Engineers Against Poverty & CoST’s work on urban development is supporting sustainable cities and resilient infrastructure

The UK Government Centre of Expertise in Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy delivers support to low- and middle-income countries to catalyse investment in sustainable infrastructure, boost sustainable policy and regulation, and improve municipal finance and public services, creating jobs and increasing productivity. The Centre of Expertise is implemented primarily through the Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy Programme (GCIEP), which is managed by a PwC-led consortium including Mott MacDonald, Engineers Against Poverty, Adam Smith International and MDY Legal.

GCIEP works in over 30 countries supporting government partners with short-term targeted (Targeted Offer) or long-term systemic (Deep Offer) interventions, including buy-in opportunities. CoST is supporting Deep-Offer interventions in the Philippines, Vietnam and Zambia. This support is conveyed by Engineers Against Poverty, and aims to provide technical assistance and capacity-strengthening opportunities around infrastructure transparency, participation and accountability, including assessments of infrastructure performance and operational risks. 

EAP consultants involved in the following areas:

  • Energy transition and urban development in Ghana. This includes helping to boost clean energy and integrate renewable energy into the national grid and improving water security, flood management, and urban data systems.
  • High-impact infrastructure and urban development in DRC.
  • Energy procurement framework and open access in Zambia. Consultants supported with the procurement of solar power projects and strengthening conditions for the energy sector’s financial sustainability.
  • Strengthening the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure’s delivery capability accountability in South Africa.
  • Bridging support for the establishment of an energy regulator in Solomon Islands.

Alongside this, EAP is currently in the process of supporting the creation of an Infrastructure Professional Development Toolkit, which will be published next year. The toolkit covers economic and environmental development, planning, finance and project development and different contexts.