Study materials

Module 1: Understanding Infrastructure Development

By completing the first module of the course, you should be familiar with the lifecycle of infrastructure projects and be able to associate infrastructure with the concept of sustainable development.

Nowadays, infrastructure is a natural part of our lives – we all benefit from different infrastructure daily. Furthermore, governments need infrastructure in order to provide vital public goods and services. Infrastructure development, however, requires spending quite a lot of…

Module 2: Governance Tools and Methods

After completing the second module, you should know the main governance tools used for managing the sustainability of infrastructure. These tools are brought out according to the stages of infrastructure development introduced in the previous module.

The ‘INTOSAI WGEA research paper’ presents a range of tools and measures used by governments to better address the environmental issues related to an infrastructure project. Though many of these tools can also be used to address the economic and social issues related to infrastructure development, we have added some tools to better cover these aspects.

Module 3: Auditing Sustainability of Infrastructure Projects

The third module will assist in learning to plan a performance audit addressing the sustainability impacts of infrastructure, including the formulation of audit questions and criteria.

To compile an audit which evaluates the sustainability of particular infrastructure, the audit questions and criteria should ideally cover all three components of sustainability: environmental, economic and social factors.