Tag: FIDIC
EBRD, Netherlands and USA back Ukraine energy funding
€372m announced to help repair and enhance Ukraine's energy system against backdrop of damage from Russian invasion.
FIDIC announces industry summit to deliver COP27 commitments
COP27 started and ended with politics. Now we need industry to take the lead and solve the climate crisis, writes FIDIC CEO Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE.
Can industry reshape its own education?
Talent development is crucial to ensuring the infrastructure industry can sustainably meet the unprecedented challenges the world expects it to meet in the decades ahead. We speak with Michael Broadley, the new General Manager of FIDIC Academy.
Bright future at risk from climate change, says Lagos state governor
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu: "The journey to drastically cut greenhouse gasses in our city, is a long one, but we cannot afford not to act. The cost of allowing rising sea levels and worsening climate events is too high."
Future leaders: Technological adoption of infrastructure delivery in Colombia
Best practices aimed at standardisation and better training of staff in the construction of large projects have great potential in Colombia, writes cost and civil engineer Sebastián Santiago.
Future leaders: Sustainable consulting – maintaining flexibility and improving policies
Michael Walker explains why companies need to be honest and improve their offer to improve their retention, with significant benefits available when they do.
Future leaders: De-risking of construction contracts in a changing climate
LaToya Ouna explains that well-structured, clear, concise construction contracts from the procurement stage are key to successful infrastructure projects in an era of decarbonisation.
Future leaders: Are FIDIC contracts a solution for public projects in...
FIDIC contracts will not magically solve all the issues in large public projects, but they would bring positive results in a desirable time, writes Mexican construction law specialist Juan Pablo Sandoval.
“Intensity of risk management is rising” says Aon’s Mark Peterson
The infrastructure industry faces rising risks to delivery that range from inflation and cyber security to the increasing complexity and scale of projects. We speak with Aon’s Mark Peterson about how industry is responding.
Industry welcomes UNFCCC appointment
The infrastructure industry has welcomed Simon Stiell's appointment as executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.