With this Pocket Guide, we aim to provide local and central governments with a quick snapshot of the key messages of the Handbook on Infrastructure Asset Management as well as concise insights and infographics. In addition, we encourage our readers to access and disseminate all contents of our full publication, available on our website, to build together resilient infrastructure asset management for a sustainable future, in which no one is left behind.
Infrastructure systems provide essential services to our citizens every day— such as the roads they use to get to work, the buildings where they live or attend school, the parks where their children play and the water and sanitation facilities they use to stay healthy.
Nowadays, effective asset management has become as critical as ever across the globe and in the face of mounting pressures, such as limited resources, growing urban populations, shifting patterns of employment and land use, climate-related disruptions and health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic. In this context, we intend to equip local and national governments with a set of practical tools to improve infrastructure asset management, as well as guidance on how to adapt these tools to the socioeconomic and environmental challenges of our time.