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eC2: Green hydrogen investment opportunities in developing countries

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Deadline:   18-Mar-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) Hydrogenfuelcell

This assignment will support ESMAP and IFC to develop a market report identifying investment opportunities in green hydrogen in developing countries. It will produce an analytical framework to assess green hydrogen investments in different economic sectors that could use green hydrogen or derived fuels as feedstock or energy supply. The Consultant will apply the framework to systematically assess green hydrogen investment opportunities across the full value chain in the industry, agriculture, electric power, heating, and transport sectors. This framework will be based on a straightforward scorecard system, and will be used to identify viable applications, business models, and local players that could benefit from private and public sector support. For each relevant sector, the report will also identify and develop case studies from developing countries.

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eC2: Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience in Ethiopia

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Deadline:   15-Mar-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

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The objective of the proposed activity is to support climate smart urban development in AA by (i) integrating Climate Smart Capital Investment Plans (CsCIP) into urban development planning, and (ii) preparing an integrated action plan, including policy actions, prioritized investments and institutional building towards green, climate-resilient urban development. In alignment with other ongoing WB engagements and based on international experiences in adapting to Covid-19, a locally attuned CS-CIP and action plan will be developed in coordination with AA City Administration.

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Economic inclusion programs: A springboard out of extreme poverty

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As the world grapples with the pandemic, the new State of Economic Inclusion peileaderreport points to paths out of poverty for the poorest and most vulnerable.

For the first time in two decades, extreme poverty is rising around the world, as COVID-19 threatens to erode years of hard-won progress.   The World Bank estimates that the economic fallout from the pandemic may add as many as 150 million extreme poor by 2021. Women, children, displaced populations, and people with disabilities have been particularly hard hit.

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How to use technology to help teachers be better and to make life better for teachers

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Teachers matter enormously to student learning. Teachers deliver academic knowledge. d_evans_blogTeachers impart model socioemotional skills. Good teachers boost students’ long-term life outcomes. Teachers can inspire (and in another demonstration of their importance, in some cases, sadly, teachers can disappoint or even abuse). 

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The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced gender inequalities around the world

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COVID-19 has seriously impacted the global progress towards gender equality, with women around the world continuing to face laws and restrictions that hinder their economic opportunity, according to the latest Women, Business and the Law 2021. Reforming laws toward gender equality must be a priority as governments look to recover from COVID-19.
 
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eC2: Electric Vehicles demand mapping in Indonesia

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Deadline:  08-Mar-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) index

  • Preliminary Description of Tasks:
  • The Consultant is expected to carry out the following activities:
  • Module 1: Market assessment and demand mapping for various forms of electric vehicles
  • Module 2: Batteries Demand Mapping & Assessment
  • Module 3: Charging infrastructure assessment
  • Module 4: Regulatory and incentive mapping
  • Module 5: Financing and business models
  • Module 6: Roadmap / Action Plan including Legal, Regulatory, policy, Institutional, Procedural and Recommendations
  • Module 7: Identification of e-mobility Investment Opportunities for IFC in Indonesia

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India: Rural women go digital to manage the pandemic’s disruptions

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Muskanben Vohara and her group of women weavers in Gujarat’s Anand district were women-artisans-members-from-barara-village-of-patan-districts-doing-traditional-painting-on-cloth-to-prepare-for-embroidery-for-sewa-hansiba-product._overcome with worry when the lockdown was announced to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.

“I look after eight members of my family,” said the 20-year-old on a video call from her village home. “All our work had come to a grinding halt. How would we survive?”  

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eC2: PROBLUE Project Coordinator for Cabo Verde

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Deadline: 08-Mar-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) blue_recovery_world_bank_environment

Task 1: Support the WBG team on the development and coordination of the PROBLUE project. The consultant should provide on-the-ground support, project coordination, and logistics for the WB team. This should cover elements related but not limited to organization of meetings, outreach, communication with stakeholders, as well as providing with local knowledge. Specifically, the consultant will: Serve as the WBG main focal point vis-à-vis the Ministry the Tourism and Transport and the private sector.
Act as a liaison to help set up meetings and ensure smooth conduct of meetings (
Ensure flow of information and documents between counterparts.

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Tracking an Unprecedented Year for Businesses, Everywhere

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Woman worker in leather goods factory in Bogota, Colombia

Woman worker in leather goods factory in Bogota, Colombia

  • Nearly every business in the world has been affected by COVID-19—in different ways. While one-fourth of companies saw sales falling 50 percent in October-January from pre-pandemic levels, a third said their sales increased or stayed the same.
  • To capture the impact of the pandemic on firms’ performance, the World Bank launched ongoing surveys with more than 120,000 firms in over 60 countries. The assessment is expected to help inform recovery efforts.
  • Developing countries have introduced multiple support programs, but businesses most affected by the shock—small firms and those in poorer countries—were the least likely to receive government support.

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eC2: Impacts of Natural Disasters on the Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral and Fisheries Sectors in Central Africa

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Deadline:    01-Mar-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) index

1. Develop a diagnosis on damage and losses caused by natural disasters in agro-sylvo-pastoral and fisheries/aquaculture sectors of ECCAS Member States since 2010. This report should present on one hand types of damages and losses per types of natural hazards and highlight on the other hand the relative importance of products by value (export vs food security), and finally how the sectors (agriculture and fisheries/aquaculture) provided access to food and livelihoods during and after the disasters. This task will be undertaken thru a desk review and consultative interviews/ survey of the agriculture/fisheries and aquaculture and disaster risk management Focal Points of the Member States.
2. Prepare a guide on national and international existing mechanisms such as climate smart agriculture practices etc, based on good practices, to strengthen and build the livelihoods of rural populations affected by natural disasters in Member States.
3. Identify agro-sylvo-pastoral and fisheries/aquaculture sectors specific needs for hydrometeorological (Hydromet) services to build resilience and capacity to reduce the effects of natural disasters. This task will be completed by consultative interviews/ survey of the agriculture/fisheries and aquaculture focal points.
4. Based on the diagnosis, on identified mechanisms and sectoral Hydromet needs, propose recommendations for a resilient agriculture and building the livelihoods of rural populations affected by natural disasters in ECCAS region.

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