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eC2:Baseline Data Collection for The Kenya Tea Development Agency(KTDA) Project

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Deadline: 07-Feb-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The external firm is to conduct the following:coffeeuganda
Step 1: Brief desk review of existing project documents and external documents that are identified as relevant. The end result of this will lead to the inception report
Step 2: Hiring and training of enumerators with IFC Staff and KTDA invited to attend (attendance will be at the discretion of IFC and KTDA)
Step 3: Finalization of questionnaire: review and translation as well as pilot testing of questionnaire which can be done as part of enumerator training
Step 4: Data collection in the field which will include capturing of GPS data points through tablet technology
Step 5: Code and clean data set prior to transmission to IFC

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Testing water quality: When labs don’t work

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Drinking water utilities, water resource management agencies, and environmwater_quality_mason_jarental regulators across the world are required to establish laboratories to test water quality. Proper testing ensures that water is safe for its intended use, whether that be drinking, bathing, fishing, watering crops, or sustaining ecological health. Yet we routinely find poorly-functioning analytical labs. Failure to follow standardized procedures, maintain certification, and perform routine checks for quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) compromises the reliability of lab results. As a result, the data are of limited use for managing water safety.

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Basic Education in Sudan: The Long Road to Stability

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  • The Basic Education Recovery Project is helping to ensure that children across Sudan have equal access to quality basic education
  • Supported by a grant from the Global Partnership for Education, the project has helped to improve the educational environment of hundreds of schools nationwide by building classrooms, training teachers, and distributing textbooks
  • Operating in all of Sudan’s 18 states, the project helps to provide access to basic education for some of the country’s most remote and isolated communities

 

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Industrial Commodities Prices to Surge in 2017: World Bank

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WASHINGTON, January 24, 2017— The World Bank is forecasting strong gains for
industrial commodities such as energy and metals WB HQin 2017, due to tightening supply and strengthening demand.

In its January 2017 Commodity Markets Outlook, the World Bank is holding steady its crude oil price forecast for the year at $55 per barrel, a 29 percent jump from 2016. The energy price forecast assumes members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other oil producers will partially comply with an agreement to limit production after a long period of unrestrained output.

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Tips on how to work with the World Bank Group

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The World Bank Group project cycle takes years, getting involved in the proces requires a lot of patience; below a number of helpful tips:

  • Build a large network including all relevant stakeholders; local government project authority, (local) World Bank staff and offices, local business, and the Dutch embassies.
  • Follow projects and follow-up with (local) World Bank Staff on a regular basis.
  • Be patient and approach from a problem solving perspective within the country of execution.
  • If possible create a consortium with a local company in country of execution.
  • Maintain regular contact with local and federal government agencies discussing future projects.
  • Visit the World Bank Group HQ in Washington, D.C. with concrete deliverables and examples of executed projects.
  • When in Washington, D.C. be sure to be up to date on the recent developments concerning procurement, structure and general news.
  • Is something unclear? Don’t assume. Ask.

 

eC2:Local Cotton Agronomist

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Deadline: 04-Feb-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)index.jpg

IFC is hiring a Local Cotton Agronomist who will support the IFC team on the implementation of the Project.The scope of work will consist of eight components. Component 1: Evaluation of the Cotton Crop Growing Practices in Uzbekistan.Component 2: Field Diagnostics of Cotton Agronomic Practices.Component 3: Design of a Pilot Project.Component 4: Supervision of the Implementation of the Pilot Projects.Component 5: Design of Cotton Farm Agronomic Advisory Program. Component 6: Development of the ToT Package. Component 7: Delivering the ToT Training to Gin Agronomists.Component 8: Supervision of the Delivery of the Advisory Program to Larger Groups of Farmers.

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13 Private Companies Compete in $13 Million World Bank Climate Auction

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Ends Pilot Phase to Focus on Scale-up and Replication.paf-info-2

Auctions bring together buyers and sellers to agree on a price for goods or services that are otherwise difficult to value. In climate finance, reverse auctions can be used to produce the biggest bang for the buck – by engaging private companies to compete against one another for scarce public climate funds to deliver the most emission reductions at the lowest cost.

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eC2: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Implementation Support of Education Programs

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Deadline: 02-Feb-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)index

To reach these objectives, the firm will be expected to carry out the following activities
(a) Process monitoring/evaluation of the programs, including assessing which procedures proved difficult/problematic and why and making practical and concrete recommendations on how to improve the programs;
(b) Spot-checks to give external validation on the monitoring and reporting data;
(c)In-depth and tailored investigation to delve issues identified through preceding monitoring activities, just-in-time evaluation and technical support to respond to emerging issues/demands, and operational research/feasibility study to delve how the programs can be further improved;
(d)Technical support/assistance to the implementers (MoE at different levels) of the programs including with the aim of building their capacity for M&E.

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eC2:Scoping Study for Renewable Energy Opportunities in Bangladesh Textile Sector

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Deadline: 26-Jan-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)index

Objectives of the assignment

To assess the regulatory environment for rooftop solar PV and PV Hybrid solutions for captive power in the textile industry in Bangladesh
To estimate the rooftop solar PV and PV Hybrid captive power generation potential of the textile industry
To estimate the total financing requirement of the textile industry for a certain percentage of rooftop solar PV uptake
To identify the leading PV solution providers and their business models
To identify the leading EPCs for captive power that are active in Bangladesh
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