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New website, an international award, summits, and more: Our 2023 highlights
In 2023, CoST, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, strengthened relationships in various sectors and continued to highlight that transparency and accountability are fundamental pillars for the use of public funds in infrastructure …
CoST launches the Infrastructure Transparency Index website
The Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, CoST International, presented the Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) website, a tool that will help civil society, private sector and the government to promote better infrastructure. The …
Monitoring the performance of reconstruction in Ukraine
Written by Natalie Forysuk, CoST Strategic Adviser for Ukraine and Former Ukraine Vice Minister for Infrastructure and John Hawkins, CoST Programme Director This week, the UK hosts the annual Ukraine …
Five keys to adapting climate infrastructure
Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges, and infrastructure is vital for mitigating the climate emergency. Between 2000 and 2019, there was a 74.5% increase in natural …
New case study: Achieving infrastructure transparency in cities and regions
Four years ago, CoST opened membership to allow cities and regions to become CoST members. This advancement recognised the important role that local governments have in infrastructure, and the need …