Climate change is already having real, measurable impacts on human health, and those 
impacts are expected to grow. Low- and middle-income countries are seeing the worst effects as they are most vulnerable to climate shifts and least able to adapt given weak health systems and poor infrastructure. The good news is that the cumulative impacts of climate change on health have been extensively discussed for decades and understanding is growing.
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eC2: South African CCS Capacity Building Plan for the South African National Energy Development Institute
Deadline: 30-Jun-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) has been mandated by the South African Government and parties to the South African Centre for Carbon Capture & Storage Research Agreement (SACCCS) to investigate the potential for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in South Africa through the implementation of the South Africa CCS Roadmap (Roadmap). The Roadmap comprises five key milestones and SANEDIs role in the Roadma.
Counting the uncounted: 1.1 billion people without IDs
The World Bank Blog: Vyjayanti T Desai
An estimated 1.1 billion people worldwide cannot officially prove their identity, according
to the 2017 update of the World Bank’s Identification for Development (ID4D) Global Dataset.
Identification matters
How do we prove who we are to the people and institutions with whom we interact? Imagine trying to open your first bank account, prove your eligibility for health insurance, or apply for university without an ID; quality of life and opportunities become severely restricted. An officially-recognized form of ID is the key enabler – critical not only for exercising a wide range of rights but also for accessing healthcare, education, finance, and other essential services. According to the World Bank Group’s latest estimates, this is problematic for an estimated 1.1 billion people around the globe.
For this Remote Village of Gidewari, a Solar-Power Solution to its Water Problem
eC2: IT Framework Tender
The World Bank just released a Request for Expression Of Interest (REOI) to 
pre-qualify suppliers interested in participating on a follow on solicitation to award contracts for the provision of IT Implementation, Development and Support Services that encompasses the three broad components as specified above.
Details: Notice to Business Opportunity for IT Services for the World Bank
Tender: If you are interested in obtaining more information, you must click in the link provided below: https://wbgetenderingext.worldbank.org/wbget/index.html
Please note that you must register in the eTendering system to be able to obtain access to the documentation.
eC2:Sustainable Community Engagement for Public Private Partnerships
Deadline: 26-Jun-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
The objective of these terms of reference is to formulate a model community engagement framework for local government (LGA) PPP in Tanzania, provide provisions for the Model LGA PPP Agreement ( PPPA) to implement this model framework and provide a module for the draft LGA PPP operating guidelines for the practical application of community engagement and in particular this framework to PPP projects in Tanzania. The framework will be based on global best practices adopted in community engaged PPPs and will embody the lessons learned from different country engagements (both successful and failed), for example the World Banks citizen engagement for smart cities program and IFC’s stakeholder engagement: a good practice handbook for doing business in emerging markets.
As Natural Disasters Rise, Countries Call for Action on Resilient Crisis Recovery Planning
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Each year, natural disasters, compounded by climate change and conflict, cause more than $500 billion in losses
- Yet governments, supported by the World Bank, increasingly understand that investing in disaster recovery enables them to “build back better”
- The international community sees the World Reconstruction Conference (WRC3) as a call to action on recovery to make countries even more resilient to disasters
eC2:Framework for Deployment of Solar-Energy Storage Solutions
Deadline: 23-Jun-2017 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.) 
The chosen consultant (or consortium of consultants) must have suitable experience with the technology (e.g. storage technology, global industry standards), markets (industry leading technology suppliers, market trends) and tendering processes (e.g. development of bid documents, management of competitive tenders, and understanding of bankability requirements). They should also have a demonstrated ability to communicate clearly to non-technical audience. People with prior experience of working in reputed national and/or international energy storage companies, especially on implementation of grid-connected energy storage solutions, would be given preference. The team with domestic/regional experience to spend significant time in field, backed by team with international experience in energy storage firms for quality assurance and as an advisory panel. Any changes to the proposed team members during actual execution of the assignment shall not be permitted (barring exceptional circumstances if justifiable). The short-listed consulting firms are encouraged to propose names of actual execution team against proposed positions
Global Growth Set to Strengthen to 2.7 percent as Outlook Brightens
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2017— The World Bank forecasts that global economic growth
will strengthen to 2.7 percent in 2017 as a pickup in manufacturing and trade, rising market confidence, and stabilizing commodity prices allow growth to resume in commodity-exporting emerging market and developing economies.
According to the World Bank’s June 2017 Global Economic Prospects, growth in advanced economies is expected to accelerate to 1.9 percent in 2017, which will also benefit the trading partners of these countries. Global financing conditions remain favorable and commodity prices have stabilized. Against this improving international backdrop, growth in emerging market and developing economies as a whole will pick up to 4.1 percent this year from 3.5 percent in 2016.
Urban Transport Program Helps Keep Kabul Clean
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Improved drainage is one of the many benefits of a newly rebuilt main road in Kabul.
- Commuters and residents alike are benefiting from the improved traffic flow, clean environment, and safer traffic conditions as a result of the reconstruction project by Kabul Municipality under the Kabul Urban Transport Efficiency Improvement Project.
- The main road is one of six that have been resurfaced to improve road conditions, transport, and access in the capital city.
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