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Call for Proposals: Statistical Capacity Building Pilots, Funded by World Bank

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The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data on Monday, July 18, abcde-2016-300_0announced a new multi-million dollar funding initiative to support collaborative data innovations for sustainable development.

As part of the Collaborative Data Innovations for Sustainable Development Pilot Funding, which is supported by the World Bank’s Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB), the Global Partnership is now seeking innovative proposals for data production, dissemination and use, primarily in low­-income and lower­-middle-­income countries, for sustainable development generally and linked to the Sustainable Development Goals in particular.
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eC2: Short Term Consultant: Climate change and industries

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Deadline: 25-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)images

The climate competitive industries team is seeking a consultant to help in knowledge learning and project development. The consultant should have extensive technical background in climate change related issues (adaptation, mitigation, energy efficiency, energy efficiency standards and labeling) with preference related to industries/ manufacturing. Private sector experience is crucial.

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eConsultant2: Energy Access Household Survey in Liberia

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Deadline: 18-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank-ESMAP team is launching the first Global Energy Access Household AfricaSurveys in access deficit countries to set a baseline to track progress towards Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) goal and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 7 on access to affordable, reliable and sustainable modern energy by 2030.

A reputed firm with extensive experience in household surveys is sought to conduct the baseline survey on energy access and forecast of electricity demand in Liberia using the multi-tier framework approach to track progress towards SDG7 and SE4ALL goal. The survey will be nationally representative and administered to both urban and rural localities. The firm will work with the World Bank-ESMAP to pre-test, finalize and implement the survey. Data collection should be carefully monitored to ensure high quality information. After completing the fieldwork, the firm will deliver the final dataset and summary report to the World Bank-ESMAP. Additional details on the scope of work will be available in the Terms of Reference (TOR).

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WB report: How Eight Cities Succeeded in Rejuvenating their Urban Land

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Article published on http://www.worldbank.org on July 13, 2016.

The single most crucial component in rejuvenating decaying urban areas around the world is private sector participation, according to a report released today from the World Bank and the Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) during the World Cities Summit taking place in Singapore this week.

“Urban regeneration projects are rarely implemented solely by the public sector.  There is a need for massive financial resources that most cities can’t meet,” said Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Senior Director for the World Bank’s Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Global Practice.  “Participation from the private sector is a critical factor in determining whether a regeneration program is successful – programs that create urban areas where citizens can live, work, and thrive.”

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Article: The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) Lebanon

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WASHINGTON, July 14, 2016 — The World Bank Group (WBG) has rolled out a new six-year program for its engagement in Lebanon, underlining the need to support the country as it grapples with a myriad of political and socio-economic hardships largely linked to regional turmoil. The strategy broadly aims to recalibrate confidence of citizens in the state that has been deeply shaken by political instability, inadequate public services, shrinking economic opportunities and fallouts of the conflict in Syria.

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eC2:The Feed Agronomist for the Dairy Production System

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Deadline: 08-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)index

The aim of the CAAP Project is to improve (a) access to finance and (b) access to markets for producers in 2 to 4 agricultural supply chains/products in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The goal will be met through work in two main areas which will form two key components of the Project: To increase access to finance for farmers and other agri supply chain participants by improving the capacity of Fls. To improve the bankability of farmers and other participants of supply chains (aggregators) by improving their capacity and access to markets.
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eC2:Household Survey – Land Husbandry, Water Harvesting and Hillside Irrigation (LWH) Project, Rwanda

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Deadline: 03-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Survey

The data collection should be collected electronically, using tablet computers and software such as Open Data Kit, Blaise, CSPro, or SurveyBe. The World Bank Research team will take on the task of programming the survey, but significant input will be expected from the firm in testing, and perfecting the instrument. The expected duration of the contract is from September December 2016, with the actual data collection taking place in October.

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eC2:Selection of Technical Consultant for Bulk Water Supply project in the Greater Colombo region in Sri Lanka

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Deadline: 02-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

To assist IFC for this project, IFC intends to hire Technical Consultant to advise IFC on the techno-commercial due diligence and shall work in coordination with IFC and its other advisers, dedicating sufficient qualified resources to meet the deliverables and the timetable. The broad scope of the Technical Consultant comprising the following, but not limited to:

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eC2: STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PPP IN GUINEA BISSAU

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Deadline: 04-Aug-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)PPPs

The Government of Guinea-Bissau (GoGB)s Strategy Document flags the enormous needs for infrastructure investments that the country is facing and confirms the importance of PPP to advance specific projects and overall economic growth. In this context, the GoGB requested technical assistance from WBG to foster the agenda of PPPs in the country. To assist in the execution of this mandate, the WBG requires the services of a consulting firm with a good understanding of PPP development challenges in developing countries, to perform activities under the second pillar including (i) Assistance to the Administração dos Portos da Guiné-Bissau to take stock of the existing social context at the port of Bissau in view of a possible PPP transaction; (ii) Review of existing project pipelines and pre-feasibility study of the first two priority projects identified (iii) Capacity building program.

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