Lilianne Ploumen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, took to the stage during the Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day Concert in Washington DC. The concert took place on Saturday, April 18, 2015, during the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group. On stage, Minister Ploumen made a new commitment to provide clean drinking water and toilets for those who currently lack access. Watch her speak to the crowd in Washington.
In one of the first blog posts we highlighted 
the difference between Operational Procurement and Corporate Procurement. You can review this post at http://wp.me/p4X6vO-72. In essence, corporate procurement is when the World Bank procures goods, works or (consultancy) services itself, whereas in operational procurement, this is done by the borrowing country.
Roughly every quarter we have a meeting with the Corporate Procurement team to discuss any issues, problems, complaints and – every once in a while – compliments that you have raised with us. In this post, we’d like to update you on some of the changes in the corporate procurement process and the eConsultant2 system it uses. In the spotlight this time: the Request for Proposal (RFP) stage.
In one of the first blog posts we highlighted the difference between Operational Procurement and Corporate Procurement. You can review this post at http://wp.me/p4X6vO-72. In essence, corporate procurement is when the World Bank procures goods, works or (consultancy) services itself, whereas in operational procurement, this is done by the borrowing country.
Roughly every quarter we have a meeting with the Corporate Procurement team to discuss any issues, problems, complaints and – every once in a while – compliments that you have raised with us. In this post, we’d like to update you on some of the changes in the corporate procurement process and the eConsultant2 system it uses. In the spotlight this time: the Expression of Interest (EoI) stage.
The World Bank Group’s Water Global Practice
(WGP) has published the Water Partnership Program’s Annual Report. The Netherlands is a longstanding strategic partner and has enabled the WPP to shape global water policy and strengthen water programs globally to help countries build resilience, protect the most vulnerable, and progress towards ensuring water security for all.
The Government of Senegal (GoS) is considering a public private partnership (PPP) to increase the provision of clean water supply in the country, through the development of a sea water desalination plant with a production capacity of up to 100,000 cubic meters per day (the Project). To that effect, GoS has requested the assistance of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to act as lead advisor for the Project.
The assignment will be executed in two main phases: 1) due diligence and transaction structuring; 2) tendering and selection of the private partner.
See full tender here:1180110-senegal-consultant-for-sea-water-desalination-ppp-project
Expression of Interest Deadline: 07-May-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)
eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org
Tender notification: # 1180110
Assignment Countries:
• Senegal
Original article available at the World Bank website.
Feike Sijbesma is CEO of Royal DSM, a health, 
nutrition, and materials company that has evolved from its original purpose (it was established by the Dutch government in 1902 to mine coal) into a science-based company that develops sustainable materials. It takes its name from the original Nederlandse Staatsmijnen, or Dutch State Mines.
Video: CEO: The World Is Moving Away from the Fossil Age.
With low oil prices, now is the time to put a price on carbon, says Feike Sijbesma, the CEO of Royal DSM.
“I think, first of all, we need to agree that climate change is real.
Universal Financial Access 2020
Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET | 15:30 – 17:00 GMT or convert time
Location: World Bank Group Headquarters, Preston Auditorium & Online
The Private Sector Liaison Officers (PSLO) Network invites you to
mark your calendars for May 4 – 7, 2015 for a joint mission focusing on the
energy sector opportunities at the International Financial Institutions
specifically designed to provide an opportunity for the privatesector to:
Published on February 11, 2015 on the Dutch Water Sector website: http://www.dutchwatersector.com/news-events/news/13126-dutch-minister-schultz-chair-world-bank-advisory-board-of-global-water-practice.html.
Dutch minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen of Infrastructure and Environment has been appointed Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Global water practice of the World Bank. The council advises the World Bank on the global approach of water problems from a content and political perspective. Schultz announced her appointment in a lecture for the Red Cross on 11 February, in The Hague.
The third NL4WorldBank newsletter was published and distributed on Wednesday, March 4th. The newsletter features the most popular blogposts of the last three months, highlights the latest edition of the guidebook ‘Zakendoen met de Wereldbank’, and a number of interesting eConsultant2 tenders.
Netherlands for the World Bank 
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