eC2: Dar es Salaam Community Disaster Response and Risk Reduction Plans

vn-communitybased-disasterrisk-780x439Deadline: 17-Feb-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: The objective of this assignment is to develop Municipal Disaster Response Plans, Community Disaster Response Plans, and Community Risk Reduction Plans in flood affected areas of Dar es Salaam. These fit into existing frameworks such as the Disaster Management Act of 2015, the Emergency Response Plan of the Dar es Salaam Multi-Agency Emergency Response Team (DarMAERT), the Tanzania Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, and other local level initiatives. Expected outputs over the two-year contract period also include: creation of toolkits to support the development of the plans; onboarding of Subward Community Disaster Management Committees; and collection of monitoring and evaluation data. The assignment forms part of broader efforts to mainstream risk management principles across government and civil society stakeholders. The toolkits and plans developed are can serve as a template for other cities in Tanzania.

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eC2: Scoping for gender & private sector engagement opportunities in three Sub-Saharan Africa countries- DRC, Cote d Ivoire, Mozambique

1_VKgpfpebYFgjXAUoKewFVgDeadline:  08-Feb-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: IFC would like to conduct a private sector gender analysis in three countries – Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote DIvoire and Mozambique. This work will interrogate the role of the private sector in enabling equal opportunities for women to participate in economic development and the gaps thereof. In doing so, it shall consider various gender dimensions in relation to the private sector. These diagnostics will feed into the design of a private sector focused multi-year, multi-sectoral gender program to be led by IFC.

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eC2: Analytical study for implementing Land Value Capture (LVC) instruments in Colombia

Deadline: 05-Feb-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) pexels-photo-235829.jpeg

Objective:  1.Identify the technical legal and finance aspects for the implementation of LVC instruments including: i) relation of the instrument with the type municipality ii) regulatory framework of the municipality for its implementation (urban, tributary, and fiscal), iii) technical and institutional capacity of the municipalities to implement them, iv) destination (type of projects) of the instrument, v) effectiveness in the implementation and collection, and vi) lessons learned and recommendations. 2.Define recommendations to strengthen the capacity of national (Min. of Finance, National Planning Department, DNP, and Min.of Housing) and local governments to implement LVC instruments 3.Define recommendations for the selection and implementation of LVC instruments taking into account: i)national and sub-national legal framework, ii) typology of projects,iii) institutional framework, iv) fiscal and financial situation, v) type of projects, advantages/ disadvantage in its application.
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eC2: Greener Transport Connectivity for the Six Eastern Partnership Countries

Deadline: 07-Feb-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) general-transport-mosaic-main

Objective: The overall objective of this project is to promote enhanced transport connectivity in the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine) that delivers improved outcomes on energy efficiency and sustainability. With this overall objective, this assignment will include:

– Identifying relevant green transport policies and projects for the EaP region.

– develop transport connectivity/accessibility indicators for gauging the level of improvement that could be achieved by corridor improvement projects

– developing a user-friendly connectivity assessment tool

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eC2: Upscaling Nature-Based Flood Protection in Mozambique’s coastal cities

waterDeadline: 05-Feb-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: 

The consultancy is expected to contribute to the upscaling of nature-based approaches for urban flood risk management in Mozambique. Specific objectives are to: (1) identify lessons learnt from a green infrastructure pilot project in Beira, as well as legal, regulatory, and institutional constraints and opportunities for mainstreaming nature-based solutions for urban risk management in Mozambique; and (2) identify various options for nature-based and hybrid solutions to manage urban flood risks in two Mozambican cities and assess their effectiveness, costs, and benefits. The two pilot cities that were selected for consideration are Quelimane in Zambezia Province and Nacala in Nampula Province.

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Ec2: Climate / Natural Disaster Risk Insurance: review and validation of financial & pricing models

Deadline: 01-Feb-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: IFC is seeking a third-party company with expertise in financial modeling (Vendor) to analyze, evaluate and validate the pricing and risk selection of a submitted insurance portfolio of climate and natural disaster risks in select Emerging Markets (the Portfolio) against IFC pre-defined criteria.

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Ec2: BASELINE DATA COLLECTION FOR THE CEDIAM PROJECT MALI

Deadline: 23-Jan-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: The International Finance Corporation proposes to conduct a baseline data collection exercise, which will include topics on agri techniques, food consumption, access to finance, and gender. The data collection, aimed at farmers, will be conducted in two rounds: baseline and end-line.

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Ec2: Maldives Scoping Study

Deadline: 29-Jan-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) Malediven

Objective: The main objective of this assignment is to identify existing private sector investment opportunities in the Maldives. The scoping exercise should look at the Maldivian GDP private sector contribution and identify key industries, players and conglomerates through a market mapping exercise.

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Ec2: SUDAN TRANSACTION ADVISORY SERVICES FOR AGRO-INDUSTRIAL AND AGRI-BUSINESS PARKS

Deadline: 29-Jan-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective: IFC is seeking to recruit a firm to provide customer acquisition services that will help to deliver on customer acquisition targets for a mobile money service in Cameroon. This acquisition activity will be centered around mobile money agents through interactive engagements with the market to register/activate and transact on the wallet.

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eC2:Data collection for an energy efficiency and renewable energy assessment for an agri processor in Malawi

Renewable-energyDeadline: 17-Jan-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Objective:  The Consultant is expected to perform data collection by installing onsite metering devices and recording the readings over the period of several weeks. The data items will include overall electric demand and consumption at the level of a building/workshop, as well as for key individual units of equipment. The Consultant will measure the power output and supply from various sources, including the local power grid and diesel generators. The Consultant is also expected to measure solar irradiation at the company’s premises, as required to evaluate ground-mounted and rooftop solar power solutions Continue reading