eConsultant2: ASSESSING CAPTIVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR A CLIENT IN FOOD INDUSTRY IN PAKISTAN

Deadline:  23-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
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IFC is seeking a consultant to assess technical and financially viable captive energy options for supply of uninterrupted electricity from solar/hybrid sources to the existing facility and a new setup outside Lahore possibly comprising of frozen bakery unit, juice and pulp extraction plant, controlled atmospheric storage (CAS) for fruits, bakery and snack food products unit.

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eConsultant2:Project Coordinator for the Reducing Health Risk Factors in Bosnia and Herzegovina Project

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Deadline:  30-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The overall goal of the project is to reduce health risk factors for non-communicable medical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-clinic-health-hospital-medicine[7]diseases (NCD) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, that account for two thirds of deaths worldwide. The leading causes of ill-health and disability in the country reported as having one of the highest rates of smoking prevalence in the world are found to be tobacco and alcohol abuse, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. The goal of this project is therefore reduction of these risk factors by promoting tobacco and alcohol control, improving diet and physical activity.

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eConsultant2: Developing and conducting training course on water utility finance for World Bank staff

Deadline:  19-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank Water Global Practice is seeking a firm to adapt and expwaterand a 3-day training course for World Bank staff on financial analysis of water utilities. Consultant shall use existing materials and enhance this with other relevant material developed inside and outside the World Bank to create a comprehensive four day course on financial analysis of water utilities for non-finance specialists.

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eConsultant2:Improving and expanding the use of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Information System (SIASAR)

Deadline:  17-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Within this context the participating countries have requested the WSP support to waterconsolidate and expand the use of SIASAR. In response to this request, the Bank approved a Technical Assistance through WSP aimed to support the consolidation and expansion of SIASAR as a decision-making tool for policy formulation, planning, and resource allocation, thereby improving the quality and sustainability of RWSS service provision.

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eConsultant2:Consultancy service for analysis of off-grid solar market in Zambia and suitable market-based options for scale-up

Deadline:  23-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of the assignment is to assess bottlenecks along the supply-chain that contribute to the lack of Lighting Africa-approved products available on local market, and document the main light-bulb-297489_640obstacles preventing large-scale commercialization of both solar-lanterns and SHS in Zambia, and recommend the most realistic market-based mechanism(s) that will lead to scaling up uptake of solar products through private sector investment. For the proposed option(s), the consultant should assess the required trial period and recommend way forward for a long-term sustainable program.

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eConsultant2: Develop a Sustainable Financing Model for the Medicines Regulatory Agencies

Deadline:  23-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

As part of the EAC medicines regulatory harmonization (MRH) work the AMRH (African Medicines Regulatory Harmonization) partners World Bank, WHO, NEPAD, US FDA, donor agencies Gates Foundation, DfID and US Government as well as the EAC MRH Steering Committee are interested in developing a model for improving theHospital financial standing of regulatory agencies and enable them to cope with the increased demand from their governments, citizens and private sector stakeholders. A group of executive MBA students from Cambridge University developed a concept already that can serve as a starting point. There is an opportunity now to elevate the topic to the EAC policy organs and try to get political approval for a joint approach across all EAC countries, which would make it easier for individual agencies to get changes accepted by their national executive and legislative bodies.

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eConsultant2: Comprehensive retail study and value chain analysis for off grid lighting products in Ethiopia

Deadline:  12-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)light-bulb-297489_640

IFC is seeking to conduct a comprehensive retail, supply and value chain analysis of the market for offgrid lighting products in Ethiopia.

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eConsultant2: Impact Evaluation – Data Collection – Midwives & PHCs Nigeria

Deadline:  09-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank (DIME Unit) seeks a firm to carry out data collection in primary health facilities and with health workers across all of Nigerias states and the FCT. TSurveyhis data collection will support the impact evaluations of the SURE-P Maternal and Child Health Project and the Quality Improvement and Clinical Governance Initiative.

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eConsultant2: Consultancy Service for Flood Risk Modeling

Deadline: 16-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

This consultancy envisages to find sustainable flood risk management solutions for the basin through a robust flood modeling exercise to identify the risk mitigation interventions and to carry out pre-feasibility studies for such interventions identified.water

Carry out pre-feasibility studies for the proposed structural interventions;
Prepare preliminary cost estimates for the proposed interventions; and
Design of a flood management model including the real time monitoring and system operating mechanism and guidelines/ SoPs

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eConsultant2: Ethiopia Commercial Plantation Forestry Industry Investment Plan study

Deadline: 09-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of the study therefore is to provide recommendations for financially feasible  Forestryoptions for commercial plantation forestry industry cluster development. This would be for the optimal utilization of Ethiopia’s existing and potential plantation forestry wood resources in terms of wood product market requirements both domestic and export. Industry cluster development options should consider all possible impacting factors including available suitable wood and land resources, possible out-growers, markets, infrastructure and workforce, communities, existing businesses.

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