Many DFIs (Development Finance Institutions), like British International Investment, invest in infrastructure projects with the aim of improving living standards, economic growth and environmental sustainability. The ways in which such infrastructure investments lead to positive outcomes are complex and vary greatly according to infrastructure sub-sectors. This makes it challenging for DFIs, and other infrastructure investors, to make investment decisions with confidence in the expected impact of the deal.
Objectives
This evaluation aims to contribute to British International Investment’s understanding of its contribution to development through job creation, carbon emissions and other effects.
Over the course of three years, we will review British International Investment’s existing data on the impact of their current infrastructure portfolio and gather and review globally existing evidence on how impact is created from infrastructure projects.
Findings
The findings of these two reviews will subsequently be mapped against a framework of how impact is expected to be generated to assess where the evidence gaps are. The evaluation team will also conduct a series of in-depth studies to generate new evidence from specific British International Investment infrastructure investments to complement existing evidence.
Publications
- Evaluating the impact of British International Investment’s infrastructure portfolio
- Evaluating the impact of a hydroelectric power investment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Contact Chris Barnett (chris.barnett@itad.com) if you would like to discuss this project.
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