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eConsultant2: Consultancy Service for Flood Risk Modeling

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Deadline: 16-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

This consultancy envisages to find sustainable flood risk management solutions for the basin through a robust flood modeling exercise to identify the risk mitigation interventions and to carry out pre-feasibility studies for such interventions identified.water

Carry out pre-feasibility studies for the proposed structural interventions;
Prepare preliminary cost estimates for the proposed interventions; and
Design of a flood management model including the real time monitoring and system operating mechanism and guidelines/ SoPs

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eConsultant2: Ethiopia Commercial Plantation Forestry Industry Investment Plan study

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Deadline: 09-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The objective of the study therefore is to provide recommendations for financially feasible  Forestryoptions for commercial plantation forestry industry cluster development. This would be for the optimal utilization of Ethiopia’s existing and potential plantation forestry wood resources in terms of wood product market requirements both domestic and export. Industry cluster development options should consider all possible impacting factors including available suitable wood and land resources, possible out-growers, markets, infrastructure and workforce, communities, existing businesses.

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eConsultant2: PRE-FEASIBILITY STUDIES ON SMALL HYDRO POWER PLANTS

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Deadline: 14-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

IFC works with the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan (the Ministry) on developing the enabling environment for investment in energy and social infrastructure, particularly renewable energy projects. The Ministry of Energy has prepared a liswatert of 64 potential sites for new small hydro power development. The list includes very basic information on each site made from a visual inspection by the ministry team. The Ministry has asked IFC to filter these 64 sites based on potential viability to attract private investment as well as potential impact for social (grant-funded) projects.

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eConsultant2:Identification of the extreme poor for health insurance benefits using a proxy means test

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Deadline:09-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The IFC Health in Africa initiative of the World Bank Group seeks to recruit an Enumeration Agency to undertake the identification and enrolment of extreme poor into NHIS in three demonstration districts in Ghana through application of a Proxy Means Test tool.

See full tender here: #1204280 Identification of the extreme poor for health insurance benefits using a proxy means testmedical-appointment-doctor-healthcare-clinic-health-hospital-medicine[7]

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

Tender notification: # 1204280

Assignment Country:

• GH – Ghana

Doing Business Report Analysis

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Press release October 27th, 2015

Doing Business Report Finds More than 60% of World’s Economies Improved Their Business Rules in Past Year

WASHINGTON, October 27, 2015 – Developing economies quickened the pace of their business reforms during the last 12 months to make it easier for local businesses to start and operate, says the World Bank Group’s annual ease of doing business measurement.

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PPP WB Blog Post: Recommended PPP contractual provisions

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How to accelerate the process and reduce costs for public-private partnerships? Recommended PPP contractual provisions

The blog post focuses on the frequently expressed concern over the time and expense involved in creating the legal agreements that are at the center of everyPPPs PPP project.

Everyone recognizes the importance of PPP contracts, since they are the documents that set out how the partnership will work – but there are constant calls for making the contractual drafting process quicker and less expensive.

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WB Doing Business Report 2016

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Who is it for ? National governments

What is it ? Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency, a World Bank Group flagship publication, is the 13th in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies—from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe—and over time.

When was it published? Tuesday October 27th, 2015

How ? Data in Doing Business 2016 are current as of June 1, 2015. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms of business regulation have worked, where and why. This year’s Doing Business report continues a two-year process of introducing improvements in 8 of 10 Doing Business indicator sets—to complement the emphasis on the efficiency of regulation with a greater focus on its quality.

Where can I find it? Click here to access the report

 

Sustainable Agricultural Development

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Technology Drives Sustainable Agricultural Development in China

Below an interesting and enlightening story about farmers in China who are able to raise their income through sustainable farming. The sustainable farming has been made possible by a World Bank project which is geared towards subsidizing certain purchases made by farmers.

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eConsultant2: Development of a Lighting Africa project for Somalia

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Deadline: 16-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank Group is seeking to recruit a consultant (firm) to perform a diagnostic study of the small solar off-grid and lantern market in light-bulb-297489_640Somalia/Somaliland.

The study will form an important part of designing a “Lighting Africa” project for Somalia/Somaliland, which will be a major vehicle for the World Bank Group for reaching IDPs, nomadic populations and other underserviced groups without access to lighting and modern energy.

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eConsultant2: Small-scale water reservoirs in Mozambique

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Deadline:16-Nov-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

IFC and its agribusiness client in Mozambique are looking for a consulting firm with civil engineering and hydrology expertise to determine optimal locations for 100 to 150 small scale earthen water reservoirs within specific target catchments in two provinces. The location of the reservoirs will be recommended based on physical and social factors, which the consulting firm will have researched, analyzed and utilized in the development of its report.

A potential second phase of the project will include developing drawings and costs for up to 150 reservoir sites.

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