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The Australian Development Gateway (ADG) strives to support members of the development community in their efforts to reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development in the Asia Pacific region. The site has been created with participation from members of government, private, academia and non-government organisations. User feedback mechanisms have been incorporated to guide future directions of the site. The site is optimised for low bandwidth access to enable the widest participation throughout the Asia Pacific region.

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Promoting pro-poor growth infrastructure (pdf 773kb)

Reliable and efficient infrastructure is essential to economic and social development that promotes pro-poor growth.
 
This paper outlines the necessity for infrastructure in strategies to alleviate poverty and then offers a framework of principles to address this issue. It also highlights key areas requiring further investigation.  Principles covered include:

- using partner country systems and infrastructure strategies
- a focus on the poor
- enhancing sustainability
- increasing financing and making better investments.

 

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