Malawi has prioritized infrastructure development as a key component in the “Malawi Growth and Development Strategy.” However, the perceived quality of infrastructure remains low and until recently, procuring entities failed to meet legal requirements for disclosing information to the public. Malawi has made notable progress with regard to infrastructure data over the past 10 years. Through its membership of CoST, it has introduced an online information portal, a Multi-Stakeholder Group, and several other innovations, which all help to ensure that data relating to the lifecycle of infrastructure is widely available and scrutinized.
This case study illustrates Guiding Principle 10: Evidence-Based Decision-Making and is part of a series of ten case studies which aim to inform the forthcoming wave of global infrastructure investment. Collectively, they specify and demonstrate how environmental, social and economic sustainability must be integrated right across infrastructure policymaking at the systems-level. The individual principles and case studies were developed via ongoing global consultation and inputs from experts and UN Member States, as part of implementation of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) Resolution 4/5 on Sustainable Infrastructure.
These publications have been made possible by the financial support of the Global Environment Facility, the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, and the Partnership for Action on Green Economy.
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