eConsultant2: Scaling Up Rural Sanitation Campaign in India

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

The objective of this assignment is to engage a firm to extend technical support to Jharkhand state in scaling up rural sanitation for a period of two years, with a provision to_DSC8237 extend services if required.

The Technical Service Unit (TSU) will provide technical assistance to SBM rural program, including strengthening institutional capacity in areas like knowledge management, behavioral change communication , action learning, solid and liquid waste management options, program delivery, monitoring and verification systems and any other areas of demand as expressed by the state. It will work closely with the nodal department of SBM in the state, coordinate with district level functionaries and other stakeholders in the state and build and maintain strong partnerships with existing World Bank projects and other development partners that work at scale.
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eConsultant2:HONIARA FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT STUDY AND PLAN

Deadline: 21-Mar-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Berbera Corridor

Capturing LiDAR data and developing a Digital Elevation Model;
Preparing hydrologic and 1D/2D hydraulic flood models, calibrated to the April 2014 flood, and using these for design flood modelling and hazard mapping;
Assessing flood risks including to buildings, roads, critical infrastructure and life;

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eConsultant2:Assessment of the financial sustainability of the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector in Haiti

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

In this context,the WB will hire a consulting Firm to develop:
1. An assessment of the financial sustainability of WSS service providers in urban areas and small towns;Waste water plant
2. A proposal for a set of ambitious but achievable goals to improve the financial performance of WSS service providers in the medium and long term, indicating and costing the required lines of action to support them in achieving said goals;
3. An assessment of the financial sustainability – in the medium and long term of the WSS sector institutional structure in place (both the central & deconcentrated level)

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eConsultant2: TA for supporting Kenya’s devolution process

Deadline: 29-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

This consultancy will have three main objectives:

(a) to carry out an institutional review of how different counties are dealing with theSenegal-Woman-at-Well-800ir water utilities in providing water and sanitation services and provide some good practices from best performing counties and utilities, both nationally and internationally;
(b) to support Kiambu County to conceptualize and implement the clustering process; and
(c) develop material and organize forums to support knowledge exchange and peer-to-peer learning for counties nationally.

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eConsultant2:TSU for Scaling up Rural Sanitation

Deadline: 23-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)Waste water plant

The objective of this assignment is to engage a firm to support a specific State Government establish Technical Support Units (TSU) at the state level for a period of 2 years, with a provision to extend services for one more year. The firm will provide services in one of the select state for TA.

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eConsultant2: Evaluation study of the projected impacts of Climate Change on coastal tourism development area

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 India basinfirm (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.

See full tender here:Evaluation study of the projected impacts of Climate Change on coastal tourism development area in Senegal-Adaptation and Resilience strategies-Nianing-Pointe Sarène-Joal Finion Axis&Basse Casamance

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

Tender notification: 1211924

Assignment Countries:

– Senegal

eConsultant2: Support to the Water Sector Modernization Program in Peru

Deadline: 05-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Water GP will hire a firm to undertake a (institutional, organizational, technical and waterfinancial) study on 4-6 urban Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) utilities (EPS) that serve Perus intermediate cities. The study will address the key challenges the cities face concerning WSS service provision to ensure water underpins the development of the intermediate cities as the new growth poles. The work will propose reforms of the EPS management models and develop Business Plans for each EPS.

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eConsultant 2: Flood Risk Assessment in South East Asia

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

This assignment is to develop a multi-country flood hazard and risk model for a quick waterresponse financing mechanism and pricing for market-based parametric financial instruments. The model may utilize a combination of various data sources, such as historical flood and rainfall data, to underpin a rapid flood assessment methodology that triggers payouts when the event is more severe than a pre-defined threshold. The extent of an event that may trigger a payout should be measured by real-time data sources, such as satellite-based rainfall data, satellite-based flood data, rainfall gauges and river discharge gauges. The severity of an event may be measured by the population or other exposure in the flood footprint. Continue reading

eConsultant2:Rwanda Water and Sanitation Company: Rural Water PPP Assessment

Deadline: 11-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – WashingtonRural Infra in Cambodia D.C.)

Through this assignment WASAC wishes to review the current approach to the development and delegation of rural water services to the private sector in Rwanda and make recommendations for the improvement and optimization this approach. This assignment will also support WASAC to identify projects that could be developed as pilot PPPs under an enhanced/improved PPP model in partnership with the WBG.

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Dutch Health delivers four boats to Bangladesh

On December 2, 2015 the Minister of Disaster Management and Relief, Hon. Mofazzal DutchHealth Boats BangladeshHossain Chowdhury (Maya) Bir Bikram, MP, handed over four Search and Rescue Boats, built by Dutch Health BV, to the National Coast Guard of Bangladesh. This project was financed by the World Bank.

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