eC2: Basin-wide studies in the Jhelum-Poonch Basin, Pakistan for Sustainable Hydropower

Deadline:  15-May-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) HYDRO

The consultants will undertake the following activities at the Jhelum-Poonch Basin-wide level. Consultant proposals must indicate to what extent the data collection and analysis will be done and the specific output for each activity. On-the-job learning among local level authorities is essential in the areas of collecting and managing scientific data. Broader multi-stakeholder engagement is also essential including overall involvement of local authorities, NGOs, the Hydropower Developers Working Group, Ministry of Water and Power, PPIB and NEPRA, among others.

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eC2: Small Hydropower Mapping in Lao

Deadline: 18-Apr-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank (WB) is initiating a new technical assistance activity focused on Renewable esmapEnergy Resource Mapping in Laos, with funding from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). The initial focus will be on small hydro mapping, with other components potentially added in the future depending on funding availability and client demand.

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eC2:Niger Delivery of water treatment options and behavioral interventions

Deadline: 10-Apr-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) Waste water plant

The World Bank is seeking to hire an experienced and qualified social marketing organization to (i) deliver chlorine inputs to about 150 selected rural villages in Dosso (22), Maradi (69), Zinder (41), Tillabéri (31) and Tahoua (35); (ii) adapt and implement behavioral supports for water treatment/ chlorine use designed in collaboration with the World Bank (iii); deliver training around sanitation behaviors in a sub-set of the villages where the intervention will be implemented. The intervention will take place in approximately 150 villages in and is expected to start in June 2017, at the end of the Ramadan. The assignment will be part of a WASH pilot intervention to augment the World Bank Niger Safety Nets project.

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eC2:PPP FRAMEWORK FOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ROAD SECTOR

Deadline: 08-Apr-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) PPPs

This activity is to support the Government of Senegal to conduct the preliminary assessment of the potential for PPP (i) in the urban transport in the Greater Dakar Area and (ii) in the road sector throughout the country through the rapid assessment of the characteristics of the urban transport sector and the national road networks, existing legal, institutional and administrative framework, current urban transport and road management systems, travel demands, traffic volumes, vehicle fleets, expected traffic growth, etc. It is expected that the result of the assessment will serve to inform government decisions with regard to the development of PPP projects, and as such, will be followed by a more detailed assessment of the financial viability of the candidate projects for implementation. This means the scope of work shall also include recommendations on sequencing and the required actions to strengthen the enabling environment, in order to prepare the field for the next steps.

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eC2: Food Fortification Best Practices Study

Deadline: 11-Apr-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) food_waste_garbage
Compile and list by criteria to be defined by IFC Industry Specialists where fortification using micronutrient is currently recommended to be used along the food value chain; Extend the research to ingredients that might enhance the nutritional value/profile of other foodstuffs (such as whey in dairy products, pulses in bakery, etc.); Investigate and list whenever possible industrial/processing best practices to improve foodstuff nutritional content/profile (e.g. how to correctly fortify flour) in the main industries IFC Agribusiness invests in; or to avoid potentially harmful content.
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eC2:Private/Public Engagement Platform

Deadline: 22-Mar-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) PPPs

This Platform will enable policy makers to get quick access to up-to-date information on firms, while keeping their individual identities confidential. On the other hand, this Platform will make available all the available analysis directly based on the data collected on this Platform as well as other materials and a personalized benchmark to respondent firms. Open collaboration. This platform will feature an interactive interface where the problem setting and the identification of solutions will be discussed. It will also support and facilitate the dissemination of the impacts that result from proposed solutions.

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eC2:Consultancy Assignment on Developing a Conceptual Design for the Establishment of a National and Regional Crisis Management Centers

Deadline:  27-Mar-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The overall purpose of this Assignment is to develop a conceptual design for the establishment of a National Crisis Management Center (NCMC), and a standardized type for Regional (Republic of Karakalpakstan, provinces and Tashkent city) Crisis Management Centers (RCMCs) with streamlined communications and information systems for crisis management with improved functions and capabilities

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eC2:Implementation Partner for E-Waste management in Bhubaneswar city

Deadline: 20-Mar-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

IFC is hiring an Implementation Partner (an agency/Consortium). The Implementation Partner will be responsible for supporting the Client in executing the on-ground design and Implementation of a sustainable e-waste solution which is inclusive of all stakeholders. The Implementation Partner will be based in and will operate from Bhubaneswar throughout the duration of the project

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eC2:Communications to Support Myanmar Energy Sector

Deadline: 16-Mar-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of the assignment is to help MOEE communicate with the public and stakeholders more proactively and effectively in order to support the overall development of Myanmars electricity sector.

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