A lack of local government capacity and poor legal representation when first drafting bond contracts often put African governments at a disadvantage, the bank argues. (foreignpolicy.com)
With a significant cutback in government capacities over the past twenty years, is it even realistic to expect that the public sector can design, fund, operate and maintain needed infrastructure? (bizethx.com)
In the meantime, both Meneses Filho and De Los Rios acknowledge the big tasks facing the State Secretary of Environment in Acre, Brazil: building government capacity for MRV, and gaining access to the appropriate public and private funding streams. (forest-trends.org)