Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment
UNDPs Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment (PPPUE)
facility supports the development of innovative partnerships between
public and private actors at the local level. Focusing on assisting
small and medium-sized cities, PPPUE works with all potential stakeholders,
including investors, providers, regulators, users, and experts to
meet the challenge of providing basic urban environmental services.
More information about PPPUE.
Its services include:
Innovative Partnership Grants
(IPG): IPGs are awarded on a competitive basis to reward
innovative projects in support of PPPs at the local level.
Global Learning Network (GLN):
The GLN provides an international forum for institutions
and individuals involved in the design of PPP policies and projects.
The GLN offers the following benefits:
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PPP
Experience Exchange |
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The exchange of knowledge between
PPP practitioners can only help foster the implementation of
successful public-private partnerships. The resources available
within this section will provide you with opportunities to meet
with your PPP colleagues both virtually and in person through
activities such as the GLN News e-mail forum through which you
can receive the PPP Newsletter, by applying to add your details
to the Consultant Roster, or by participating in one of the
upcoming events detailed in the PPP Events Calendar.
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Professional
Development |
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Engaging in PPPs in order to improve
the access of the urban poor to essential services requires
a wide range of skills and the development of strong multidisciplinary
teams. PPPUE recognises that these specialist PPP skills need
development at a range of levels and in a range of ways appropriate
to the target audience. The GLN and its partners support the
development of a global cadre of highly trained and experienced
PPP professionals by developing a range capacity development
tools.
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PPP
Resource Exchange |
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The Resources section is a learning tool. Information is
easily available to government officials, business people, NGO
and community representatives, researchers, students and others
who want to learn about examples of innovative solutions to
urban environmental problems from around the world. Resources
include Case Studies, Virtual Library, Project Database, and
Working Paper and Conference Series. |
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