Sustainable Infrastructure on the Development Agenda

Our people are committed and passionate about improving lives in Latin America and the Caribbean, and they get to do what they love in a diverse, collaborative and stimulating work environment. At the IDB, we’re committed to improving lives. Since 1959, we’ve been a leading source of long-term financing for economic, social, and institutional development in Latin America and the Caribbean. We do more than lending though. We partner with our 48-member countries to provide Latin America and the Caribbean with cutting-edge research about relevant development issues, policy advice to inform their decisions, and technical assistance to improve on the planning and execution of projects. For this, we need people who not only have the right skills but also are passionate about improving lives.

Learning goals 

• Identify the concept and importance of sustainable infrastructure, its relationship with the economic recovery of the region, and its contributions to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals
• Recognize the importance of a common vision of sustainable infrastructure throughout the project lifecycle to address global challenges
• Identify the roles that the private sector could play in the development of sustainable infrastructure projects, as well as the economic and social benefits of including this perspective in infrastructure portfolios
• Recognize the pillars of sustainability of the integrated framework to provide higher quality infrastructure, and establish the differences between the framework and the social and environmental safeguards of projects

Sectors (BIDAcademy)

Urban Development and Housing | Social Investment

Learning experience and activities 

Virtual learning that includes:

• Multimedia resources and readings that introduce key concepts to facilitate learning
• Formative and summative assessments that allow interpreting, sharing, and practicing theoretical learnings
• Practical activities that facilitate the implementation of the learnings

Content / Topics

• Sustainable Infrastructure: A Shared Vision
• Sustainable Infrastructure: Challenges Towards Economic Recovery
• Practical Activity and Course Assessment

Assessment description

To earn this digital badge, the recipient must have successfully completed all learning activities and summative assessments to meet or exceed the minimum passing score for the course.

Estimated effort

Completing this course requires an estimated effort of about 6 hours.

Badge type

Completion badge