In Afghanistan, widespread drought led to the displacement of more than 371,000 people in 2018 alone. Improving water management and irrigation is therefore a key priority for the government, with …
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Increasing local content and media engagement to promote fair business practises in Uganda
Back in January 2020, CoST Uganda was awarded funding through the UK Government’s Business Integrity Initiative (BII) and launched the programme ‘’Creating fair business practises in Uganda’’. The BII seeks …
Aid, transparency and promoting UK infrastructure businesses
Writing for Infrastructure Intelligence, CoST Executive Director Petter Matthews and Gavin English, Managing Director of IMC Worldwide, explore the mutual benefit of promoting integrity in the infrastructure sector to both …
CoST experience guides better infrastructure delivery in crises
Prior to the tumultuous events of 2020, CoST has been well familiar with operating in crisis settings, having been established during challenging times in Honduras, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Uganda. In …
CoST’s top performing posts of 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, we reflect on what has been a tumultuous year – but one in which we have also seen renewed calls for social justice and …
CoST in the media: Strengthening accountability through public engagement
Engaging journalists on issues in infrastructure is a key part of the CoST approach: it increases accountability amongst decision makers, by ensuring the public are informed of the developments which …