SustainAble

SustainAble

Organization

UNOPS, ECI, University of Oxford

Type(s) of Tool

Impact AssessmentsEvaluate the impacts of assets or policies on the environment and local livelihoods.

Sector(s)

Energy, Transportation, Waste, Water and Sanitation, Health, ICT/Digital, Buildings

Lifecycle Phase(s)

Project PlanningGeneral strategy for a project’s delivery is developed.

Open Source

Yes

Language Availability

English

Country of Origin

Denmark

Date of Development

2019

Description

Sustainable was developed to showcase the influence of infrastructure (and coming soon: procurement) on the SDG targets that relate to various cross-cutting themes in development, such as women’s empowerment and, coming soon, environmental protection and resilience or disaster risk reduction. The tool informs the users of the actions that can be undertaken while implementing infrastructure projects to support the achievement of specific SDG targets related to these themes. The information is specific to the different infrastructure sectors and includes recommendation on when to implement these measures during the infrastructure life cycle.

Tool Outcome

The tool recommends a list of actions and activities specific to the different infrastructure sectors that can be undertaken to improve projects’ performance concerning selected SDG targets.

Themes

Gender