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Two Crown-supported Canterbury projects have reached delivery milestones: construction of new irrigation storage and successful testing of an Opuha Dam outlet that can release water before storms and preserve capacity for flood inflows.
Read analysisVictoria’s new data-center rules require developers to add renewable generation and storage, avoid sensitive locations, use non-drinking water and fund local benefits, turning infrastructure capacity into a project responsibility rather than a public subsidy.
Read analysisJapan's infrastructure ministry has set a national approach for applying AI across planning, construction, maintenance and public administration, alongside a physical-AI strategy focused on field robotics, data and process redesign.
Read analysisSpain's RedCyTI program will support 52 local and regional projects with more than €94 million, using data platforms, digital twins, laboratories and sector testbeds to connect urban digitization with productive development.
Read analysisA South Australian simulation platform places port teams inside combined cyberattack and extreme-weather scenarios, shifting resilience work from static plans toward the decisions, communications and coordination required during cascading disruption.
Read analysisSingapore's Digital Infrastructure Bill would license major cloud services and data centers for operational resilience while placing energy efficiency and future water requirements inside a separate sustainability regime.
Read analysisBrazil's water regulator has built a regional operating plan for the 2026–2027 El Niño, linking monitoring rooms, negotiated allocation, reservoir rules and emergency coordination to different hydrological risks across the country.
Read analysisDenmark’s Greensand project has moved Europe’s full-scale offshore carbon storage from approval to operation. Its significance lies in the whole chain: captured biogenic CO₂, ship transport, reused offshore infrastructure, injection and long-term monitoring.
Read analysisADB will provide Fiji with US$200 million for policy reform and US$10 million for disaster financing. The package joins fiscal, digital and risk-management reforms with a funding window intended to respond rapidly when emergencies strike.
Read analysisADB has approved a US$650 million program to strengthen Indonesia’s decentralized public finance.
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