{"id":3391,"date":"2019-06-27T07:31:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T07:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africasustainabilitymatters.com\/?p=3391"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:30:22","slug":"africa-u-s-4-2-trillion-can-be-saved-by-investing-in-more-resilient-infrastructure-new-world-bank-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/2019\/06\/27\/africa-u-s-4-2-trillion-can-be-saved-by-investing-in-more-resilient-infrastructure-new-world-bank-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa: U.S.$4.2 Trillion Can Be Saved by Investing in More Resilient Infrastructure, New World Bank Report Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PRESS RELEASE: <\/strong>By World\nBank<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nnet benefit on average of investing in more resilient infrastructure in low-\nand middle-income countries would be $4.2 trillion with $4 in benefit for each\n$1 invested, according to a new report from the World Bank and the Global\nFacility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report,\nLifelines: The Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity, lays out a framework for\nunderstanding infrastructure resilience, that is the ability of infrastructure\nsystems to function and meet users\u2019 needs during and after a natural hazard. It\nexamines four essential infrastructure systems: power, water and sanitation,\ntransport, and telecommunications. Making them more resilient is critical, the\nreport finds, not only to avoid costly repairs but also to minimize the\nwide-ranging consequences of natural disasters for the livelihoods and\nwell-being of people. Outages or disruptions to power, water, communication and\ntransport affect the productivity of firms, the incomes and jobs they provide,\nas well as directly impacting people\u2019s quality of life, making it impossible\nfor children to go to school or study, and contributing to the spread of water-borne\ndiseases like cholera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report also finds that the lack of\nresilient infrastructure harms people and firms more than previously\nunderstood. Natural disasters, for instance, cause direct damages to power\ngeneration and transport infrastructure, costing about $18 billion a year in\nlow- and middle-income countries. But the wider disruptions that they trigger\non households and firms is an even bigger problem. Altogether, disruptions\ncaused by natural hazards, as well as poor maintenance and mismanagement of\ninfrastructure, costs households and firms at least $390 billion a year in low-\nand middle-income countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In\nKampala, Uganda, even just moderate floods block enough streets to make it\nimpossible for over a third of Kampalans to reach a hospital during the\ncritical window of time following a medical emergency.\n\nTanzanian\nfirms are incurring losses of $668 million a year (or 1.8 percent of GDP) from\npower and water outages and transport disruptions, regardless of their origin.\nAlmost half of transport disruptions in the country are also due to floods, and\nflood-related transport disruptions cost more than $100 million per year.
\nReliable access to electricity has more favorable effects on income and social\noutcomes than access alone in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan: boosting per\ncapita income, study time for girls and women\u2019s participation in the labor\nforce. In India, access to electricity increases women\u2019s employment by 12\npercent. But access is usually unreliable. Where access is reliable \u2013 that is,\navailable 24\/7 \u2013 the increase reaches 31 percent\u2026read more>><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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