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Breaking the Link Between Extreme Weather and Extreme Poverty

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  • Because natural disasters tighten poverty’s grip on communities worldwide, disaster risk reduction goes hand in hand with poverty reduction, and vice versa
  • A new World Bank report finds the impact of extreme weather on poverty is more devastating than previously understood, responsible for annual consumption losses of $520 billion and pushing 26 million people into poverty every year
  • Targeted resilience-building interventions protect poor people from adverse weather events and can help countries and communities save $100 billion a year

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eC2: Future of urban mobility in India

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Deadline: 30-Nov-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Smart-Cities-All-you-need-to-know

The study would include Building the case around Smart interventions in the urban transport sector through use of electric vehicles (public buses as well as two-three wheelers). Along with Eco Cities team, Engaging with key stakeholders including urban transport agencies in the cities, manufacturers, technology providers, etc in the city with focus on Mumbai (Thane), Bangalore, Chennai etc.

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eC2:Indonesia Toll Road PPP Program

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Deadline: 06-Dec-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)PPPs

Support the PPP program of the Road Authority of Indonesia with international best practices to:
1. Analyze the viability screening and appraisal of the BPJTs (Road Authority) planned toll road program. Help the client to analyze the potential of a group of toll road segments of attracting private sector investors, via public-private partnership (PPP) models or other approaches involving commercial financing.
2. Assessment on delivery of the Trans Sumatra by PT Hutama Karya
3. Provide high-level recommendations on how BPJT can improve its capacity to design a viable Indonesia PPP Toll Road program including financing schemes such as dedicated Viability Gap Fund (VGF) and Availability Payment options

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5 reasons why big data innovation is critical to address climate resilience

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In today’s world of mobile technology, social networks, pervasive satellite and sensor information and machine-to-machine transactions, data is becoming the lifeblood of many economies. Data-informed decision making is more important than ever before. However, the ability to use data in development and decision-making processes has not seen the screen_shot_2016-11-01_at_2_03_44_pmsame progress. Relying on data to inform decisions requires that the appropriate tools and analytical methodologies exist in order to use it effectively.

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Forests: Stabilizing Climate and Supporting Development

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  • Over 100 countries included actions related to land-use change and forests in their nationally determined contributions to fight climate change
  • Investing in forests has the potential to reduce poverty, drive sustainable development and provide vital local and global environmental services
  • The World Bank Group supports forest initiatives in Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Mozambique that can help these countries meet their climate and development goals

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Africa Climate Business Plan: Delivering on Climate Plan Promises

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  • A new progress report shows Cote d’Ivoire, Nigeria and several other African countries are successfully implementing climate resilience and low-carbon development recommendations outlined in the World Bank’s Africa Climate Business Plan
  • The plan, unveiled during the COP21 climate change conference in Paris, provides concrete actions to help African countries adapt to climate change and build up resilience to climate shocks
  • As of Nov 7, 2016, 19 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have ratified the Paris Agreement for carbon offsetting, and $3.6 billion from the International Development Association has been mobilized to help further the plan’s implementation

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2016: World Bank Group Moves Fast to Support Stepped Up Global Climate Ambition

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  • Since the Paris Agreement was adopted at COP21 in December 2015, the world has seen increased ambition on climate change. Almost every country in the world has now set national climate targets, and the Agreement has gone into force much earlier than expected. However, global climate action is still not happening at the scale or speed needed to meet the Paris goal of keeping global temperature rise to below 2 degrees Celsius.
  • The World Bank Group has been moving quickly over the past year to build on the momentum and lay the groundwork for greater ambition, helping countries reduce emissions and increase resilience to climate shocks through action in high-impact areas, such as clean energy, climate-smart agriculture, disaster preparedness, and natural resource management
  • As COP22 starts in Morocco, the Bank Group is aligning its efforts around key focus areas, committing billions to help countries meet their climate goals while leading on critical global issues such as green financing and carbon pricing

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eC2: TOURISM, GENDER and COMPETITIVENESS surveys in Grenada and St. Lucia.

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Deadline: 21-Nov-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Survey

The Tourism, Gender and Competitiveness survey is a World Bank initiative to evaluate the impact of the non-all-inclusive versus all-inclusive tourism models on youth and female employment and potential spillover effects to associate sectors such as agriculture in two pilot countries: St. Lucia and Grenada.

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Agricultural Activities Allow Refugees to Return to a Normal Life in Southern Chad

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  • A massive influx of refugees triggered by the crisis in the Central African Republic is straining the limited resources of Goré’s already vulnerable local population.
  • The WFP and the FAO have implemented a World Bank-financed emergency operation to tackle the food crisis and allow refugees be self-reliant.
  • Some 70,000 refugees and returnees are rebuilding their lives and livelihoods through income-generating agricultural activities.

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