Nauru Launches National Integrated Infrastructure Investment Strategic Plan
MEDIA RELEASE
Department of Infrastructure
Nauru Launches National Integrated
Infrastructure Investment Strategic Plan
AIWO, NAURU (Friday 7 August 2020)
The Government of the Republic of Nauru today held the virtual
launching of the Nauru National Integrated Infrastructure Strategic
Plan which outlines the government's infrastructure investment and
management priorities for the next five to 10
years.
The Minister for Commerce, Industry and Environment, Climate
Change and Infrastructure Development, Rennier Gadabu launched the
strategic plan at the Civic Centre, Aiwo District. The Nauru's
NIISP is a guide to public infrastructure investment planning and
asset management over a 10-year horizon. "The Government of
Nauru is excited that the NIISP will provide the Government with a
basis to present priority infrastructure projects to development
partners and the private sector for financing" said Minister
Gadabu.
The recovery phase of COVID-19 highlights the importance of
infrastructure in stimulating the economy through job creation and
provides other opportunities for investment. The endorsement of the
Nauru NIISP is positive move for Nauru as it tries to manage and
minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NIISP
aligns to Nauru's National Sustainable Development Strategy (NSDS)
2019-2030 priority development areas. "The NIISP integrates
investment planning into a broader asset management framework to
ensure that existing infrastructure is adequately maintained"
Nauru's Secretary for Finance said.
The Nauru Integrated Infrastructure Strategic Plan takes into
account the Government's development goals, demands for
infrastructure and the current condition and capacity of existing
infrastructure assets" said Gabrissa Hartman, Secretary for
Infrastructure Development
The Nauru Integrated Infrastructure Strategic Plan was prepared
by the Nauru Government with technical assistance from the Pacific
Region Infrastructure Facility (or the PRIF) in close coordination
with national stakeholders and development partners Nauru
joined as a formal PRIF member in 2013, and this is the second
national infrastructure investment plan process supported by
PRIF.
PRIF will continue to provide assistance to Nauru to further
develop investment planning and asset management capacity.
PRIF is a multi-development partner coordination and technical
assistance facility that supports infrastructure development in the
Pacific Island countries.
PRIF partners include the Asian Development Bank, Australia
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, European Investment Bank,
European Union, Japan international Cooperation Agency, New Zealand
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, US State Department and the
World Bank Group.
Enquiries
Government of Nauru contact: secinfnauru@gmail.com; gio.nauru@gmail.com
PRIF contact: enquiries@theprif.org