National Diversity Integration
Infrastructure is crucial for development, increasing economic progress and reducing poverty. Infrastructure plays a key role in all three dimensions of sustainable development: the economy, the environment and society.
When it comes to the economy, infrastructure dividends range from job creation, to generating economic activity. In protecting the environment, infrastructure assets play a key role in conserving natural resources and reducing the impact of climate change. When equitable access is assured, society benefits from infrastructure since it delivers the services (such as power supplies, healthcare services and sewerage networks) that are essential for sustainable development.
Ultimately, infrastructure should be seen not as an end in itself but a means of delivering essential services. “We need to make a shift to thinking about infrastructure as what it does—protects, connects or provides essential services