This year has seen widespread recognition of the value of infrastructure in meeting pressing global issues, from President Biden’s trillion dollar plan to the G7’s Build Back Better World to …
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CoST Uganda: Civic engagement strengthens supply of water, income and food for farmers
In the farming communities of Mabira and Nyamihanga in Uganda, the start of the dry season brings with it lower production levels for farmers, impacting on their take-home pay and …
A year of the Infrastructure Transparency Index: CoST webinar to share key insights
In December 2020 we launched the Infrastructure Transparency Index, our flagship tool providing unique actionable insight to government, private sector and civil society on the level of infrastructure transparency and …
CoST’s commitment to promoting gender-inclusive infrastructure
It is well known that the construction industry traditionally attracts and retains more men than women. To take the UK, in 2018 only 12% of UK engineers were female compared …
Interview with Manuela Di Mauro: CoST Board Observer and global advocate of infrastructure transparency
As CoST publishes its latest guidance encouraging greater gender equality across CoST programmes, we speak with our Board observer, Manuela Di Mauro whose impressive CV includes posts within the UK …