PwC has been working in international development since the Bretton Woods system (the first rules for commercial and financial relations among major industrial nations) was instituted. Our specialists serve non-profit, international funding agencies, bilateral donor agencies and their intermediaries, and government partners.
We believe environmental and other challenges of sustainability are becoming the core focus of international development projects. Economic growth that supports these wider development objectives is the right type of growth.
Its a challenge to simultaneously support green growth restructuring efforts, while securing economic and social benefits and minimising costs and risks. In our work with governments, businesses, and civil society organisations, we’re increasingly asked to help with these challenges, particularly those relating to:
- developing and implementing national and regional green strategies
- managing large and complex donor programmes and funds used to generate green growth, and
- developing pipelines for public, private, and public-private green transactions.
We can help you:
- establish budgets, policies, processes, and reporting standards for effective financial management and reporting
- build transparent fund management systems
- make sure that grant disbursements comply with international legal requirements
- develop business cases that clearly define, delegate, and track challenges and benefits
- approach and engage third parties and monitor their activities
- get buy-ins from stakeholders through effective communication strategies, and
- enable leaders to govern confidently and make timely decisions using high-quality management information
Case studies
- Spatial planning and sustainable development to protect forests and improve local livelihoods
- National green growth plan
- Strategic framework for scaling up access to de-centralised energy
Spatial planning and sustainable development to protect forests and improve local livelihoods
Challenge: We were asked to develop a plan to apply UK government funds that were given to Papua, the Easternmost province of Indonesia to stop large-scale deforestation, and to help to develop a low-carbon, green economy.
Solution: We created prosperity and community-led development by improving land use decision processes and making them open to the public, establishing sustainable land use workshops to take into account local opinions and knowledge, demonstrating practical alternatives to deforestation, and developing programmes to empower indigenous communities to participate in economic decisions and secure their assets.
Results: The two-year programme is in progress and on track.
Contact us
Kulawal Supesuntorn
Sustainability and Climate Change Leader, PwC Thailand
Tel: +66 (0) 6426 36426
