FIRE-D: A Sustainable Essential Infrastructure Upgrading Program for the Urban Poor in India

FIRE-D: A Sustainable Essential Infrastructure Upgrading Program for the Urban Poor in India

Resource Library | Author Stephen Giddings | Date 2012

This 16-year urban infrastructure-upgrading project highlights the long-term dedication sometimes required to create the enabling environment for sustainable major infrastructure upgrades. Of particular importance in this project were the improvements necessary in local, state and national regulatory institutions to encourage private participation and ensure financial sustainability.