Reclaiming Sustainable Infrastructure as a Public Good
Infrastructure is key to improving living conditions worldwide, but the current push to attract (often foreign) private finance to projects in the global south risks undermining development objectives. How can we reclaim sustainable infrastructure as a public good?
This briefer, developed collectively by the Climate Finance Workstream of the Civil Society Financing for Development Mechanism, addresses ten of the most pervasive myths surrounding climate finance. It is important to recognize that climate finance is not immune to the allure of what may seem like quick fixes or false solutions.
Understanding the underlying causes of the debt problem is key to developing and advancing just solutions. In this briefing we look at how the massive debt burdens of global South countries stemmed from a flawed and inequitable international financial system that continues to hold sway today.
From 29th Nov to 2nd Dec 2022 representatives from grassroots movements, advocacy, human rights, and development organisations, feminist movements, trade unions, and other civil society organisations, met in Santiago, Chile, to discuss the critical role of public services for our future.
The Future is Public: Global Manifesto for Public Services was developed collectively by dozens of organisations and actors to serve as a rallying cry for public services for civil society, providing a concrete alternative to the dominant neoliberal narrative that has failed to ensure a dignified life for all.