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eC2: Consultancy for Hydraulic Modeling to Enhance Resilience of Mekong Delta Region

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Deadline: 26-Dec-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Development of hydraulic models for water simulation in 7 cities supporting risk saigon_-_mekong_delta_2042765375screening of infrastructural intervention proposals.

Scope of Work:

Task 1: Preparation with an inventory of flood hazards and available models and data:
Provide a comprehensive assessment of the threats caused by flood hazards in the seven cities;

Task 2: Adapt the existing hydrological and hydraulic models for the seven cities;

Task 3: Flood hazard mapping and additional recommendations for the seven cities;

Task 4: Training assigned staffs of the seven cities.

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Global Cooperation through Carbon Markets Could Cut Climate Mitigation Costs Dramatically: New World Bank Report

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HANOI, Vietnam, October 18—Greater cooperation through carbon trading could reduce the cost of climate change mitigation by 32 percent by 2030, according to a new World Bank report released today at an international carbon event in Vietnam.

New modelling analysis undertaken for the State and Trends of Carbon Pricing 2016 report shows that increased international carbon trading could enable large-scale emissions reductions at much lower cost than at present, based on the carbon mitigation goals spelled out in countries’ national climate plans under the Paris Agreement — the Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs.  By the middle of the century, an international market has the potential to reduce global mitigation costs by more than 50 percent.

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eC2: Clean Energy and Resource Efficiency Opportunities for Hi-Tech Parks in Vietnam

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Deadline: 19-Sep-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)light-bulb-297489_640

In Vietnam, urbanization and industrial growth increasingly creating pressure for efficient use of limited resources. While industrial parks are key for Vietnam’s continuing economic growth, there has been no systematic efforts to promote eco-friendly and resource efficient practices in industrial Parks (IPs).
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When It Comes To Disaster Preparedness, Communities Know Best

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  • In disaster-prone central Vietnam, community-based disaster risk management puts local villages and communities at the center of preparedness efforts.
  • The Government of Vietnam is spending $18.5 million on community preparedness training, drills and physical infrastructure construction chosen by communities across 100 communes in 10 provinces.
  • The training, infrastructure and public awareness raising efforts are increasing the resilience of local communities to disaster events such as floods, droughts and typhoons.

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The challenge to be climate smart with the world’s agriculture

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Article published on http://www.worldbank.org on August 11, 2016.

Here’s something you may not be aware of: agriculture and changes in land use already contribute 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a statistic that matters in the face of two unrelenting challenges now facing the globe –how to turn the promises of last December’s historic Paris climate change agreement into reality and how to feed a growing global population.

Already more than one billion people on the planet are now undernourished, and the world needs to produce at least 50 percent more food by 2050 to feed an estimated nine billion people. And we have to achieve that while delivering on the Paris agreement to keep the global temperature rise well below two degrees Celsius and to drive efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

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WBG News: Vietnam’s Climate Change and Green Growth Agenda Receives $90 million Boost

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WASHINGTON, D.C., June 24, 2016 – The World Bank will help Vietnam strengthen its _DSC8598climate change and green growth agenda with a US$90 million credit for policy reforms aligned with the World Bank Group’s Climate Change Action Plan.

The Climate Change and Green Growth Development Policy Financing, approved today, along with the recently approved Mekong Delta Integrated Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihoods Project, marks a new phase in World Bank support as Vietnam continues to focus on inclusive green growth while addressing key climate change vulnerabilities.

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A New Approach to Cities: Everyone Counts

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Featured story on the World Bank website, October 29, 2015. Click here to go to WB page.

What does it mean to make a city inclusive?

For Bui Thi Mai in Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam, it means a clean, safe street so her business can grow and prosper.India building

“The alley was so narrow that only one motorbike could get in,” she said. “There was no drainage so it was often flooded, making garbage float and mosquitos breed. It was unsafe for our health. There were few streetlights, allowing criminals to hide in dark corners. Running my business is much easier because the street is cleaner and safer. Trucks can carry goods to my door. More shops and restaurants are opening along this big street.”

For Esperanza Choquehuanca, it means participating in community-driven development that brought running water, paved roads, street lighting, sports areas and a community house to her neighborhood on the outskirts of La Paz, Bolivia.

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econsultant2: Private health markets analysis in East Asia

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Deadline: 15 October 2015

The purpose of the study is to assess the Hospitalnature of private health markets and identify private sector players and opportunities in Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines. In addition to a detailed analysis of private health markets, the study also includes a mapping of the main private sector players, including hospitals, diagnostics, primary care providers, medical technology and equipment, pharmaceuticals and long-term elderly care.

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the IFC have recently established a research platform to support private sector analysis in developing economies in East Asia and the Pacific. DFAT and IFC recognize the need to better understand the role of the private health markets in East Asia and to identify opportunities to support private sector projects that deliver developmental impact and reach low-income segments.

See full tender here: # 1201450 Private health markets analysis in East Asia

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

Tender notification: #1201450

Assignment Countries:

– Vietnam
– Indonesia
– Cambodia
– Myanmar
– Philippines

eConsultant2: Develop Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Campaign for Sanitation and Hygienic Behavior in Vietnam

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Deadline: 13-Oct-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

wash-hands-98641_640This assignment is to develop an evidence-based behavior change communication campaign for rural households to install improved toilet and wash their hands with soap, and for students at primary schools and kindergartens to use toilet and wash their hands with soap. It will include a call to action for use across all media used in the campaign.

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Update: Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project

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On June 22, we reported that the World Bank Board of Directors was to discuss the Vietnam Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Project, worth a total of $314 million, of which $238 million is provided by the World Bank. This project is now approved.

The Project Development Outcome is to improve farming practices and value chains in the targeted project areas, and promote institutional strengthening of relevant public agencies in effective support to implementation of the Agricultural Restructuring Plan. The project consists of three different components:

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