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eC2: Agricultural Technologies and Supply Chain Innovations (AgTech) Project- Case 3: Precision Agriculture (Digitizing Livestock Farm in Ethiopia)

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Deadline: 22-Oct-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) download

IFC intends to contract a Consulting Firm (the Consultant) who will design decision support systems for maximizing productivity and resource optimization, and set up dashboards that allow users to make intelligent decisions guided by the advanced technologies. The proposed technology solution should gather specific data (including, possibly, satellite data) on various factors that influence fodder production and livestock rearing: information on input application, farm management, meteorology, soil moisture, disease detection/prediction, crop monitoring and yield forecast/estimation. For livestock, the technology should include features (such as electronic IDs and machine vision) that monitor animals unique characteristics like age, growth, health, reproduction and pedigree.

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International Debt Statistics 2020: External Debt Stock of Low- and Middle-Income Countries Rose, but Pace of Increase Slowed

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External debt stock of low- and middle-income countries rose 5.2% in 2018 to $7.8 ids-20192trillion, a slower pace of accumulation than in 2017, according to the World Bank’s International Debt Statistics 2020. Excluding the top ten borrowers (Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Turkey) external debt stocks for low- and middle-income countries rose 4%.

Net debt inflows (gross disbursements minus principal payments) to low- and middle-income countries fell 28% in 2018 to $529 billion. At the same time, net financial flows (including both debt and equity) to low- and middle-income countries fell 19% in 2018, down 29% excluding China.

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The private sector—an engine for growth and stability in fragile countries

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Fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) threaten to derail significant progress that has beenuntitled made in improving living standards and reducing poverty over the past decades. While extreme poverty is going down around the globe, it is increasing in countries impacted by fragility and conflict. The World Bank estimates that by 2030, almost half of the world’s poor will live in countries facing FCV challenges.

In countries affected by fragility, conflict and violence, the private sector plays a critical role in providing jobs and income.  Inclusive and sustainable economic growth can also help heal grievances stemming from economic exclusion. These countries likely already face high levels of public sector debt, so private sector investment can bring an infusion of capital without increasing the debt burden. But these volatile environments struggle greatly to attract and sustain the long-term private sector investment that is needed to help them break the “fragility trap.”

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eC2: IFC Grainpulse Uganda Smallholder Farmer Baseline Data Collection

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Deadline: 19-Oct-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) farmers_working_in_their_fields_in_guinea

IFC is seeking to hire a Firm to collect baseline data from smallholder farmers for this specific project. To estimate the impact of the IFC Grainpulse project interventions on smallholder farmers, a farmer panel survey will be conducted, collecting baseline and endline data.  The objectives of this baseline survey are to: a) Create a profile of smallholder farmers, their household characteristics, including poverty and food consumption estimates as well as nutrition related indicators; farming practices; access to and utilization of agricultural inputs and services; access to finance; yields; sales; gender roles; and others. b) Establish a baseline for farmer livelihood and farming related indicators before the start of project implementation.Scope of work
Please note that the information noted here only refers to the baseline data collection for this project and that the Firm will be responsible for the implementation of all data collection activities linked to this initial survey round.

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The World Bank Group Exceeds 2020 Climate Targets for the Second Year in a Row: Here’s How It Was Done

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  • In fiscal year 2019, the World Bank Group committed nearly $17.8 billion to climate-related investments, surpassing current targets for the second year in a row.
  • Three country snapshots illustrate some of the ways climate change considerations were integrated in the project design: building climate resiliency into transportation systems in Sierra Leone; improving irrigation to address food security in Pakistan; and mitigating flood risk in Vietnam’s urban infrastructure.
  • Going forward, the World Bank Group will invest and mobilize $200 billion in climate-related financing from 2021-2025, doubling what we did in the last five years and significantly ramping up support for adaptation.

eC2: TA Activity to establish a city-owned Yangon Flood Resilience Strategy

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Deadline: 21-Oct-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) water

The assignment described in this REoI, falls under the Technical Assistance activity attached to Component 2 of the Myanmar SEA-DRM project and is referred to as Yangon Flood Resilience Strategy.  The consulting services (the Services) for Yangon Flood Resilience Strategy include: Task 1: Prepare three strategic directions that inform the formulation of a preferred Flood Resilience Strategy and prepare a Catalog of Measures, a matrix of design principles and example measures applicable to the Yangon situation,
Task 2: Establish a city-owned Flood Resilience Strategy for Yangon and engage with YCDC and Yangon Regional Government in a Multi-Criteria Analysis CBA to design a multi-annual Investment Program for flood resilience interventions (structural and non-structural) (Program of Measures)  Task 3: Pre-feasibility Study (engineering design) for selected priority investment options.

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eC2: Assessment on Electricity for Host Communities and Forcibly Displaced People in the Sahel

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Deadline: 01-Jun-2020 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)energy

The overall objective of this activity is to conduct an assessment of electricity access to better understand demand and supply and identify market barriers, key market players and support required to promote the growth of basic electricity services for conflict-affected zones (borders), host communities and FDPs in the Sahel (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Tchad).

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Time to ACT! Realizing Indonesia’s urban potential

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Indonesia has been transformed by urbanization. As a new World Bank report titled ju210722Time to ACT: Realizing Indonesia’s Urban Potential shows, when its independence was proclaimed in 1945, only one in eight Indonesians lived in towns and cities, and the country’s entire urban population stood at about 8.6 million, roughly that of London today. By contrast, today about 151 million, or 56% of Indonesians live in urban areas, roughly 18 times the population of London.

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eC2: Indonesia Coastal Fisheries Initiative – Challenge Fund

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Deadline: 15-Oct-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)index

The Indonesia CFI-CF Project aims to support the development of a fisheries investment package by a coalition of community, government, and businesses, and support finding an investor for the resulting investment package. One promising idea will be selected through a competitive process and awarded a contract for the development of the package. The World Bank will oversee the activities of the awardee, review project outputs, and provide guidance on analyses for ensuring that the investment package is robust (described further below).

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eC2: Digital Economy For South Asia (DE4SA)- Digital Economy Assessments

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Deadline:  15-Oct-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) index.jpeg

The World Bank Digital Development Global Practice (DD GP) is engaging with countries across Asia to identify new opportunities for growth and inclusion from the digital economy. These engagements have resulted in most cases from ongoing policy dialogue or investment lending programs and they reflect an interest from these countries to identify the public policies and investments that can promote their national digital economies. At the same time, there are opportunities to be realized through regional programs that could improve connectivity, access to markets, and grow the regional digital economy. In addition, there are also ongoing engagements with countries across Africa in other engagements.

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