According to a new blog post from IDB Invest, if countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region do not increase their investments in a resilient and strategic manner to develop new projects and maintain their existing infrastructure, they could lose up to 15% of GDP over the next 10 years. For this reason, it is essential to enhance private sector’s participation in closing the sustainable infrastructure gap, through well-structured Public-Private Partnerships (PPP).

IDB designed a regionally oriented toolkit that encompasses all the phases of a sustainable infrastructure project, from early project identification, preparation, structuring, and contract management to financing. Some of these examples of IDB Invest support in PPP in LAC region include:

• Technical assistance to create sustainable PPPs in Jamaica—a critical component for an agreement between the country and the International Monetary Fund based on the Resilience and Sustainability Facility.

• Updated the PPP sustainability guidelines in Peru, reviewed the concession tender documentation in Chile to identify and address sustainability gaps, and developed a sustainable financing strategy, among other initiatives.