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eConsultant:Consultancy Assignment for Natural Hazard Assessment for the Reconstruction of Critical Transport and Flood Protection Infrastructure

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

The objective of the assignment is to contribute to the increase of capacities of the Bangladeshi villagers repair a vital flood-protecting embankmentrelevant ministries and agencies of the Republic of Tajikistan in the adoption of the most appropriate and comprehensive natural hazard assessment approaches in designing more resilient transport and flood protection infrastructure.

The objective achievement is subject to reaching three specific results:
1. Hazard assessment completed for the selected bridge reconstruction sites.
2. Hazard assessment completed for the selected flood protection sites.
3. Recommendations for hazard assessment data monitoring requirements prepared.

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eConsultant2: Solar Resource Measurement Campaig

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Deadline: 31-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

scaling+solar+main+bannerThe Scaling Solar program (see http://www.scalingsolar.org) aims to accelerate the roll-out of competitively priced, utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power in Sub-Saharan Africa through a coordinated, packaged and largely standardised joint World Bank Group (World Bank, IFC, and MIGA) solution based on a templated Public Private Partnership (PPP) transaction. To date, three countries have signed up to the program and more countries are expected to follow shortly.
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eConsultant2: Consultant for Tanzania Climate and Carbon Finance Unit

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

The Consultant will assist REA and WBG with the following tasks: Administrative and technical support in the implementation of the Program. Field visits to sub-projects to verify on their implementation status. Gather information and manage database on the program and sub-projects.Support sub-projects in fulfillment of CDM requirements on monitoring and reporting. Search for new sub-projects to be included into the Program.
Any other tasks that may be separately agreed but excluding legal advisory services.

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eConsultant2: Identification of the poor for NHIS Registration and access to privatly provided services

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Deadline: 27-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Under the Africa Health Markets for Equity project, the World Bank Health in Africa maternal-and-child-healthcare-shofco-dec18-4489initiative seeks to recruit Enumeration Agencies to support the identification and enrolment of the poor onto health insurance in the demonstration districts through use of a Proxy Means Test tool in the Volta Region – Ho-Adaklu-Anyigbe-Ziope Districts. The tool will run an algorithm that will provide an immediate categorization of the household as poor (eligible for free NHIA enrolment) or non-poor (ineligible). The data collected will also be used to build the GNHR database in the selected districts. Enumeration Agencies will recruit the necessary human resources for the collection of data.

See full tender here:  SUPPORT IDENTIFICATION OF THE POOR FOR NHIS REGISTRATION AND ACCESS TO PRIVATELY PROVIDED SERVICES

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

Tender notification: # 1219686

Assignment Countries:

  • GH – Ghana

eConsultant2: Baseline Perception Survey on Competition Policy in Zambia

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Deadline: 24-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank Group (WBG) is providing support to strengthen the effectiveness of promotionalcompetition in Zambia. In line with this support, as well as ongoing support to the CCPC, the World Bank Group (WBG) intends to undertake a baseline perception survey on competition in Zambia. The survey is intended to set a baseline on the perceptions and understanding of competition law and policy by the business community (individual firms and business associations), government officials in charge of market regulation, civil society organizations (CSO), academia and consumers.

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IFC: Fostering Development Through Private Equity

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Private equity can be a critical source of financing in emerging markets—especially for innovative small and medium enterprises in places where debt financing is limited and capital markets are less developed.

Investors and funds that take stakes in these companies not only help them expand but also provide other benefits—such as creating jobs, generating taxes, and filling gaps in service.

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Unlocking Low-Cost, Large-Scale Solar Power

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Solar power has enormous potential to quickly and affordably meet the energy needs of emerging markets—including in sub-Saharan Africa, where two out of three people lack access to electricity and existing grids are under strain.scaling+solar+main+banner

But while large countries such as India, Mexico, and South Africa have benefited from surging investment in the renewable energy sector, many of their smaller neighbors remain off the radar of solar power developers and are struggling to obtain the electricity they need.

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