The Netherlands Embassy in Accra, Ghana and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency are 
contemplating a Dutch Water sector trade-mission to Ghana this year. The goal of the mission is to facilitate contacts between the Ghana and the Dutch Water sector.
The mission is only meant for Dutch companies therefor the information available is only in Dutch. To read more click here.
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On the 3rd of March VNO-NCW and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency jointly hosted a World Bank 
procurement event during which a presentation was held about the new Procurement Policy Framework. Around 25 companies, many of which had been involved in the preceding stakeholder consultations, were present to learn from Mr. Enzo de Laurentiis, World Bank Regional Procurement Manager, about the new framework and the new opportunities it creates for the private sector.
Mr. de Laurentiis underlined that the new regulations introduced more flexibility in the design of the procurement process to ensure that it is fit for purpose and appropriate to the size, value and risk of the project. He added that one of the fundamental pillars of the new framework was that it allowed the use of value-for-money criteria for contract award decisions.
A key point, according to Mr. de Laurentiis, was that the World Bank will now be more involved in the contract management. He added that the World Bank would also take a more pro-active stance to facilitate solutions in regard to contract-related complaints – although legally it might not be a contract party.
Deadline:29-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The project will carry out a geo-referenced household survey in Greater Maputo and Antananarivo to gain some insights on the impact of and the trade-offs between location characteristics, welfare, risks, access to infrastructure and services, as well as land value.
Location: London
Dates: April 25-27, 2016
IFC is a sponsor of Healthcare Business International 2016, a big private healthcare conference taking place in London this year on April 25-27, and I thought I’d share with you some information about why you should join us at the conference.
Now in its sixth year, the event brings together the CEOs of private health and care operators from Europe and Emerging Markets, as well as many investors. In 2016, the organisers expect 400 plus delegates, making this one of the biggest events focused on health care services worldwide.
Deadline: 11-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Partnership for Market Readiness, in collaboration with the Chilean Ministry of Energy, will hire a consultant to analyze and recommend a package of policy instruments in the energy sector that can contribute to the country´s National Determined Contribution and, at the same time, be aligned with the various existing public policy initiatives on energy and climate change in Chile.
See full tender here:#1212267 Partnership for Market Readiness (PMR) Strategy to Implement Chiles Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in the energy sector
eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org
Tender notification: # 1212267
Assignment Countries:
Deadline: 08-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The CIF Administrative Unit seeks to engage consultancy services to conduct a gap analysis of the
climate finance landscape that analyzes the role of key entities/actors delivering climate finance and articulates if and where the CIF business model may hold a comparative advantage within this landscape. This analysis would inform the work to be carried out by the CIF Administrative Unit and the MDBs to develop new models for the future operations of the CIF for consideration by the joint meeting of the CTF and SCF Trust Fund Committees at its next meeting in mid-2016.
See full tender here: #1212283 Gap Analysis of the Climate Finance Landscape and the Role of the Climate Investment Funds
eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org
Tender notification: # 1212283
Assignment Countries:
Deadline:29-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The assignment is intended to be undertaken by a very experienced and highly quality 
firm (or a consortia) of consulting engineers familiar with the Study of vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in coastal areas, in climatology and Environment; Mapping of coastal vulnerability and natural risks; Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) including seaside tourist areas.
eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org
Tender notification: 1211924
Assignment Countries:
– Senegal
The article below discusses how technology can help agricultural development.
Tech Meets Agriculture at #Hack4Ag in Uganda
Original article posted January 21, 2016 on the World Bank website.
Kampala, Uganda— Cellphone usage is expanding in Sub-Saharan Africa, and paving the way for information and communication technologies (ICT) to modernize and boost productivity in the region’s agricultural sector. Apps like Kilimo Salama, which provides farmers with updated climate data, as well as Vet Africa, which helps diagnose livestock diseases, are already transforming farmers’ lives in Sub-Saharan Africa. Up to 90% of farmers polled by e-Learning Africa credit ICT with improving food security in their region.
Interested in learning more about PPP’s at the World Bank then follow the PPP Knowledge Lab, read more below.
PPP Knowledge Lab: MDBs’ Collaboration Brings You the First-ever Comprehensive Online Resource for Public-Private Partnerships.
Original article posted January 25th, 2016 on World Bank website
Multilateral development agencies from around the world have collaborated to produce the PPP Knowledge Lab, the first comprehensive online resource that pools the knowledge and experience of industry leaders in public-private partnerships (PPPs).
This morning the fifth edition of the NL4WorldBank 
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