Front cover; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; Executive Summary

I. INTRODUCTION

II. REGIONAL COOPERATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING

A. Introduction
B. Infrastructure and economic growth
C. Infrastructure and poverty reduction
D. Infrastructure investment and its financing
E. Funding the financing gap
F. Infrastructure and disaster management
G. Regional cooperation in infrastructure development and financing: a two-track approach
Annex tables

III. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

A. Introduction
B. Replicating successful transport infrastructure development throughout Asia
C. Transport infrastructure investment requirements
D. Regional cooperation in transport infrastructure development
E. The way forward in regional transport cooperation
Annex

IV. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE

A. Introduction
B. Current situation
C. Future infrastructure development needs
D. The way forward

V. ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

A. Introduction
B. Current situation
C. Future infrastructure development needs
D. The way forward

VI. WATER INFRASTRUCTURE

A. Introduction
B. Current status of water resources development
C. Current status of water infrastructure development
D. Future infrastructure development needs
E. The way forward

VII. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT RELATING TO DISASTER MANGEMENT

A. Introduction
B. Causes, damage and trends
C. Infrastructure and the maangement of natural disasters
D. Enhancing regional cooperation in disaster management through infrastructure development
E. Conclusion

VIII. ENHANCING REGIONAL COOPERATION IN FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT

A. Introduction
B. Infrastructure financing gap
C. Sources of financing in infrastructure
D. Regional cooperation in infrastructure finance
E. Conclusion
Annex VIII.1. Estimating future infrastructure investment needs: methodology and results
Annex VIII.2. Northeast Asian development bank
Annex VIII.3. European Investment Bank: organizational background and key functions
Annex VIII.4. Tables and figures

IX. CONCLUSION

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