news: Niue National Infrastructure Investment Plan
Wednesday 2nd March 2022
ITP has been appointed by the Pacific Regional Infrastructure Facility, to lead support the Government of Niue to develop a National Infrastructure Investment Plan (NIIP). The NIIP is an integrated, multi-sector strategy to identify future investment requirements and develop a prioritised programme of investments.
The NIIP will cover all infrastructure sectors, including transport, water and sanitation, telecoms, solid waste management and energy. As a small island nation in the South Pacific, located approximately 2,400km northwest of New Zealand, Niue is exposed to a range of threats including climate change and natural disasters. Key issues for the NIIP will include strengthening the resilience of the island to the impacts of natural disasters, providing affordable solutions that can be easily implemented, protecting a fragile environment and supporting the Government in its efforts to increase the penetration of renewable energy.
ITP is providing the Team Leader for an international and local team of consultants. We will be focusing on the review of existing infrastructure strategies, development of a long list of investment schemes, development and implementation of a multi-criteria analysis based prioritisation framework and development of the overall NIIP document. Stakeholder consultation will be a key aspect of the work.
The NIIP will strengthen Niue’s position in negotiating with project funders and development partners to progress key investment schemes. By prioritising key investments, the NIIP will strengthen the resilience of the community against natural disasters, and help them to maintain international transport links, implement renewable energy sources, protect the fragile water supply, and strengthen the economy.
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