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eConsultant2: Capacity Development Support for Improved Rural Sanitation in Bangladesh

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Deadline: 02-Feb-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Water and Sanitation Program of the World Bank will hire a consulting firm with _DSC8237experience on rural sanitation particularly on sanitation marketing to work in collaboration with PKSF (Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation) and their 20 MFI partners to (1) support the capacity building of MFI partners; (2) capacity development of the local sanitation entrepreneurs; and (3) market promotion and demand creation among poorer households.

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eConsultant 2: Flood Risk Assessment in South East Asia

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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: Gulf Basin Diagnostic Analysis

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Deadline: 17-Dec-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank Group is seeking the services of a consulting firm to prepare the Trans-boundary Diagnostic Analysis (Gulf Basin Diagnostic Analysis – GBDA) of priority water and biodiversity related environmental concerns. The purpose of conducting a GBDA is to scale the relative importance of sources and causes, both immediate and long term, of Gulf Regional waters problems, and to identify potential preventive and remedial actions.

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eConsultant2:Short Term Consultant hiring-China Water

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Deadline: 24-Oct-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is looking for a Short Term Consultant who will support the implementation of the multi-year waterChina Water Program in a timely manner working in close collaboration with the China Water Program Leader (based in Beijing). Detailed scope of work and required qualifications as per TOR attached.

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eConsultant2: assessment of Urban Water Management of Greater Antananarivo

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Deadline: 20-Oct-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

After severe flooding at the beginning waste water treamentof the year (January 2015), the Government of Madagascar requested support from the World Bank to address its water issues in Antananarivo. A scoping mission in March 2015 led to a recommended approach of integrated urban water management (IUWM) that can bring together the different agencies and stakeholders that play a role in different aspects of water management. This assignment will provide a rapid institutional assessment of the key entities involved in water management in Antananarivo and will form the basis for developing an IUWM planning process. Continue reading →

Basin modeling of the Brahmaputra river system in Bangladesh

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Deadline: 31-Oct-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of this consultancy deltais to gain a better understanding of the dynamics of the Brahmaputra river basin, by creating a knowledge base and prioritizing the development issues though a stakeholder consultation process and using the knowledge base, to examine the potential development in the basin and attendant impacts of development, and support an information-based dialogue within and between riparian states. Continue reading →

eConsultant2: Strategic Basin Assessment of Brahmaputra System in Northeast India

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Deadline: 31-Oct-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

A Strategic Basin Assessment (SBA) will serve to gain a better understanding of the dynamics of the Brahmaputra river India basinbasin from a system-wide perspective, by creating a knowledge base and suite of modeling tools that can be used to examine the potential development in the basin and attendant impacts of development, and support an information-based dialogue within and between riparian states.

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eConsultant2: PPP Options Study NRW reduction Kenya

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Deadline: 12 October 2015

This assignment has the following objectives waterfor Nairobi and Mombasa water company:

1. Explore various PPP options for sustainable Non-revenue Water (NRW) reduction involving significant risk transfer to the private sector. The analysis should include for each utility:
o An organizational description.
o A financial assessment.
o The pros and cons of each PPP option and a recommendation on the selected option.

2.Once the government has agreed on the preferred option for each city:
o Identification of any regulatory or institutional issues that will affect implementation of such option.
o Identification of capacity building needs to enable implementation of such option.
o A market sounding for potential strategic investors for such option.

3. Provide a business case including financial model of the preferred PPP option for each of the two utilities with a view to: (i) improve NRW; (ii) make optimal capital investments; and (iii) ensure long-term economic NRW sustainability of the system. This will include the following for each utility:
o Collection of data and determination of a baseline for the network and facility assessment, drawing on the on-going NRW activities in each city.

4. Development of a NRW Strategy and Investment Plan or validating any such plan that has been developed under the on-going NRW activities.

See full tender here: # 1200987 PPP Study Accelerated and Sustainable NRW reduction for Mombasa and Nairobi

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

Tender notification: # 1200987

Assignment Countries:

  • Kenya

eConsultant2: Guinea – Development Of A Water Atlas

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Deadline: 12-Oct-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The overall objectives of the study are:water
a. To develop a water atlas of the Fouta Djallon Highland presenting the state of its natural resources, and their uses, and to illustrate the issues involved in their management. Emphasis should be placed on water resources.
b. To support the validation of the draft Directive on Shared Water Resource Management in West Africa.
c. To conduct a study to identify axes for the greater involvement of river basin organizations in regional integrated water resources management (IWRM) leading to better governance of shared water resources in West Africa.

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US$250 Million Program to Support Jordan’s Energy & Water Sectors

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The World Bank Board of Directors approvedsyrian-refugees-saeed3today a US$250 million financial package to support Jordan’s process to reform the energy and water sectors, two critical public services which are challenged by scarce resources and further burdened by a sharp rise in demand caused by the influx of Syrian refugees.

“The water sector is on track to start generating energy efficiency savings that will help to reduce the fiscal and environmental footprints of the sector.”

– Caroline van den Berg, World Bank Lead Water and Sanitation Specialist.

Jordan’s historic vulnerability to the fluctuations in fuel prices, coupled with the frequent interruptions in piped natural gas from Egypt since the outbreak of the Arab upheaval in 2011, have severely taxed the budget. To compensate for the gas shortages, Jordan has resorted to importing more expensive diesel and fuel oil. This development encouraged the Government to develop and implement programs to diversify and reduce cost of energy supply through the development of domestic renewable energy resources and alternate natural gas supply options for power generation.

On the water front, Jordan has historically grappled with water scarcity, which has forced the Kingdom to maximize its use of shared resources, while becoming more dependent on non-conventional, and often very energy-intensive, water infrastructure.  A series of external shocks, including the fluctuations in oil prices and the influx of the Syrian refugees in the country, have rapidly increased the cost of water. In response, the Government is implementing a sector reform program that aims to optimize the allocation of water resources, while reducing the use of energy in the sector – a program that would be supported by the DPL. The plan will optimize the use of existing surface water resources while allocating increasing flows of treated wastewater to farmers and industry to support economic growth while reducing the over-extraction of groundwater.

“We are pleased to continue supporting the Government of Jordan in implementing its ambitious and far reaching reform programs, which aim to bolster the country’s broad development agendas.”

– Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Director for the Middle East.

The water sector is one of the largest consumers of electricity in the country, and hence any increase in energy efficiency will help to reduce the cost of water and reduce emissions and subsequently the carbon footprint of the sector.

In addition to the new US$250 million loan, the World Bank’s portfolio in Jordan comprises three projects amounting to US$430 million, as well as 15 trust fund grants for a total of US$83.4 million.

More information can be found on the World Bank website, where you also may find the program document.