2017 Sustainable Infrastructure Report
A snapshot of the state of infrastructure across different parts of the Tropics
70
percent
About 70% of the global infrastructure gap occurs in the Tropics.
2.3
$US trillion
It's estimated about US$2.3 trillion needs to be spent every year to meet infrastructure needs in the Tropics by 2030.
20
percent
Nearly 20% of people in the Tropics do not have access to a clean water source.
30
percent
Thirty percent of people in the Tropics do not have access to reliable electricity.
International Day of the Tropics
In 2016 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 29th June as International Day of the Tropics.
Project Partners
Current members of the State of the Tropics Alliance
Escuela Superior Politiecnica Del Litorial (ESPOL)
The National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA)
James Cook University
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Mahidol University
Nanyang Technological University
Organization for Tropical Studies
University of Hawaii Manoa
University of Nairobi
University of Papua New Guinea
University of the South Pacific