by Kristalina Georgieva 
On Wed, 05/23/2018
I opened my first bank account as a new student at the London School of Economics in 1987. This seemingly small act meant that I could manage my own finances, spend my own money, and make my own financial decisions. It meant freedom to decide for myself.
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Deadline: 11-Jun-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The purpose of the study is to develop comprehensive, coherent and applicable policy recommendations, a relevant strategy, shared by all stakeholders and a priority action plan for the sustainable management of urban transport and mobility in the countries, through a swift assessment of the legislative and regulatory framework of the institutions in charge of the transport sector, a diagnosis of the functioning of the urban transport sub-sector. The study also aims to propose a guide for urban transport improvement and establish a strategic plan for sustainable mobility for the main secondary cities, based on the findings of a comprehensive assessment of one pilot city to be chosen in agreement with the respective Governments.
Deadline: 11-Jun-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The overall approach for the energy audits will be: Analyze energy consumption and costs: Collect, organize, and analyze past energy bills. Compare energy performance: Determine the energy use and resources that can help compare them internally from one period to another, from one facility to a similar one, or from one system to another. Profile energy use patterns: Determine the time and relationships of energy use such as the electricity demand profile. Inventorize energy use: Prepare a list of all energy-consuming loads/efficiencies in the audit area and measure their consumption and demand. Identify Energy Management Opportunities (EMOs): Include operational and technological measures to reduce energy usage. Assess the benefits: Measure the potential energy and cost savings, along with any other benefits.
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eConsultant2 website: https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html
Tender notification: # 1257724
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“I like work, it fascinates me,” said Jerome K Jerome. “I can sit and look at it for hours.” We concur with the author of “Three Men in a Boat’, a novel which so fascinated Late Victorian England that, within a year of publication, the number of vessels on the River Thames had doubled.
Deadline: 06-Jun-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
The following Terms of Reference (ToR) describes the requirement of the project to update the regional hazard and exposure database of 14 countries that underpins the PCRAFI Insurance Program. The PICs have limited capacity in this area and the engagement of a firm with regional experience in hazard and exposure databases will assist them to build their capacity in this area to undertake the work going forward. In 2010, the WB began implementing the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (PCRAFI), a regional technical assistance activity to lay down the foundation for a regional catastrophe risk pool for PICs, primarily to establish a regional repository of hazard and national exposure data (e.g. public infrastructure, buildings, homes; land-use, etc.) required to assess the viability of pooling climate and disaster risk across 14 PICs. The model that would contain the data has already been developed, piloted, and used in determining pay-outs over the past three years. However, the data is from 2010 and must be updated as soon as possible for the model to accurately protect household, business and government assets that face exposure to disaster related risks.
Deadline: 11-Jun-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The overall objective of this work, on one hand, is to reinforce the knowledge on hazards, vulnerabilities and risks in Central Africa and to provide a monitoring tool on a regional scale and on the other hand to identify the cross-border areas at risks, with specific attention to flood risk. The specific objectives of this assignment are the following: Identification and mapping of hazards and major risks covering the regional extentat a national scale that is relevant at least up to administrative level 2 in the ECCAS region. The creation of a catalog of the reference cartographic data that includes raw data and metadata (small scale). The creation of cartographic reference data related to Disaster Risks and Water » (medium scale). Creation and launch of an operational geo-portal ” Disaster Risks “. Development of a paper and interactive Regional Atlas of Hazards and Major Risks. Assessment of the vulnerabilities of transboundary areas identified at risk.
Deadline: 05-Jun-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The scope of work is anticipated to include the following: (i) Needs assessment of the JSC-KRM to validate the needs of the system; (ii) Review of options for IT equipment and hardware through carrying out of a comprehensive review of available technologies and recommending hardware requirements which will be subsequently purchased by the JSC.(iii) Program and establish data collection protocol for testing and adoption by JSC technical staff; (iv) Provide advice for cost estimation and human resource capacity for delivery control; (v) processing procedures/guidelines for IT operation and maintenance; (vi) Providing training and employment and encouraging innovation in the Gaza IT sector through execution of the above tasks.
The East Asia and Pacific region is vital to global pandemic preparedness. The region has been the epicenter of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. China and Southeast Asia alone accounted for approximately 90 percent of SARS cases and two-thirds of the human cases of avian influenza in the world. These outbreaks are driven by several socio-economic, demographic, environmental, and ecological factors, including close contact between humans and animals, encroachment with wildlife, high population density, rapid urbanization, high growth rates, and climate change.
Deadline: 28-May-2018 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
The assignment involves carrying out a technical and institutional analysis of Zambia’s flagship WSS sector programs i.e. the National Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Program (NRWSSP) and National Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Program (NUWSSP). The objective is to identify opportunities for enhancing the effectiveness and outcomes of both programs, and to inform government strategies in the WSS sub-sector. The analysis will focus on five key areas: (i) strategic relevance and technical soundness of both programs, including issues such as rural-urban linkages, inclusion, health and nutrition; (ii) institutional arrangements and sustainability; (iii) expenditure framework for both programs, including sources of financing and opportunities for cost efficiency; (iv) program results framework and M&E capacity; and (v) economic and fiscal analysis of the programs, including an assessment of the hidden fiscal burden Zambia’s underperforming commercial utilities.
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