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Huffington Post: How The World Bank Broke Its Promise

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Original article published by the Huffington Post.

How The World Bank Broke Its Promise To Protect The Poor

By Sasha Chavkin, Ben Hallman, Michael Hudson, Cécile Schilis-Gallego and Shane Shifflett

Beneath a gloomy white sky, more than 100 armed police poured into the slum of Badia East in the teeming megacity of Lagos, Nigeria. As they advanced, they cracked their batons on the unpaved streets and against the ramshackle walls of the shanties. “If you love your life, move out!” the officers shouted. Thousands of people grabbed what belongings they could carry and fled. Then a line of hulking excavators moved in, using their hydraulic claws to smash homes into pieces. Within hours, the neighborhood was a ruin.

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CEO: The World Is Moving Away from the Fossil Age

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Original article available at the World Bank website.

Feike Sijbesma is CEO of Royal DSM, a health, Sijbesmanutrition, and materials company that has evolved from its original purpose (it was established by the Dutch government in 1902 to mine coal) into a science-based company that develops sustainable materials. It takes its name from the original Nederlandse Staatsmijnen, or Dutch State Mines.

Video: CEO: The World Is Moving Away from the Fossil Age.

With low oil prices, now is the time to put a price on carbon, says Feike Sijbesma, the CEO of Royal DSM.

“I think, first of all, we need to agree that climate change is real.

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Morocco – Clean and Efficient Energy Project

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On April 24, 2015, the World Bank Board of Directors will decide on the Morocco Clean and Efficient Energy Project. The project involves a total of $158 million, of which $125 million is provided by the World Bank. Here are the highlights of the project.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES (PDO)

The Project’s PDO is to improve the capacity of ONEE to supply and dispatch clean electricity and to meet the demand of targeted customers efficiently in the Project Area.

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Morocco: Improving Primary Health in Rural Areas

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On Friday, April 24, the Board of Directors of the World Bank will decide on a proposed project in Morocco to improve primary health in rural areas, involving a total of $100 million from the World Bank, for a total of over $220 million.

The stated Project Development Objective is to expand access to primary healthcare in targeted rural areas in the Program Area. The operation will contribute to the Government’s health sector program by disbursing funds against achievements of the following key results: (a) expanding equitable access to primary care in rural areas; and (b) improving health system governance at the primary level.

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Myanmar – Agricultural Development Support Project

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Later this month, the Board of Directors of the World Bank is scheduled to decide on the Myanmar Agricultural Development Support Project. This project involves a total of $100 million. Below are the highlights of the project.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES (PDO)

The project development objective is to increase crop yields and cropping intensity in
selected existing irrigation sites in the Recipient’s Bago East, Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay, and Sagaing regions.

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Tunisia – Rural Water PPP Transaction Design, Structuring and Implementation Support

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See full tender here: Tunisia – Rural Water PPP Transaction Design, Structuring and Implementation Support

Expression of Interest Deadline:  20-Apr-2015 at 11:59:59 PM (EST)

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

Tender notification: # 1179540

Assignment Countries:

  • Tunisia

SM15 Preview: Changing the Conversation on Development Finance

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Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | 19:00 – 20:30 GMT or convert time)
Location: World Bank Group Headquarters, Preston Auditorium & Online

Follow the event on Twitter with #Fin4Dev

2015 is a landmark year that will define the global development agenda for the next 15 years. By year’s end, the world’s leaders are likely to adopt a new set of global development goals and reach a critical agreement on tackling climate change. Achieving both will require a paradigm shift in how development is financed.

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SM15 Preview: Harnessing Urbanization for Growth and Shared Prosperity in Africa

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Date: Friday, April 17, 2015
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | 15:00 – 16:30 GMT or convert time)
Location: World Bank Headquarters, JB1-080 & Online

Follow the event on Twitter with #AfricaGrowthShare

Africa has grown more rapidly than any other region in the world with an additional 450 million people expected to move to Africa’s cities between 2010 and 2040. With the potential to grow, attract investments, be innovative and create more jobs, how can cities turn this rapid urbanization into a win-win?

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