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Taking Disaster Risk Management to New Heights

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  • As urbanization rates skyrocket worldwide, cities large and small are grappling with increased disaster risk as infrastructure buckles underneath the weight of rapidly growing populations.
  • In flood-prone Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, public safety officials are working to better protect residents from recurrent flooding, which disproportionately impacts the city’s many makazi holela – unmapped, resource-poor informal settlements.
  • GFDRR is supporting Dar es Salaam’s efforts to secure vulnerable neighborhoods through the Ramani Huria initiative, a community-mapping project that trains university students and local community members on platforms that create open-source maps of the most flood-prone areas of their city. Using novel technologies, including Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), commonly known as drones, volunteers better understand vulnerabilities in their community, and put crucial information in the hands of those who need it most.

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Published by RVO “In the Loop” Newsletter

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Today an article was published about the NL-4-WorldBank website in theuntitled Netherlands Enterprise Agency newsletter, which is geared towards dutch embassies World Wide.

Below an excerpt of the article, to read the rest click here.click here.

Stay up-to-date! NL-4-WorldBank Website

Are you working with the World Bank? Do you want more information on tenders, developments or the procurement framework? The website NL4Worldbank can be useful to you!

 

eC2:Undertaking Optima HIV studies and capacity building

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Deadline: 07-Nov-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)medical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-clinic-health-hospital-medicine[7]

Consultant firms will be required to:
a) complete, under leadership of the World bank Task Team Leader, 12 Optima HIV modelling studies using both the allocative efficiency and cascade modelling approaches
b) Support the World Bank and country team in disseminating results of country analyses through academic publication, policy briefs and in-country dialogues
c) Follow up to assess actual changes in allocations
d) Undertake capacity building in Optima HIV

Jointly, these case studies will contribute economic, health impact and epidemiological evidence to the overarching question of improving the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of HIV responses in these countries and building the global evidence base for better allocative efficiency.

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eC2:Implementation of Childcare Intervention Project in the DRC

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Deadline: 08-Nov-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)ng-new-health-care-model-launches-in-nigeria-to-improve-women-and-childrens-health-homepage-780x439

The project will set up and manage 90 community-based childcare centers in 90 randomly selected villages in the province of Kongo Central. At least 1260 women with children aged one to five will be recruited in the villages to participate to the project. The intervention will be implemented in close coordination with the Western Growth Poles project and will be evaluated a through randomized control trial. Working under the supervision of the WB, the selected firm will be expected to (i) successfully set up and manage the community-based childcare centers, (ii) work in close collaboration with the Ministry of education, SNV and all the stakeholders, (iii) collaborate with the GIL on the impact evaluation of the intervention.

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eC2: Clean Energy Program in Bangladesh

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Deadline: 07-Nov-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)light-bulb-297489_640

Currently, IFC has two clean energy projects in Bangladesh, including, the Lighting Asia Bangladesh and Waste to Energy Scale Up and looking forward to hire one Short Term Consultant (STC) for its Clean Energy program. Continue reading →

eC2: Myanmar – National Multi-Tier framework Energy Access Household Energy Survey

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

A reputed firm with extensive experience in household surveys and, preferably, expertise on energy sector including on-grid and off-grid solutions including mini-grid is sought to conduct the household, community/facility, and mini-grid operator survey to establish the baseline on energy access in the Myanmar using the multi-tier framework approach to track progress towards SDG7 and SE4ALL goal. The survey will be nationally representative and administered to both urban and rural localities. The firm will work with the World Bank-ESMAP to pre-test, finalize and implement the survey. Data collection should be carefully monitored to ensure high quality information. After completing the fieldwork, the firm will deliver the final dataset and summary report to the World Bank-ESMAP. Additional details on the scope of work will be available in the Terms of Reference (TOR).

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eC2:Egypt Water, Sanitation and Consumer Protection Agency (EWRA)

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Deadline: 20-Oct-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of this consultancy assignment is therefore to build the capacity of EWRA to undertake its responsibilities as regulator. The Consultant hired under this TOR is tasked with the following: 1) Performing a diagnostic assessment of the capacity needs of EWRA; 2) Assisting EWRA in drafting executive regulations and testing their application in the three Governorates participating in Egypt Sustainable Rural Sanitation Services Program (SRSSP) funded by the World Bank

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eC2: Water Utilities in Colombia – Market Mapping

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Deadline: 12-Oct-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of this assignment is to identify creditworthy waterpublic (municipal and regional), private and mixed-ownership water utilities in Colombia, which have realistic chances of becoming IFC investment and advisory clients (criteria to be provided further). A consultant will collect comprehensive in-depth information on these utilities as per TOR. In addition, a brief review of the institutional and regulatory environment pertaining to the water sector in Colombia will have to be prepared.

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