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eConsultant2: Technical Consultant for PV Project in Madagascar

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Deadline: 28-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The Government of Madagascar has requested the assistance of the International Finance evd__8324Corporation (IFC) to act as lead advisor for the selection of independent private producers (IPPs) to develop a total capacity of 40 MW of solar power, across several sites. IFC will provide transaction advisory services for the structuring of the transaction and the selection of suitable private investors, through a competitive bidding process.
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eConsultant 2: Flood Risk Assessment in South East Asia

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Deadline: 27-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

This assignment is to develop a multi-country flood hazard and risk model for a quick waterresponse financing mechanism and pricing for market-based parametric financial instruments. The model may utilize a combination of various data sources, such as historical flood and rainfall data, to underpin a rapid flood assessment methodology that triggers payouts when the event is more severe than a pre-defined threshold. The extent of an event that may trigger a payout should be measured by real-time data sources, such as satellite-based rainfall data, satellite-based flood data, rainfall gauges and river discharge gauges. The severity of an event may be measured by the population or other exposure in the flood footprint. Continue reading →

eConsultant2: National Diagnostic Center in Liberia, PPP Project

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Deadline: 20-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

Ministry of Health of Liberia (MoH) is aiming at improving its laboratory and imaging PPPsservices at the JFK Medical Center (JFK) through private sector participation. As its request, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is advising MoH to develop this health projects as a Public Private Partnership (PPP). The objective of this project is to improve public laboratory and imaging services in Monrovia by attracting one or several PPP partners to structure and operate the National Diagnostic Center as a Finance, Build, Design, Equip Operate and Transfer PPP.

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ICYMI: Trade mission on transportation, Feb 1-4, 2016

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On February 1-4, 2016 representatives of Austria, Canada, Spain, the Netherlands, Ethiopia-Road-Constructionand the United States will organize a joint trade mission focusing on opportunities for the transportation sector at the World Bank Group, Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

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Free World Bank Course on Citizen Engagement

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The World Bank Group is bringing a second delivery of the free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Citizen Engagement to be launched on February 1.Financial Education

Government works best when citizens are directly engaged in policymaking and public service delivery. What conditions are necessary for inclusive and effective citizen engagement? Can it positively improve people’s lives? This course provides an overview of citizen engagement, critically analyzing how it can be leveraged most effectively to achieve development results.

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Dutch Health delivers four boats to Bangladesh

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On December 2, 2015 the Minister of Disaster Management and Relief, Hon. Mofazzal DutchHealth Boats BangladeshHossain Chowdhury (Maya) Bir Bikram, MP, handed over four Search and Rescue Boats, built by Dutch Health BV, to the National Coast Guard of Bangladesh. This project was financed by the World Bank.

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Climate Friendly Transport in Developing Countries

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On December 3, 2015 the World Bank published an article on the support Nigeria-Lagos-busof Multilateral Development Banks to climate friendly transport in developing countries. The first bus-based mass transport system in Lagos, Nigeria has proved to be a success.

Lagos, Nigeria, is the sixth largest city in the world. It is also the fastest growing and one of the most congested in the world. Commuting for Lagosians can be a serious challenge. Until recently, transport options to get to work were either small minibuses (the danfos) or larger minibuses (molues). Traffic was bad and transport expensive.

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Trade mission on transportation in DC, Feb 1-4, 2016

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On February 1-4, 2016 representatives of Austria, Canada, Spain, the Ethiopia-Road-ConstructionNetherlands, and the United States will organize a joint trade mission focusing on opportunities for the transportation sector at the World Bank Group, Inter-American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

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eConsultant2: Agro-logistics in Rajasthan

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Deadline: 04-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The focus of this consultancy is on bottlenecks in agro-logistics. The goal Rajasthanis to identify gaps and develop agro-logistics strategies for specific value chains in Rajasthan.

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eConsultant2: Project preparation for DRM Project in Cambodia

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Deadline: 11-Jan-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)

The World Bank is considering supporting 6 provinces in Cambodia Rural Infra in Cambodiathrough a Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Project with tentative size of US$60 million. This assignment would prepare the project and support the government to develop an investment plan and feasibility study to prioritize resilient rural infrastructure investments and strengthen DRM systems.

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