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Organization: Clinton Health Access Initiative
Country: Panama
Closing date: 30 Nov 2017

Founded in 2002, by President William J. Clinton and Ira Magaziner, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. («CHAI»?) is a global health organization committed to strengthening integrated health systems and expanding access to care and treatment in the developing world.

Several countries in the Mesoamerica region have committed to eliminate malaria by 2020. To reach this target, countries will need to rapidly detect and effectively treat infections, to identify and aggressively target areas where malaria transmission persists, and to coordinate efforts closely to ensure movements of people and parasites do not jeopardize success. Achievement of this goal across the region will bring the world one step closer to global malaria eradication. Over the past two and half years, CHAI has helped malaria programs make meaningful steps towards orienting their national strategic plans and systems towards malaria elimination by 2020. CHAI is supporting malaria programs in Honduras, Panama, Guatemala, Haiti, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, and Belize to strengthen surveillance systems, devise targeted and evidence-based plans, successfully implement these plans and interventions, and scale-up interventions in high-risk and hard-to-reach populations.

Overview of role

CHAI is seeking a highly motivated individual with strong public health experience to provide direct technical and operational support to National Malaria Programs from the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Belize as they plan and execute effective programs for the last mile of malaria elimination and seek to sustain that achievement indefinitely. The Technical Advisor will work directly with Ministry of Health staff and their partners including the Pan American Health Organization to assess any remaining gaps to elimination, complete requirements for WHO certification, and strengthen and/or integrate case management and surveillance systems for long-term sustainability. The Technical Advisor will also manage an associate who will assist with these activities.

The successful candidate will work with a range of CHAI’s operational and technical staff as well as diverse national stakeholders, and will therefore need to possess strong communication and organizational skills. He or she must be able to build and manage effective relationships, solve both technical and logistical challenges, and drive successful implementation while having a deep personal commitment to producing results. CHAI places great value on relevant personal qualities including resourcefulness, tenacity, independence, patience, humility, and strong work ethic.

The base location for this position will be Panama. This role requires travel to higher risk, remote regions with limited infrastructure and medical care.

• Provide technical, analytical, and operational assistance to national malaria programs to identify and close the remaining gaps to sustainable malaria elimination
• Assess and help improve surveillance platforms for improved data collection, management, analysis, and visualization
• Conduct epidemiological and spatial analyses of malaria cases, intervention coverage, and vector distributions to define areas of high risk and evaluate remaining transmission chains
• Support evaluation of the national programs against WHO requirements for elimination certification, and help programs plan processes for achieving all requirements
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders from government and partner organizations from public health and academia
• Drive internal strategic planning processes related to how best to prioritize CHAI resources to develop solutions to rapidly address bottlenecks
• Ensure political buy-in and adequate funding for certifying elimination in a context where malaria is a not a public health priority
• Develop operational plans and associated training materials as needed to build government capacity and support effective execution of malaria program
• Oversee the work of an Associate on a day to day basis, ensuring optimal delivery of CHAI support through workplanning and project management
• Work closely with regional technical teams and managers to identify strategic areas for expansion or redirection and guide strategic planning or proposal development as needed
• Work closely with CHAI’s regional operations team to ensure strong safety protocols for staff, and operations meet the required legal and financial standards
• Synthesize results and communicate them internally and externally at national and regional venues

• Disseminate findings through high-quality presentations, reports, and publications

• Master’s degree in Public Health or related field

• 5+ years of related and relevant experience, including experience managing others

• Knowledge of malaria and/or other major global infectious disease problems, especially in the context of diseases surveillance and case management

• Technical expertise in disease surveillance, entomology, vector control, and/or case management

• Exceptional problem solving skills and quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities

• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to create compelling, logical presentations, using PowerPoint and other tools, and a structured and assured oral and written communication style

• Proven experience of translating analysis into action and supervising execution of activities to meet results

• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships in a challenging politically unstable environment

• Ability to work independently and effectively in high-pressure, fast-paced environment

• Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

• High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications

• Ability to travel up to 75% as needed

• Fluency in Spanish and English

Advantages

• Experience executing successful health projects in developing countries, ideally malaria-specific projects
• Experience living and working in Central America
• Experience working remotely with a decentralized team
• Experience working with governments and institutions from Latin America

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Organization: CANADEM
Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Closing date: 07 Nov 2017

CANADEM is seeking a Gender Based Violence Specialist for one of its partners to provide urgent surge capacity in Venezuela.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Preparedness and Assessment

• Consolidate existing assessments on the GBV situation and/or work with relevant agencies and communities to conduct sector-specific GBV assessments (in line with safe and ethical practice for the collection and dissemination of GBV data) to identify vulnerability factors; national capacities to address GBV; availability and accessibility to GBV-related services and facilities; as well as population coping strategies and help seeking behavior.
• In collaboration with national and international GBV actors, map current institutional response capacities and conduct training as needed.

Programme Development and implementation

• Contribute to the development and inclusion of GBV prevention, mitigation and response efforts in funding appeals and proposals (e.g. EF)
• Support implementation of the emergency preparedness and response strategy and action plans as required.

Strategic Planning

• Lead a process to develop a realistic, multi-sectoral and inter-agency GBV prevention and response plan. Promote engagement of a range of sectors and ensure realistic benchmarks and timelines for achieving set objectives. Regularly monitor progress against plan during coordination meetings. Allow space for new actors to engage with plan.
• Support development of strategy/action plan on GBV in emergencies, including preparedness and response components.

Building Interagency Coordination

• Establish and facilitate inter-agency, multi-sectoral GBV working group. Proactively engage with relevant stakeholders to ensure working group reflects the range of actors addressing GBV, including across multiple sectors (health, psychosocial, legal, security, etc.) and categories of actors (UN, NGO, government, civil society, etc.).

Capacity Development

• Develop technical capacity of staff and implementing partners on GBViE and the Minimum Standards for prevention and response to GBV.
• Work with partners to develop and implement an inter-agency GBV capacity development strategy that meets the needs and priorities of key national and local stakeholders to facilitate implementation of agreed work plan.
• Revise existing training materials according to local context and ensure partners’ access to relevant training sessions.
• Work with the GBV working group to develop and implement the GBV referral pathway, standardized GBV incident report/intake form, reporting forms and other relevant tools.
• Document best practices and approaches for responding to issues of GBV in order to deepen the knowledge base among relevant partners.

Qualifications and Skills required:

• Advanced degree with specialization in areas such as social work, public health, gender, law/human rights, international relations, and/or other related social science disciplines.
• At least five years of specialized experience addressing GBV at the international level; experience in this field in emergency context an asset.
• Demonstrated leadership and management experience within a multinational and multicultural environment.
• Proved experience in the survivor-centred approach
• Direct experience providing support to GBV survivors an asset.
• Fluency in Spanish and English.

How to apply:

If you have all of the above-mentioned skills, please register with CANADEM before contacting us. This can be done on our website at www.CANADEM.ca/register . Then send an email no later than the 7th of November, 11:59 pm EDT to pantiwa.naksomboon@CANADEM.ca with a Subject Line: » UNFPA-GBV Technical Advisor :» Times New In your email, please include an updated resume, date of availability, your current location, and a phone number where we can reach you.

Organization: Oxfam
Country: Dominican Republic
Closing date: 02 Nov 2017

Objetivo de la consultoría

Aplicar y redactar la encuesta CAP INCIAL sobre prácticas de agua, saneamiento, higiene, seguridad alimentaria y gestión de riesgo de desastre en diez (10) comunidades meta del proyecto en las provincias de Monte Cristi y Dajabón. 2. Desarrollar un análisis exhaustivo de las capacidades y necesidades de capacitación (en coordinación con la Escuela Nacional de Gestión de Riesgos-ENAGERI de los once (11) Comités Municipales de Prevención, Mitigación y Respuesta en las fases de prevención, mitigación, preparación, respuesta y recuperación post desastre, así como el manejo de temáticas transversales de género, protección y medio ambiente.

Productos esperados

propuesta inicial de encuesta CAP INICIAL indicando los grupos objetos de estudio, preguntas y temas de estudio con una articulación clara y coherente entre las preguntas sobre conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas y la identificación de amenazas, vulnerabilidades y capacidades así como fuentes de información sobre riesgos relacionados con el ASH

• base de datos (en SPSS y convertida a Excel para su manejo por el personal del proyecto) para el manejo de información del CAP INCIAL

• documento (MS Word) consolidado con los resultados y análisis del estudio CAP FINAL llevado a cabo en las comunidades y cabeceras municipales del proyecto

• documento (MS Word) consolidado evaluando las capacidades y necesidades de capacitación para los once (11) Comités Municipales de Prevención, Mitigación y Respuesta ante desastres de las provincias de Monte Cristi y Dajabón

Propiedad de los productos

• Todos los productos intelectuales, incluyendo los borradores, son propiedad exclusiva de Oxfam República Dominicana, sus socios y la Agencia Andaluza de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo-AACID. No se pueden reproducir o publicar los datos completos ni una parte de ellos sin el permiso por escrito de la parte contratante.

Perfil del consultor/a o equipo consultor

Para la ejecución de esta consultoría se busca un consultor/a o equipo consultor con el siguiente perfil:

• Formación en ciencias sociales o economía

• Buena experiencia en la reducción de riesgos de desastres y/o desarrollo agropecuario en el Caribe u otras partes de Latinoamérica;

• Experiencia en el desarrollo de planes de capacitación

• Conocimiento del contexto cultural dominicano y el contexto específico del proyecto.

• Conocimiento de principios y normas humanitarias, y herramientas de rendición de cuentas.

• Capacidad técnica para el análisis de información, investigación social, preparación de documentos técnicos y estadísticos;

• Experiencia en estudios similares utilizando metodologías cuantitativas y cualitativas;

• Buena experiencia en el análisis estadístico y muestreo y/o estar dispuesto a sub-contratar un/a estadístico/a confiable para que realice los análisis estadísticos (acordado de antemano con los socios el perfil de cualquier estadístico/a subcontratado) utilizando un software apropiado (ejemplo SPSS);

How to apply:

Los/as interesados/as pueden presentar su propuesta adjuntando (carta de presentación, propuesta económica, CV incluyendo referencias y documentación complementaria) a procurementdominicana@oxfamintermon.org con referencia AACID/CAP

Organization: Habitat for Humanity
Country: Honduras
Closing date: 10 Nov 2017

BUSCAMOS TALENTO HUMANO PARA:

PROMOTOR SOCIAL

· Graduado en Promoción Social.

· Manejo de créditos

· Experiencia en procesos de capacitación participativa

· Conocimientos contables

· Manejo de la herramienta de Microsoft Office

· Buenas relaciones interpersonales

· Conducir vehículo mecánico

· Dispuesto a trabajar en horarios extendidos

· Experiencia en metodología de acompañamiento comunitario

· Identificado con acciones sociales y principios cristianos

· Residir en San Pedro Sula

PUESTO DEL AREA CONTABLE

· Título Universitario en Contaduría Pública y Finanzas

· Experiencia mínima de 3 años en áreas contables

· Conocimiento de paquetes contables

· Manejo de la herramienta de Microsoft Office

· Buenas relaciones interpersonales

· Dispuesto a trabajar en horarios extendidos

· Identificado con acciones sociales y principios cristianos

· Residir en San Pedro Sula

COORDINADOR DE COMUNICACIONES Y SENSIBILIZACIÓN SOCIAL

· Profesional del Periodismo, Comunicaciones, o áreas afines

· Experiencia mínima de 3 años con los medios de comunicación

· Bilingüe (Inglés / Español – hablar, escribir, comprender)

· Habilidad en redacción de artículos, notas periodísticas y producción audiovisual

· Manejo de software Microsoft Office, paquetes de diseño, etc.

· Disponibilidad de viajar a nivel nacional

· Buenas relaciones interpersonales

· Dispuesto a trabajar en horarios extendidos

· Identificado con acciones sociales y principios cristianos

· Residir en San Pedro Sula

Beneficios:

• Beneficios de Ley.

• Seguro médico y de vida.

• Salario competitivo.

• Excelente ambiente de trabajo.

How to apply:

Los interesados que cumplan los requisitos por favor enviar Hoja de Vida al email: fsalgado@habitat.hn

Organization: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Costa Rica
Closing date: 06 Nov 2017

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The Senior Durable Solutions Officer is a designated focal point for solutions related issues in a country, and reports to the Assistant or Deputy Representative or, as appropriate, to the Representative. The incumbent has direct supervisory responsibility for durable solutions staff, which may include staff within the functional groups of durable solutions, reintegration, repatriation, and resettlement. She/he works closely with protection and programme staff, and ensures operational standards and practices in solutions delivery at the country level.
The Senior Durable Solutions Officer is normally a member of the Office’s senior management team and is relied upon by the Office to assist in the development of a durable solutions strategy. The Senior Durable Solutions Officer should provide planning and foresight to advance progress for Protracted Refugee situations, where applicable, and/or to prevent new situations from becoming protracted. Fostering an environment to enhance partnerships is a critical element of the work, as are activities designed to strengthen the involvement of refugee communities and their hosts in the design and implementation of solutions strategies.

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT
Accountability A comprehensive durable solutions strategy reflecting UNHCR’s global and regional priorities is in place and implemented.
The Durable solutions strategy capitalizes on mobility frameworks and partnerships
The overall operation has strategic partnership with Governments, development agencies, civil society organizations and the private sector
Durable solutions are integrated in all protection activities.
Appropriate durable solutions are offered to a maximum number of PoCs.
Responsibility
Design and implement a comprehensive durable solutions strategy for persons of concern with a view to finding durable solutions to the maximum number of PoCs
Participate in or lead inter-agency programming processes, namely joint needs assessments, CCA/UNDAF, national development plans.
Participate in the planning of, and advise on, the promotion of peace building and coexistence between PoCs and host communities.
Participate in consultative processes within UNHCR and with a broad range of external partners to promote voluntary repatriation, local integration and resettlement.
Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with UN and other development agencies, civil societies and the private sector to bring area-based development programmes to communities hosting PoCs.
Participate in inter-agency coordination meetings on early recovery/transition projects and represent UNHCR when appropriate.
Ensure that populations of concern are appropriately engaged through participatory assessments and other forms of community based assessment to identify the most appropriate solutions for refugees with respect to individual or group needs.
Provide guidance and input to the annual programme planning to identify adequate resources and means to implement the programme country-wide.
Integrate self-reliance as a key component of a durable solutions strategy and ensure the involvement of PoCs in transition projects, peace-building and development initiatives.
Prepare reports, statistics, and other documents to ensure that all reporting requirements are fully met.
Design and conduct training activities aimed at the capacity building of UNHCR and partner staff on durable solutions, peace building/coexistence and partnership.
Advise populations of concern, Government counterparts, partners and other stakeholders on available durable solutions and alternatives.
Participate in fundraising and engage in drafting and presenting inter-agency project proposals.
Monitor the implementation of the programme through managing the human and financial resources and identify gaps to ensure optimum use of available funds.
Authority
Design and advise on UNHCR’s comprehensive durable solutions strategy.
Engage national interlocutors on durable solutions issues.
Represent UNHCR in negotiations and meetings relating to durable solutions.
Clear documents and reports coming out of the Durable Solutions Unit.

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Education: Graduate degree (equivalent of a Master¿s) in Law/International Law, Political Science, Social Science, Economics, International Relations or related field
• Job experience: Minimum 8 years (9 years with undergraduate degree (equivalent of a BA/BS)) relevant professional experience whereof 3 years in the field and 5 years in an international capacity
• Excellent knowledge of English and Spanish.
• *For National Officer positions, very good knowledge of local language and local institutions is essential.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES

• Diverse field experience desirable.
• Good knowledge of MS Word, Excel, ProGres and MSRP.
• Completion of the RSD- Resettlement Learning Programme, Protection Learning Programme and Management. Learning Programme desirable

Position Competencies

C001L3 – Accountability Level 3
C002L3 – Teamwork & Collaboration Level 3
C003L3 – Communication Level 3
C004L3 – Commitment to Continuous Learning Level 3
C005L3 – Client & Result Orientation Level 3
C006L3 – Organizational Awareness Level 3
M001L3 – Empowering and Building Trust Level 3
M002L3 – Managing Performance Level 3
M006L3 – Managing Resources Level 3
M005L3 – Leadership Level 3
M003L3 – Judgement and Decision Making Level 3
M004L3 – Strategic Planning and Vision Level 3
X006L3 – Policy Development & Research Level 3
X001L3 – Analytical Thinking Level 3
X007L3 – Political Awareness Level 3

How to apply:

Interested applicants should submit their application online here: http://www.unhcr.org/careers.html[.](http://www.unhcr.org/careers.html)

Closing date for receipt of applications: 6 November 2017 (midnight Geneva time)

The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Organization: UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Country: Panama
Closing date: 06 Nov 2017

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT
The Regional Comprehensive Refugee Response (CRR) Officer (Communications) will report to the Regional Representative, through the Senior Regional Public Information Officer based in Mexico, and will functionally be supervised by the Communications and PI Service at HQs. S/he will have frequent contacts with the regional media, NGOs and governmental organizations, as well as sister UN agencies.

FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT
Accountability Media and public interest in the CRRF¿s objectives and process is sustained through feeding them with relevant input such as press releases, interviews, photos, web stories, etc.
Clear key messages are prepared on the CRRF that are continuously adjusted as the process evolves.
Clear set of ¿if asked¿ lines to PI colleagues in the region and beyond on the application of the CRRF in the Americas are provided.
Responsibility
In close consultations with the Regional Office in Panama (ROPAN); the office in Costa Rica, and the Bureau, lead in developing and implementing communications strategies, campaigns, events and other initiatives in support of the launch and implementation of the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework (CRPSF).
Assist in researching, preparing, fact-checking, editing, and producing professional media and communications materials for various audiences and ensure their timely dissemination via UNHCR’s communications channels ensuring highest quality standards.
Act as one of the main spokespersons for UNHCR on all regional issues related to the CRPSF , supporting with the organization of press events, channelling interviews requests to the appropriate staff in the bureau or the field, and providing responses to requests from media relating to UNHCR and its work.
Provide professional communications advice and ¿if asked¿ lines on the CRPSF to concerned staff of UNHCR in the bureau and the field as needed.
Undertake missions and field trips with media and other official visitors in support of the CRPSF as required
Actively maintain media relations for UNHCR on the CRPSF, ensuring that media are briefed regularly on the CRPSF, and have access to information and UNHCR expertise.
Perform other related duties as required.
Authority
Represent UNHCR in press events, interviews and other media events.

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Undergraduate (equivalent of a BA/BS) degree in Journalism, International Relations, Communications, Political Science or similar relevant field.
• Minimum of 6 years (5 years with Graduate (equivalent of a Master’s) degree) of relevant job experience at professional level in progressively responsible functions related to UNHCR and/or any other humanitarian agency on promotional activities of the agency.
• General understanding of UN/UNHCR reforms and the priority agenda of the organization.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint essential).
• Excellent communication skills with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent knowledge of English and Spanish.
• Highly developed drafting ability in Spanish.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS & COMPETENCIES

• Completion of UNHCR Learning Programmes or specific training relevant to functions of position.
• High IT affinity with specific focus on preparation of website/pages.

Position Competencies

C002L3 – Teamwork & Collaboration Level 3
C001L3 – Accountability Level 3
C003L3 – Communication Level 3
C004L3 – Commitment to Continuous Learning Level 3
C005L3 – Client & Result Orientation Level 3
C006L3 – Organizational Awareness Level 3
M002L3 – Managing Performance Level 3
M001L3 – Empowering and Building Trust Level 3
M003L3 – Judgement and Decision Making Level 3
M006L3 – Managing Resources Level 3
M005L3 – Leadership Level 3
M004L3 – Strategic Planning and Vision Level 3
X001L3 – Analytical Thinking Level 3
X007L3 – Political Awareness Level 3
X005L3 – Planning and Organizing Level 3
X002L3 – Innovation and Creativity Level 3
X008L3 – Stakeholder Management Level 3

How to apply:

Interested applicants should submit their application online here: http://www.unhcr.org/careers.html.

Closing date for receipt of applications: 6 November 2017 (midnight Geneva time)

The UNHCR workforce consists of many diverse nationalities, cultures, languages and opinions. UNHCR seeks to sustain and strengthen this diversity to ensure equal opportunities as well as an inclusive working environment for its entire workforce. Applications are encouraged from all qualified candidates without distinction on grounds of race, colour, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

CIF Grant: US$ 19.62 million equivalent Project ID: P156719 Project Description: This project will scale-up renewable energy investments in Haiti in order to expand and improve access to electricity for households, businesses, and community services. Contact: Christelle Chapoy 2024582656 cchapoy@worldbank.org For more information, please visit here: http://projects.worldbank.org/P156719?lang=en  

CIF Grant: US$ 15.65 million equivalent Project ID: P154351 Project Description: This project will accelerate private sector-driven, renewable energy-based off-grid electrification in rural and peri-urban areas of Haiti. Contact: Christelle Chapoy 2024582656 cchapoy@worldbank.org For more information, please visit here: http://projects.worldbank.org/P154351/?lang=en&tab=overview

WASHINGTON, October 26, 2017— The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved two grants totaling US$35 million to improve access to electricity for more than two million Haitians, and to scale-up investments in renewable energy in underserved rural and urban areas. “Haiti has significant untapped sources of renewable energy”, said Anabela Abreu, World Bank’s Country Director for Haiti. “The country is taking an important step in creating the enabling environment for private investors and in boosting access to electricity. The World Bank Group will continue to support the country in providing sustainable renewable energy to increase access for families, businesses and community services in underserved areas, diversify its energy mix, and reduce electricity cost”. Renewable energy sources such as solar, hydropower, wind and biomass, and off grid electrification have great potential. Over five million people could be reached through solar photovoltaic (PV). Yet, only one in three Haitians has access to electricity and access is very limited in rural areas. More specifically, the two projects, “Renewable Energy For All” and “Haiti Modern Energy Services for All,” will help:Improve the environment for private investment in clean energy;Expand access for rural households through leveraged investments in micro and mini-grids, and village level systems;Strengthen the capacity of local institutions and develop awareness of local communities on how to use renewable energy;Finance private operators, NGOs and Community Organizations to provide solar lanterns, and individual and home-based solar systems. Both projects will be implemented by the energy cell of the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MTPTC in French). The Renewable Energy for All project is financed by a US$ 19.62 million grant from the Scaling-up Renewable Energy Program (SREP); and the Modern Energy Services for All project is financed by a US$ 15.65 million grant from the Clean Technology Fund (CTF). Both grants are from the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) and are part of the World Bank’s accelerated effort to provide clean energy and resilient infrastructure. —————————– Learn more about the work of the World Bank in Latin America and the Caribbean: www.worldbank.org/lac Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/worldbank Be updated via:  Twitter: @WBCaribbean YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/worldbank  

Challenges Land tenure in Honduras was often insecure due to unreliable cadastral and legal information, weak inter-institutional coordination, and inadequate conflict resolution mechanisms. Rural areas faced the most significant challenges, particularly in La Mosquitia, where indigenous peoples have been particularly affected by land dispossession and lack of effective legal protection. Approach The Second Land Administration Project (PATH II) was the second phase of an adaptable program loan aimed at increasing land tenure security in Honduras by improving decentralized land administrative services, including access to more accurate information on property records and transactions. During the first phase (PATH I), the Property Institute was created and attached to the Ministry of the Presidency to establish, maintain, and update the integrated property system. The project relied on consultative and participatory processes as well as conflict mitigation and resolution that benefited indigenous and nonindigenous communities in rural and urban areas. Results The following results were achieved during the lifetime of the project, from 2011 to 2017.   Increased tenure security and local governance of Miskito indigenous peoples by:Titling 78 communities of Miskito indigenous peoples, benefiting 26,740 community members.Training 117 indigenous community leaders, 48 of them women, on alternative conflict resolution mechanisms.Training 109 indigenous community leaders, 40 of them women, on managing land and natural resources. Increased land tenure security by:Recording the ownership rights of 174,239 parcels (deed system).Surveying 10 municipalities.Supporting the establishment of six municipal associated centers.Issuing new titles to 50,798 households in rural and urban areas, about 48 percent of which went to woman-headed households. Contributed to sustainable land and natural resources management by:Demarcating three protected areas, contributing to improved certainty about boundaries and thus clarifying management of natural resources and protected areas. The legally recognized areas are Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mico Quemado, Zona de Reserva el Merendon, and Refugio de Vida Silvestre Colibri Esmeralda Hondureno. Strengthened legal and institutional framework by:Issuing Property Institute regulations for the certification of associated municipal centers.Developing technology platforms for the Property Institute and for integrating the registry and cadaster.Maintaining a high rate of accuracy (97.6 percent) for the Integrated Registry Module (SURE) under the National Property Administration System (SINAP).Training, certifying, and registering 1,117 professionals from the private and public sectors to use the Integrated Registry Module (SURE).Training 1,088 technical surveyors.Strengthening local capacity in 10 municipalities, all of which now use the cadastral information generated by the project for multiple purposes.Supporting the design of territorial plans for six municipalities. Strengthened public and private partnerships by:Supporting the design of new SURE modules, prepared to provide technical support to participating private partners. The project supported front/back office model pilots in two banks, FICOHSA and BANPROVI. (Front and back characterize interfaces and services, respectively, provided to registry users.)Supporting a front/back office model pilot to improve investor registration in the Chamber of Commerce of Cortes (CCC). The pilot has proven to be effective at speeding up registration and certification of private investors, which now occurs in just one day. In 2016, 1,779 registrations were issued, an accomplishment expected to contribute to an improved “Doing Business” rating for Honduras. Bank Group Contribution The World Bank, through the International Development Association, provided a loan of US$ 32.8 million to finance Honduras’s Second Land Administration Project. Partners The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) was a key partner of the Bank and the Honduran government and provided technical expertise during project implementation as well as for monitoring and evaluation, economic analysis, and appraising the effectiveness of the final project. Beneficiaries The project benefited urban and rural households. Emphasis was placed on improving outcomes for women, particularly those who are heads of their households. The Miskito indigenous people benefited from the demarcation and titling of 78 communities. At an institutional level, the National Agrarian Institute and the Institute for the Conservation and Development, Protected Areas and Wildlife, were among the government institutions benefiting from access to SURE. The capacity of selected municipalities was strengthened by the cadaster and land record system, and six were certified as associated municipal centers, which built their capacity for territorial planning and land valuation. Moving Forward Although a follow-on project has not yet been prepared, the Property Institute has indicated its interest in a new Bank-financed operation focused on strengthening and consolidating the SINAP and the digitalization of land records at the national as well as municipal levels. Learn More For detailed Project information and key documents see: Link     

Challenge Although Peru had one of the best economic growth rates in Latin America, poverty in the Sierra was far above national averages, and considerably higher in rural areas, posing a challenge for the country’s economic sustainability. The 2002 Household Survey indicated that the incidence of poverty in the rural Sierra was about 75 percent (4.2 million people), with more than 40 percent of the population (2.3 million people) characterized as extremely poor. In 2010, the largest share of household income in the Sierra came from agriculture. About 400,000 hectares of agricultural land was irrigated, representing a third of the total irrigated area in the country. However, the sector faced many challenges. Irrigation systems, usually small, were supplied mostly from surface water sources and consisted of a network of open canals, generally unlined, with rudimentary water intakes and distribution systems. Irrigation systems generally did not include water regulation structures. Less than 5 percent of the irrigated area was equipped with improved on-farm irrigation systems, leading to low efficiencies at the farm level. Management of irrigation infrastructure was also weak. Because the government and donors had traditionally focused support on Peru’s coastal area, only a small number of water user organizations (WUOs) in the Sierra had received capacity building and infrastructure investments, and those investments had been very limited. In general, the Sierra WUOs were financially and technically weak, with low water tariffs and collection rates. Consequently, planning or daily management of water distribution and irrigation services were negligible or nonexistent. Poor maintenance contributed to the gradual degradation of the infrastructure and poor water delivery performance, thus limiting water quantity, frequency, and reliability at the field level. Problems of low quantity, uniformity, frequency, and reliability of irrigation delivery to crops thus often persisted, even in irrigated areas. Many areas of the Sierra, required improvements in irrigation infrastructure and management to increase the value of agricultural production and to foster production of higher-value crops for internal and export markets. Approach The goal of the Peru Sierra Irrigation Subsector Project was to increase and improve agricultural performance in the Sierra by improving irrigation technology, thus providing farmers with enough water to secure traditional harvests and, over time, to shift to higher export-value crops. The project included four components: (i) modernization and rehabilitation of collective irrigation, aimed at financing pre-investment studies and design, execution, and supervision of subprojects to support eligible WUOs in improving their water supply service to farmers through modernization or rehabilitation of collective irrigation systems; (ii) irrigation technology improvement, aimed at financing pre-investment studies and design, execution, and supervision of subprojects to support eligible farmers’ groups and increase irrigation performance at the farm level through improved on-farm irrigation systems; (iii) capacity building and support to production and marketing, aimed at supporting capacity building of the water users’ organizations and of agricultural producers and business groups; and (iv) formalization of water rights and the national water rights administrative registry, aimed at providing technical assistance and equipment to formalize and issue water licenses and expand the Water Use Rights Registry. Results The Peru Sierra Irrigation Subsector Project made a significant contribution to increasing agricultural production and productivity in targeted areas of the Peruvian Sierra. It was successful in increasing irrigation water flow and frequency (28 percent on average) and irrigation efficiency (72 percent compared to 22 percent). Improved irrigation led to crop intensification in the project- intervened areas, ranging between 118 percent and 170 percent, with many farmers switching to higher-market-value crops.From 2011 to 2016, efforts to modernize and rehabilitate collective irrigation systems helped 75 sub-WUOs (in 12 WUOs) to improve irrigation service delivery to 18,758 farmers irrigating 14,770 hectares. Capacity building was provided in each of the 12 selected WUOs and supporting sub-WUOs to achieve eligibility investments and to formulate operation and maintenance (O&M) plans to improve water services delivery. Seventy-five WUOs were trained, formulated O&M plans, and implemented related management tools. A total of 59 WUOs (79 percent of the selected WUOs) were satisfactorily implementing their O&M plans at the end of the project.A significant benefit of these trainings was an increase in water tariffs collection. The percentage of farmers who paid water tariffs to their WUOs increased from 50 percent to 80 percent between 2011 and 2016. The total amount collected went from S/. 1.52 million to S/. 2.22 million during the same period, improving the financial capacity of WUOs and sub-WUOs.Approximately 1,680 farmers benefited from on-farm irrigation systems covering 1,969 hectares. As a result, an important percentage of these farmers, in almost all WUOs, changed to high-value crops. On-farm irrigation improvements also brought increases in crop intensification in all monitored parcels. Trainings strengthened the capacity of agricultural producers and business groups. A total of 1,506 farmers were trained and 110 business plans were satisfactorily implemented. The improved irrigation systems led to increased irrigation efficiency in all benefited areas. The agricultural yields of several crops in the intervention areas increased (as compared to the control group); for example, among other crops tracked, the rye grass yield rose 100 percent, the potato yield 67 percent and the maize yield 27 to 177 percent.

En los últimos años, Argentina ha sido uno de los países de América Latina donde el cambio climático ha provocado mayor impacto. Este fenómeno genera una mayor cantidad de inundaciones, sequías, olas de calor más prolongadas e intensas, propagación de enfermedades, entre otros, que cuestan al país casi un punto del PBI, según estimaciones del Banco Mundial. Los desafíos del cambio climático y las nuevas herramientas para aumentar la resiliencia ante los eventos extremos fueron los ejes centrales de una capacitación organizada por el Banco Mundial, junto con el Ministerio del Interior, Obras Públicas y Vivienda, el Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable y el Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hablamos con Carole Megevand, líder del programa del Banco Mundial para Desarrollo Sustentable en Argentina, Uruguay y Paraguay, quien compartió su experiencia sobre infraestructura y resiliencia. P: ¿Cuáles son los principales desafíos que enfrentan las ciudades argentinas respecto al cambio climático? CM: Argentina está dentro de las diez economías emergentes que son más vulnerables al cambio climático. A la vez, el país es uno de los más urbanizados del mundo: aproximadamente el 92% de los argentinos viven en ciudades. Es por este motivo que cada vez que un evento climático extremo impacta en las ciudades argentinas, la calidad de vida de alrededor de millones de personas se ve afectada. En particular, el área metropolitana de Buenos Aires ha sido muy afectada por los diferentes eventos climáticos críticos. Allí viven alrededor de 12 millones de personas, situación que la convierte en el mayor mercado consumidor del país, tanto por población como por nivel de ingresos. Las mejoras a los sistemas de drenaje de la Ciudad en las cuencas de los arroyos Cildáñez, Vega y Maldonado, que el Banco Mundial está facilitando con un préstamo de US$200 millones, son un ejemplo de las mejoras que se deben realizar en áreas críticas. Como resultado, 1,7 millones de personas tendrán un mejor acceso a sus lugares de trabajo, escuelas y servicios médicos, sin verse paralizados por las lluvias. Por otra parte, beneficiará a los 1,3 millones de vecinos que habitan el área de las tres cuencas. De esta manera, no solo se beneficia a los vecinos del área metropolitana sino también a la economía de todo el país. Obras en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, dentro del Plan Director de Ordenamiento Hidráulico. P: ¿Cuáles son las regiones de Argentina más impactadas por los fenómenos del cambio climático? CM: Lo que hemos visto en los últimos años es que los eventos climáticos siguen aumentando en intensidad y frecuencia. El incremento del nivel de precipitaciones es una de las principales consecuencias del cambio climático en Argentina.  Históricamente, las regiones del noreste y centro y el área metropolitana de Buenos Aires han sido las más afectadas por las inundaciones. Sin embargo, en los últimos años estos eventos han aumentado en intensidad y han afectado gravemente áreas que tradicionalmente no se incluían como alta exposición en mapas de riesgo. En particular, el nivel medio de las aguas subterráneas de la Pampa argentina ha aumentado más de dos metros en los últimos 20 años. Este cambio limita la capacidad de los suelos a mitigar el aumento de las precipitaciones y a su vez afecta la producción, las exportaciones y el trabajo de toda la región. No se trata exclusivamente de un fenómeno circunscripto a las grandes ciudades del país, sino que es un tema que todos los gobiernos locales tienen que tomar en cuenta para su gestión municipal y su planificación. P: ¿Cuáles son algunos aspectos importantes a considerar para aumentar la resiliencia de las ciudades? CM: Las ciudades tienen una capacidad única para abordar los desafíos del cambio climático global. Las decisiones que los gobiernos locales tomen hoy son críticas y van a impactar en la prosperidad y calidad de vida de sus habitantes en el corto, mediano y largo plazo. Al mismo tiempo, estas disposiciones determinarán el alcance y el impacto del cambio climático, así como la posibilidad de reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. Si no se comprende la urgencia de este desafío, todo el sistema urbano se encuentra en riesgo ante los eventos extremos. La urbanización es un fenómeno que va a seguir fortaleciéndose. Se estima que para 2050 el 95% de los argentinos vivirán en ciudades, por lo que si no se controla el modelo de crecimiento se aumenta la exposición y vulnerabilidad a desastres naturales. Las inversiones en infraestructura, vivienda y transporte requieren de un trabajo integral que pueda recoger, organizar y analizar datos con respecto a los efectos del cambio climático y la vulnerabilidad de las diferentes ciudades. Esta es la única forma de construir un futuro bajo en carbono y resiliente para las ciudades. Vale la pena también pensar en soluciones “naturales” que consideran parques y ecosistemas naturales para reducir los impactos de eventos extremos.  Pensar esas soluciones no solamente permite aumentar la resiliencia de las ciudades al frente del cambio climático, sino que también contribuye a reducir las emisiones de gases a efecto invernadero. P: ¿Cómo pueden los gobiernos locales trabajar de manera eficiente ante el cambio climático? CM: Las ciudades deben desarrollar planes integrales que tomen en cuenta los múltiples desafíos que se les presentan: tanto el cambio climático como la urbanización acelerada, el crecimiento de los asentamientos informales, entre otros. Esta planificación requiere de un desarrollo y financiación de infraestructura crítica que pueda hacer frente a los eventos extremos. El desarrollo de la resiliencia no solo requiere de decisiones por parte de quienes ocupan posiciones de autoridad formal, sino también demanda de una red sólida de relaciones institucionales y sociales que puedan proporcionar seguridad a la población vulnerable. La adaptación al cambio climático en las ciudades necesita de mecanismos de solución de problemas en un marco de colaboración y coordinación entre los diferentes sectores públicos, privados y de la sociedad civil. Por ejemplo, la ciudad de Buenos Aires cuenta con un Equipo Interministerial de diversas áreas de gobierno que llevan adelante acciones de mitigación y adaptación ante el cambio climático. Además, se creó el Foro de Lucha contra el Cambio Climático compuesto por parlamentarios, técnicos y Asociaciones y Organizaciones No Gubernamentales especializadas en la materia. P: ¿Cómo puede una ciudad mejorar la planificación teniendo en cuenta el cambio climático? CM: Es central que estos los gobiernos puedan contar con herramientas que los ayuden a desarrollar una planificación que sea baja en carbono y resiliente al cambio climático. El Banco Mundial diseñó una nueva herramienta que busca asistir a las ciudades en este desafío: “CURB”, Acción Climática para Sostenibilidad Urbana, que ayuda a las autoridades municipales a identificar, priorizar y planificar de manera más fácil iniciativas rentables y eficientes para reducir las emisiones de carbono. De esta manera es posible diseñar e implementar programas de crecimiento sostenible de acuerdo al contexto de cada una de las ciudades. Buenos Aires fue una de las primeras ciudades en el mundo en trabajar con estas nuevas herramientas, diseñando planes de acción para el clima existente en la ciudad y mejorando las simulaciones de escenarios al disponerse de datos de alta calidad. En los últimos meses se capacitó a nuevos especialistas de diferentes ciudades de Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay y Brasil, para que luego puedan evaluar una variedad de inversiones inteligentes en energía, desechos sólidos, transporte y aguas residuales.