In the global effort to minimize the effects of climate change by drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions, buildings can play a vital role.
They account for 18 percent of total emissions today, and are responsible for 60 percent of the world’s electricity usage, 25 percent of water usage and 40 percent of materials.
Those figures are certain to rise. By 2050, two billion more people will live in cities, a 50 percent increase from today.
Progress continues in the World Bank’s ongoing preparations to implem
ent a new Procurement Framework in July 2016, an initiative aimed at modernizing procurement under Bank projects to better meet the needs of client countries.
Nearly a year after multiple rounds of detailed stakeholder consultation informed the Board’s approval of, the new Policy, work is ongoing to prepare for launch of the new Policy on July 1, 2016. It provides both borrowers and Bank staff with the tools to better serve the needs and aspirations of Clients and, thus, the mission of the Bank.
Deadline: 13-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Government will need to build institutions to achieve a significant leap in efficiency and 
effectiveness in the delivery of the PPP program including project identification and preparation, project appraisal and transactions negotiations and closing with the private sector, and financing of PPP transactions. To achieve this, the Government is considering establishing an Infrastructure Fund which could consist of several sub-funds, including an infrastructure venture capital fund, an infrastructure equity fund, and an infrastructure debt fund.
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May 17th By Melanie Mayhew, World Bank Group
Every day for 27 years, in the early morning blackness that only fishermen know, John* and his crew dislodged their boat from Sierra Leone’s shore and paddled north toward Guinea, returning at sunset with nets flopping with fish.
Today John stands in a few inches of water in the port of Aberdeen, Sierra Leone, gazing at the colorful boats skirting the horizon, wishing he could return to the sea. It’s been a year since he captained a boat, a year since he fished.
Deadline: 07-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Delivery of a well-designed and structured training provision focused on addressing existing deficits in skills and knowledge is central to the successful 
delivery of PPP projects. Training is also integral to promoting best practice and strengthening consistency of the approach in undertaking PPP projects. PPP training has a crucial role in helping to secure value for money in terms of the services provided by professional advisors.
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Deadline: 08-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The objective of the assignment is to contribute to the increase of capacities of the 
relevant ministries and agencies of the Republic of Tajikistan in the adoption of the most appropriate and comprehensive natural hazard assessment approaches in designing more resilient transport and flood protection infrastructure.
The objective achievement is subject to reaching three specific results:
1. Hazard assessment completed for the selected bridge reconstruction sites.
2. Hazard assessment completed for the selected flood protection sites.
3. Recommendations for hazard assessment data monitoring requirements prepared.
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Join a conversation about how city and national governments are leveraging open innovation approaches to implement practical activities that address complex service delivery challenges in sustainable and citizen-centric ways.
Deadline: 31-May-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Scaling Solar program (see http://www.scalingsolar.org) aims to accelerate the roll-out of competitively priced, utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power in Sub-Saharan Africa through a coordinated, packaged and largely standardised joint World Bank Group (World Bank, IFC, and MIGA) solution based on a templated Public Private Partnership (PPP) transaction. To date, three countries have signed up to the program and more countries are expected to follow shortly.
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Last month a 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador left over 600 people dead and almost 
thirty thousand injured, with economic damages projected at more than $3 billion. Unfortunately, events like these are becoming all too commonplace. Impacts from natural disasters are on the rise, posing a growing threat to economies and the lives of millions of people around the world.
Deadline: 01-Jun-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The Water Partnership Program (WPP) is undertaking an independent review of the program with the following objectives:
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