Infrastructure financing challenges of landlocked developing countries and small Island developing states in Asia and the Pacific

The land-locked developing countries (LLDCs) and small island developing States (SIDS) of Asia and the Pacific are two groups of economies that span a diverse range of geographical and climatic conditions, as well as differing economic profiles, infrastructural frameworks and financing capacities. There are 12 LLDCs in Asia: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Mongolia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. More than half are transition economies. Similarly, there are 14 SIDS in Asia and the Pacific: Fiji, Kiribati, Maldives, Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (Micronesia (FS)), Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Reduced Inequalities