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Analytical Work & TA Ganga River Basin, India

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The terms of reference of the assignment outline a major program of work to support the strategic basin planning efforts of Government of India over a two to three year period. The focus of the project is on technical assistance to government though modelling and analytical work combined with capacity building.

The high-level objectives of the project are:
(i) To significantly strengthen the capability of relevant central and state government agencies to undertake comprehensive evidence-based strategic basin planning for the Ganga River basin;
(ii) To develop, document and disseminate (through detailed analytical work and stakeholder engagement) a set of plausible scenarios that balance significantly improving the health of the river and maintaining an acceptable level of economic productivity, and;
(iii) To build stronger and more accessible information and knowledge base to guide ongoing dialogue around and management of the Ganga River basin.

See full tender here: Strategic basin planning for Ganga River Basin – India.

Expression of Interest Deadline: 29 January 2015. Expression of interest to be submitted via the eConsultant2 website.

IFC Global Private Health Conference 2015

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“In its sixth year, the IFC Global Private Health Conference will provide a unique environment for leaders in the health industry from developed and emerging markets to exchange ideas, knowledge and best practices. The conference is a great opportunity to build new relationships and strengthen existing ones.”

More information can be found here.

AGENDA

When
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 9:00 AM – Wednesday, May 13, 2015 3:00 PM
Central Europe Time

Where
Marriott Prague
V Celnici 8, Praha 1 110 00 Czech Republic

Registration Deadline
Friday, May 8, 2015

WB Job opening: Senior Agriculture Economist – Dakar, Senegal

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Job Title: Senior Agriculture Economist
Job Family: Agriculture & Rural Development
Job Type: Professional & Technical
Grade: GG
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Recruitment Type: International Hire
Language Requirement: English [Essential]; French [Essential]
Closing Date: 20-Jan-2015

GFADR seeks a Senior Agriculture Economist to support its strategic, advisory, and operational work in Senegal and where needed elsewhere.  The Bank has a very active engagement on agriculture in Senegal, consisting of a significant portfolio of projects covering among other agricultural research, food security, agribusiness and value-chain development.  There is a very active policy dialogue and close coordination with other development partners.  Agriculture also figures highly in Senegal’s country partnership strategy.

Info at http://bit.ly/1BZUm1S

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Global Economic Prospects

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The World Bank Group published its Global EcInfographiconomic Prospects (GEP) report yesterday, January 13, 2015.

After growing by an estimated 2.6 percent in 2014, the global economy is projected to expand by 3 percent this year, 3.3 percent in 2016 and 3.2 percent in 2017, predicts the Bank’s twice-yearly flagship. Developing countries grew by 4.4 percent in 2014 and are expected to edge up to 4.8 percent in 2015, strengthening to 5.3 and 5.4 percent in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

“In this uncertain economic environment, developing countries need to judiciously deploy their resources to support social programs with a laser-like focus on the poor and undertake structural reforms that invest in people,” said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. “It’s also critical for countries to remove any unnecessary roadblocks for private sector investment. The private sector is by far the greatest source of jobs and that can lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.”

Read the World Bank press release here.

 

 

 

 

Procurement Seminar Multilateral Development Banks

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On Wednesday January 21, RVO.nl will organize a procurement seminar focused on the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). The World Bank and various regional MDBs – the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) – will present the elements of successful tenders.

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Operational Procurement vs Corporate Procurement

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Over the last couple of months you may have noticed that we have published multiple tender announcements and opportunities on our blog, both under the ‘eConsultant2’ tab and the ‘Projects’ tab. You might be wondering, what is the difference? The difference between the opportunities published relates to the procuring entity. The Corporate Procurement (eConsultant2) is procured by the i-love-procurement2World Bank itself, while Operational Procurement (Projects) is procured by the borrowing countries. With operational procurement, the role of the World Bank is limited to oversight and issuing a ‘no objection’ – the World Bank has an oversight role in this but does not run the procurement process. Continue reading →

Ebola Hampering Household Economies across Liberia and Sierra Leone

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Press release published on the World Bank website.

Latest surveys point to declines in employment, food insecurity, and long-term welfare concerns

WASHINGTON, January 12, 2014—The socio-economic impacts of Ebola in Liberia and Sierra Leone are far-reaching and persistent, according to two new World Bank Group reports. Both countries continue to experience job losses, despite their differing health outlooks. These impacts have not been limited to the areas where infections have been the highest, which points to economy-wide slowdowns. As a result, many households have been forced to take short-term actions to cope, which can have substantial long-term effects on welfare.

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IFC publishes Good Practice Note on Improving Animal Welfare

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On December 31, 2014, the IFC published its latest Good Practice Note on Animal Welfare, a revision of the 2006 Good Practice Note on Animal Welfare. Input was provided by, amongst others, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Atradius Dutch State Business – Export Credit Agency, and the Office of the Netherlands Executive Director.animal welfare note

This Good Practice Note contributes to IFC’s continued commitment to supporting clients in a responsible and forward-looking approach to traditional livestock production (dairy, beef, broiler chickens, layer chickens, pigs, and ducks) and to aquaculture in intensive and extensive systems to, among other things, help producers access and maintain entry to high quality and value market segments. Continue reading →

Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographics Project

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The development objective of the Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend Project for Africa is to increase women and adolescent girls’ empowerment and their access to quality reproductive, child, and maternal health services in selected areas of the participating countries, including the recipients’ territory, and to improve regional knowledge generation and sharing as well as regional capacity and coordination. Continue reading →

Royal HaskoningDHV wins major contract coastal protection Bangladesh

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Source: Press release by Royal HaskoningDHV.

International engineering and project management consultancy Royal HaskoningDHV has signed a €10.5 million contract with the Bangladesh Water Development Board for engineering consultancy services to protect Bangladesh’s vulnerable coastal zone, home to millions of people.

The next six yearsRoyalHaskoningDHV will be responsible for the detailed design, construction supervision and project management support of hundreds of kilometres of embankment to protect 17 coastal polders and its inhabitants and their livelihoods from natural disasters and climate change. The total project area is some 1,000 square kilometres.The contract is part of the World Bank financed Coastal Embankment Improvement Project, Phase-1 (CEIP-1) of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Continue reading →