Assessing the Institutional Capacity of Latin American Countries for Sustainable Infrastructure Planning and Delivery

This analytical document reviews country- and sector-level upstream planning and procurement approaches of water, transport, and energy infrastructure projects in Bolivia, Chile, El Salvador, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Peru. For each country and sector, institutional frameworks, policies and legislation are reviewed for sustainable infrastructure planning. The report also identifies the main institutional gaps that need to be addressed in Latin American and Caribbean countries so they can improve their planning and preparation of sustainable infrastructure projects.