Green Cities, Infrastructure and Energy Programme

GCIEP is a demand-driven programme supporting sustainable green cities and climate-resilient infrastructure in lower-income countries. As the flagship programme of the UK's Green Cities and Infrastructure Centre of Expertise, GCIEP supports UK Government objectives by accelerating investment in, and delivery of, growth-enabling infrastructure and urban development that is responsible, reliable, inclusive, low carbon and climate-resilient.

GCIEP aims to achieve this by addressing five key barriers:
• a lack of prepared, high quality, financeable infrastructure projects;
• poor infrastructure governance, weak regulatory structures and policy frameworks;
• limited fiscal autonomy and poor financial management in cities;
• a lack of effective urban planning and land use; and
• limited capacity to support green, inclusive and resilient growth.

GCIEP is managed by a PwC-led Alliance, including Mott MacDonald, Adam Smith International, Engineers Against Poverty and MDY Legal.