world: Opportunities and Solutions (Presentation)

This presentation was given at an ICED internal learning session in December 2018 at DFID. It overviews the ICED Facility’s work on digital from across its portfolios.

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Youth Scoping Study: Boosting Youth Employment through Infrastructure Programming

This study is one of four studies focusing on ICED’s priority areas – youth, disability, women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and violence against women and girls (VAWG). The terms of reference (TOR) was developed with the Youth and Education Team in DFID London. The key objective of the study is to assess what work is currently […]

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Country Infrastructure Sector Diagnostics

DFID requested support from the ICED facility to develop short summaries on the status of the infrastructure in 16 countries or regions, in support of Country Development Diagnostics (CDDs). This is to ensure that the state of economic infrastructure in all DFID countries is analysed in a consistent manner. The summaries provide a strategic overview […]

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