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Development of National Disaster Risk Profiles for Sub-Saharan Africa: Volcanic Risk Modelling

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See full tender here: # 1178995 Development of National Disaster Risk Profiles for SubSaharan Africa Volcanic Risk

Expression of Interest Deadline:  30-Apr-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1178995

Assignment Countries:

• ET – Ethiopia
• KE – Kenya
• UG – Uganda

Steward Redqueen / NABC Event: Managing and measuring impact; the private sector in Africa

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Information retrieved from the Steward Redqueen website.

Steward Redqueen invites you for the Africa Business Club.The event will take place on Thursday 23 April 2015 in Amsterdam.

The theme of the event is ‘Managing and measuring impact; the private sector in Africa’. In recent years we have seen a positive trend emerge of companies increasingly measuring their societal impact in Africa. On the one hand this helps companies obtain, maintain and strengthening their license to operate on the other hand these impact assessments help identify new business opportunities.

Two of our business partners will talk about this. First Jacco Knotnerus (FMO) will share FMO’s experience with managing and measuring impact of its investments. Subsequently Suzanne Vlakveld (Dadtco) will talk about Dadtco’s impact in their value chain.

The programme will start around 16:00, will take place at the KIT (Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen) and we’ll finish around 17:30 with drinks.

If you are a member of the NABC you can subscribe here, if you’re not a member and want to subscribe please send an email to info@stewardredqueen.com.

Assessment of post-implementation and completion results (ICR) of the Mozambique energy reform and access project

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See full tender here: # 1178032 ASSESSMENT OF POST-IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION RESULTS (ICR) OF THE MOZAMBIQUE ENERGY REFORM AND ACCESS PROJECT (ERAP) PHASE I

Expression of Interest Deadline:  14-Apr-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1178032

Assignment Countries: 

  • MZ – Mozambique

Approved project Pakistan: Sindh Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Enhancement Project

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The Board of Directors of the World Bank approved the Sindh Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Enhancement Project on March 20, 2015. The project involves a total of $242 million, of which $187 million is provided by the IDA, and $55 million by the Government of Pakistan. The stated goal of the project is to ‘improve irrigation water management at tertiary and field levels in Sindh.’ This is to be achieved through the following four components:

1) Community Water Infrastructure Improvement ($120 million);
2) Promotion and Installation of High Efficiency Irrigation Systems ($66 million);
3) Improved Agriculture Practices ($24 million); and
4) Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Strategic Studies ($32 million).

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Approved project: Punjab Rural Water and Sanitation Sector Improvement Project

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On March 24, the World Bank Board of Directors approved the Punjab Rural Water and Sanitation Sector Improvement Project. As reported before, the project involves a total of $354 million, of which the borrower brings in $106 million, and the IBRD puts in $248 million. The goal of the project is ‘to improve water and sanitation service levels, reduce open defecation, and strengthen service delivery arrangements in targeted villages in Punjab’.

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Project Technical Advisory Services for the Pilot CO2 Storage Project in South Africa

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See full tender here: #1175891 Pilot CO2 Storage Project in South Africa

Expression of Interest Deadline:  20-Apr-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org

Tender notification: # 1175891

Assignment Countries: South Africa