Deadline: 05-Oct-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D
.C.)
International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Global Innovation Fund (GIF) intends to co-
finance the services of a consultancy to investigate and, if merited, pilot a technology innovation platform for the water/wastewater sector in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). This project is intended to enable technology transfer and innovation in water utilities and the water sector.
Deadline: 03-Oct-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The overall objective is to improve the quality and effectiveness of joint flood and drought management and forecasting capacities in the SRB. This particular projects component aims at fostering cooperation among the countries which share the Sava RB through preparation of the Sava FRMP. Sava FRMP shall ensure a coordinated planning of measures and support the implementation of joint activities of the countries cooperating in SRB aimed at creating the conditions for sustainable flood protection in the basin.
Deadline: 03-Oct-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The overall objective of this Assignment is to support the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CoESCD) under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in increasing the institutional capacity and effectiveness of risk identification and emergency preparedness and response operations, by conducting a capacity and needs assessment and developing a roadmap for various departments within the CoESCD that are involved in risk identification and emergency preparedness and response, such as the Information Management Analytical Center, Crisis Management Center, Search and Rescue Center, and the Methodical-Training Center.
Deadline: 03-Oct-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
This pilot will engage a program manager to (a) select around 8 existing agricultural aggregator schemes in Mozambique and support them with subsidies to incorporate around 4,800 additional out-growers (in total);and (b) design and implement a rigorous cost-benefit evaluation of the financial and economic sustainability of the schemes and of their impact on job creation and farmer incomes, over a 30 month period. The program manager will work in close cooperation with a supervisory committee of World Bank Group staff and technical experts, who will sign off on the choice of aggregators, the amount of incremental subsidy per new out-grower incorporated; and on the evaluation methodology.
Deadline: 15-Sep-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The objective of the assignment is to develop training material to support and guide Participating Financial Institutions (PFIs) involved in CAMP4ASBs Regional Climate Investment Facility. The training will focus on raising awareness on climate change challenges and climate-smart solutions primarily in the agriculture sector as well as on the nascent opportunities for developing green financing market.
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was published.Deadline: 18-Sep-2016 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
The WBG is currently carrying out a Global Comparative Study of the Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Dam Safety (P156243). The aim is to better understand the legal, regulatory and institutional frameworks to manage and assure safety of communities downstream of dams in various global country contexts. A Global Coordinating Consultant has been appointed under the parent project and is facilitating the compilation of the global case studies based on a pro forma template.
Last ye
ar the Netherlands Enterprise Agency organized an event on procurement focused on the international financial institutions e.g. World Bank Group and Inter-American Development Bank. On November 2nd in the Hague, a World Bank specific event will be organized in co-operation with the Netherlands’ Embassy in Washington, DC. The procurement event is geared to Dutch companies and organizations who have experience bidding for World Bank funded projects. Sessions will be organized to address specific aspects of and bottlenecks in the WBG procurement process. All sessions will be interactive, in small groups, and will address practical experiences in doing business with the World Bank. Please contact the Netherlands Enterprise Agency for more information: commerijn.plomp@rvo.nl.
