From November 7 to 11, CLDP hosted delegations from Bangladesh and the Maldives for a U.S. port sector consultation tour in New Orleans, Louisiana. The tour was designed to inform development and instill best practices in the Bangladeshi and Maldivian port sectors and included representatives from a...

From October 31 to November 4, CLDP hosted delegations from Bangladesh, Nepal, and the Maldives for a Public Private Partnership (PPP) consultative tour through Washington D.C., New York City, and Sacramento. The consultations focused on project development in the U.S. and included meetings with the...

From August 8-13, 2022, CLDP sponsored 2 Sri Lankan students’ participation in Transparency International’s annual state-of-the-art anti-corruption and accountability training for future leaders. This 5-day online course focuses on the latest developments in the field of anti-corruption and...

On June 13-14, CLDP conducted a workshop for various Maldivian ministries, focused on creating more efficient processes and improving operation and maintenance procedures for airport contracts. CLDP’s programming with the various Maldivian ministries seeks to encourage sustainable infrastructure...

On June 13-14, CLDP conducted a workshop on FIDIC Contracts for the Attorney General’s Office of the Maldives (AGO). The Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) produces standard-form contracts that are widely used in the construction and engineering industry for international...

CLDP sent two Bangladeshi participants from the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to attend the Asia Infrastructure Forum on August 2-3, hosted by Infrastructure Asia. Participants discussed the future state of infrastructure, sustainable financing, technological innovation, and collaboration...

CLDP coordinated with the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Authority and the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) to arrange a 2-day concession agreement negotiation workshop for Payra Port Authority, MoS PPP Cell, and port-facing PPPA employees. The objective of the workshop series was to build capacity...

CLDP, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Authority, held a workshop to discuss project identification and selection using the World Bank Project Screening Tool and other methodologies. The workshop also discussed best practices regarding feasibility studies. The...

CLDP conducted a three-day strategic planning session for officials and staff with the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC). The objective of this planning session and workshop was to map out priorities and a workplan that will place DNCC in a better position to sustainably manage and operate DNCC on...

On August 16-17, CLDP conducted a workshop on FIDIC standard contracts for a delegation of Sri Lankan officials from the Attorney General’s Department. The Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) produces standard-form contracts that are widely used in the construction and...