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Organization: Plan
Country: Guatemala
Closing date: 30 Jul 2017

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.

Plan International is changing. We are responding to shifts in international development and humanitarian response to ensure we make a stand for all children’s rights, through a focus on girls and other disadvantaged children. As Plan International embarks on this ambitious and exciting process across our 70+ offices worldwide, we are trying to strengthen our leadership in the organization.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And its girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.

We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The Opportunity

Operating in Guatemala since 1978 Plan is one of the most respect child centered international NGOs in the country.

To consolidate Plan’s presence in Guatemala, there is a need for a Country Director with a strong business development background. You will be responsible for growing and managing a grants portfolio and ensuring that readiness to emergencies is built into all programme planning.

This is an exciting executive leadership role with opportunities to build and grow the new country program in Guatemala.

As Country Director you will be Plan’s legal representative in Guatemala, accountable for operations and results in an evolving political, economic, institutional and legal/labour environment.

As a member of the Regional Management Team, you will lead a Country Management Team and provide strategic leadership to Plan Guatemala staff, ensuring alignment with corporate values and practices.

Do you have what it takes?

If you are a Senior Professional with experience in leading organisations in the development sector with strong leadership to implement strategic changes, and ready to accept the challenge to guide the organization to generate a real and positive impact in the quality of life of Children, Families and Communities in Guatemala, this role is for you.

To succeed in this challenging and varied role you must display proven senior management experience as well as experience of delivering programme strategy within a humanitarian and/or development context.

You will have knowledge of the requirements of donor compliance and financial management and possess proven skills in the development and management of effective and motivated teams, including distance management. You will be a highly effective communicator who is able to think strategically and balance future vision with practical delivery.

Excellent English and Spanish, both written and verbal and ability to travel to remote areas are essential.

Knowledge of Guatemala; the geopolitical factors affecting child-poverty in the country and the political, social and environmental opportunities for change is an advantage.

Behaviours (Plan International’s Values in Practice)

We are open and accountable

Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.

Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.

Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.

Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.

Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people.

We strive for lasting impact

Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.

Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.

Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.

Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.

Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.

Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.

Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.

Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.

Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.

Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

Type of Role: 5 year fixed term contract

Location: Guatemala Country Office with travel

Salary: Circa $80,000 per annum plus benefits

Reports to: Director of Sub Region – Central America

Closing Date: 30^th July 2017

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Child Protection Policy.

As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.

How to apply:

https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=21521&company=PlanInt&username=

Organization: International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Country: Colombia
Closing date: 11 Aug 2017

HarvestPlus is an interdisciplinary, global alliance of more than 200 scientific and implementation partners in over 40 countries that seeks to reduce hidden hunger and provide micronutrients to billions of people directly through the staple foods that they eat. We use a novel process called biofortification, based on conventional plant breeding, to achieve higher levels of micronutrients in high-yielding, high-profit varieties of key staple foods. HarvestPlus is a joint venture between two CGIAR Centers, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) based in Cali, Colombia and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) based in Washington, D.C. Both Institutions are committed to reduce hunger and poverty around the world through their research activities.

HarvestPlus and CIAT are seeking applications for a Food Science and Nutrition Researcher. He/she will lead the nutrition research related to biofortification and manage the nutrition quality laboratory based at CIAT. The position will be based at CIAT Head Quarters in Cali, Colombia.

Responsibilities:

· Manage the NQL lab, develop new methods and keep current methods up to standards, assure quality assurance, contribute scientifically to the work, discuss opportunities for analysis with the breeders, oversee analyses and report of samples from the breeders, conduct retention studies, attend to visitors and train other labs on similar methods.

· Nutrition related activities:

o Develop and conduct acceptability studies with biofortified crops

o Provide nutrition input to other areas of HarvestPlus in Latin America (communication, marketing, impact)

o Supervise the development of technical information of all biofortified released crops in LAC

o Provide leadership to the integration of biofortification into national food and nutrition security plans, policies, projects and programs in LAC

· Food Science activities:

o Develop and conduct retention studies with biofortified crops

o Development of new recipes with biofortified crops

o Development of process and products having biofortified crops as ingredients

· Administration and management activities:

o Interface between CIAT and HarvestPlus in Food Science (read and contribute to proposals, books, papers)

o Translate scientific evidence into understandable language for HarvestPlus staff and CIAT breeders in Latin America

Requirements:

· PhD or Master’s degree in Food Science & Technology or Nutrition with core competencies in applied Food Science & Technology

· PhD (2 years) or MS with 5+ yrs. of experience in related positions

· Experience in applied food science applying and incorporating food chemistry/biochemistry and analysis, food safety and microbiology, sensory and consumer science, food engineering and processing within a food systems and value chains framework in practical, real-world situations and problems.

· Experience in food chemistry and analysis, including laboratory management. The candidate shall demonstrate understanding of the chemistry and biochemistry underlying the properties of various food components; have sufficient knowledge of food chemistry to control reactions in foods; understand the major chemical reactions that limit shelf life of food crops and their products; understand and supervise the correct utilization of the laboratory techniques common to basic and applied food chemistry and of the principles behind analytical techniques associated with food.

· Understanding of the basic principles of human nutrition with particular emphasis in vitamins and minerals which are enabling for the characterization, preparation, processing or labelling of foods to meet the nutritional requirements for normal development and good health; and familiarity with the food sources of nutrients and other major dietary components, including toxins and anti-nutrients, as well as understanding of the methods for acquiring and interpreting information about diet and about the interactions between diet, health and disease.

· Experience in the application of sound nutrition and nutritional epidemiology principles to assess nutritional status, design and properly implement vitamin and mineral retention studies and bioavailability trials, and to assess and apply the results of randomized controlled efficacy and effectiveness trials.

Role Competencies:

· Demonstrable experience in the preparation of expert advice and communication of key information to public and private and civil society partners to help formulate nutrition and food policy and assist in planning nutrition programs.

· Fluency in both English and Spanish and demonstrated use of oral and written communication skills that demonstrate the clear formulation of ideas and opinions in nutrition and/or food sciences in ways appropriate to the needs of specialist and public target audiences (i.e. writing technical reports, letters, memos, and making formal and informal presentations).

· Experience in project management skills for success: Working effectively with others – Developing others – Provide leadership in a variety of situations – Deal with individual and/or group conflict mediation/resolution – Manage time effectively – Impact and influence – Scientific recognition – Partnerships or collaborative associations – Project mobilization

Terms of employment

This internationally recruited position and will be based at CIAT headquarters in Cali, Colombia, and report to the Senior Scientist of the Program. The initial contract will be for up to two (2) years, subject to a probation period of three (3) months, and is renewable depending on performance and availability of resources.

CIAT offers a multicultural, collegial research environment with competitive salary and excellent benefits. CIAT is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality.

How to apply:

Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. All correspondence should be addressed to the CIAT Human Resources Office to Andrea Linares (z.a.linares@cgiar.org ) and should clearly indicate “Food Science and Nutrition Researcher”.

Organization: Acción contra el Hambre España
Country: Spain
Closing date: 04 Aug 2017

Acción contra el Hambre es una organización internacional no gubernamental, privada, apolítica, aconfesional y no lucrativa, creada en 1979 para intervenir en todo el mundo. Su vocación es luchar contra el hambre, la miseria y las situaciones de peligro que amenazan a hombres, mujeres y niños indefensos. Actualmente 500 cooperantes y 5.000 trabajadores locales trabajan en la Red Internacional Acción contra el Hambre en más de cuarenta países en torno a cuatro ejes de intervención: nutrición, salud, seguridad alimentaria y agua y saneamiento.

OBJETIVO GENERAL

Colaborar en la puesta en marcha de la estrategia, la ejecución y desarrollo del área de Acción Social en España de ACF, a través fundamentalmente del proyecto MARES DE MADRID: RESILIENT URBAN ECOSYSTEMS FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY

OBJETIVOS ESPECÍFICOS DEL PUESTO

Implementar la difusión, puesta en marcha, ejecución y seguimiento de los programas de emprendimiento

· Realizar sesiones individuales y grupales de asesoramiento según la metodología establecida para el proyecto Mares de iniciativas y empresas de economía social

· Realizar sesiones individuales y grupales de asesoramiento e impartir formaciones según la metodología establecida: evaluación del perfil emprendedor y desarrollo de competencias técnicas y emprendedoras

· Planificar el programa formativo, definición de talleres grupales y calendarización

Elaborar los informes de justificación de los programas correspondientes según las normas del donante.

Contribuir al desarrollo e innovación de la metodología de los programas de emprendimiento.

· Apoyar en la elaboración de materiales y herramientas metodológicas para el programa.

· Contribuir a la generación de ideas innovadoras y nuevas oportunidades para el desarrollo del programa

Apoyar en la redacción de propuestas para la obtención de líneas de financiación pública o privada para el Programa de Emprendimiento de Acción contra el Hambre

Involucrarse en los procesos de coordinación internos y externos de la Oficina de Acción Social de Madrid y Castilla la Mancha..

· Coordinación directa y continua con el Ayuntamiento de Madrid y resto de entidades socias del proyecto

· Coordinación directa y continua con la/el Gestor/a de Acción Social en la Oficina y colaboración continua con el equipo de la Oficina

· Coordinación directa y continua con la gestora de emprendimiento de sede y colaboración continúa con el equipo de emprendimiento

PERFIL DEL CANDIDATO

· Licenciatura o Graduado en empresariales, económicas, administración de empresas – ADE, derecho, psicología, ciencias sociales, ingeniería, etc

· Conocimiento y experiencia en:

-Asesoramiento a personas emprendedoras

-Conocimiento legal y financiero de empresas cooperativas, Sociedades Laborales y centros especiales de Empleo

-Elaboración de planes de negocio, análisis económico-financieros de proyectos y gestión económica de negocios.

-Evaluación y desarrollo de competencias emprendedoras

-Conocimiento del ecosistema y las particularidades de empresas de Economía Social

-Formulación y gestión del ciclo de proyectos

-Dinamización de comunidades de personas

· Experiencia previa de 3-4 años en departamentos de emprendimiento de entidades no lucrativas.

· Dominio de Castellano, nivel alto de inglés.

· Se valorará conocimientos en Redes Sociales: Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, aplicaciones de ofimática (procesador de textos, hoja de cálculo) y Skype

SE OFRECE

· Integración en una organización dinámica, de reconocido prestigio profesional con proyección internacional.

· Contrato por Interinidad

· Remuneración: entre 21.500 € y 24.500 € brutos anuales.

· 25 días laborables de vacaciones anuales (proporcional al tiempo trabajado).

· Tickets restaurante. gina

How to apply:

Sólo se consideraran las candidaturas recibidas a través de nuestro servicio on-line. Por favor haz click en el link siguiente para acceder al servicio

https://employ.acf-e.org/

Nota.- Dada la urgencia en este puesto, la vacante puede cerrarse antes de la fecha prevista. Para más información sobre este puesto, consulte nuestra página Web www.accioncontraelhambre.org en caso de no encontrarla aquí publicada se entiende que el proceso de selección ha sido cerrado.

Organization: Acción contra el Hambre España
Country: Spain
Closing date: 04 Aug 2017

Acción contra el Hambre es una organización internacional no gubernamental, privada, apolítica, aconfesional y no lucrativa, creada en 1979 para intervenir en todo el mundo. Su vocación es luchar contra el hambre, la miseria y las situaciones de peligro que amenazan a hombres, mujeres y niños indefensos. Actualmente 500 cooperantes y 5.000 trabajadores locales trabajan en la Red Internacional Acción contra el Hambre en más de cuarenta países en torno a cuatro ejes de intervención: nutrición, salud, seguridad alimentaria y agua y saneamiento.

OBJETIVO GENERAL

Colaborar en el desarrollo de la estrategia del área de Acción Social en España de ACF dirigida al Fomento y Apoyo al Emprendimiento inclusivo de personas en situación o riesgo de exclusión y, de manera concreta, desarrollando el Proyecto “Vives Emplea: Metodología de Equipos de Inclusión” en Illescas.

OBJETIVOS ESPECÍFICOS DEL PUESTO

Desarrollar el proyecto “Vives Emplea” destinado a personas perceptoras de Renta Mínima, según la formulación prevista y conseguir los objetivos establecidos.

· Desarrollar las actividades del proyecto según la planificación y en coordinación directa con los servicios sociales de los ayuntamientos

· Gestionar los proveedores necesarios para el desarrollo de las acciones de formación en nuevas tecnologías

Realizar los sistemas de gestión, reporte y justificación necesarios para el desarrollo del proyecto

· Responsabilizarse de la gestión del proyecto según las indicaciones del donante y de la entidad

· Participar activamente en el seguimiento y mejora continua del proyecto recogiendo y aplicando buenas prácticas

Fortalecer y consolidar las relaciones institucionales con la entidad colaboradora y el donante.

· Coordinación directa y constante con la persona referente del programa y los diferentes ayuntamientos

· Asistencia en caso requerido a espacios de coordinación, foros o espacios de representatividad

Formarse en la metodología concreta de trabajo y aplicarla de forma correcta al desarrollo del proyecto, así como coordinarse con el equipo del programa a nivel nacional.

PERFIL DEL CANDIDATO

· Formación Universitaria en Ciencias Sociales: Psicología, Pedagogía, Educación Social, Ciencias del Trabajo, Relaciones Laborales, ADE, Trabajo Social, Sociología y similares.

· Formación en gestión de equipos y dinámicas grupales

· Formación en integración social.

· Formación en igualdad de género.

· Experiencia mínima de 2 años gestionando, formando y/o dinamizando equipos, con demostrable experiencia en intermediación con empresas.

· Experiencia mínima de 2 años trabajando en proyectos de inserción socio y/o laboral de personas en situación de exclusión,

· Experiencia de más de 2 años gestionando, formando y/o dinamizando equipos

· Conocimiento del tercer sector en Castilla La Mancha, entidades sociales, redes de trabajo, instituciones públicas y tercer sector en general.

· Se valorará conocimientos de inglés y/o francés

· Se valorará conocimientos en Redes Sociales: Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin

· Aplicaciones de ofimática (procesador de textos, hoja de cálculo)

SE OFRECE

· Integración en una organización dinámica, de reconocido prestigio profesional con proyección internacional.

· Contrato por obra 2 años.

· Remuneración: entre 21.500 € y 24.500 € brutos anuales.

· 25 días laborables de vacaciones anuales (proporcional al tiempo trabajado).

· Tickets restaurante.

How to apply:

Sólo se consideraran las candidaturas recibidas a través de nuestro servicio on-line. Por favor haz click en el link siguiente para acceder al servicio

https://employ.acf-e.org/

Nota.- Dada la urgencia en este puesto, la vacante puede cerrarse antes de la fecha prevista. Para más información sobre este puesto, consulte nuestra página Web www.accioncontraelhambre.org en caso de no encontrarla aquí publicada se entiende que el proceso de selección ha sido cerrado.

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Bien que l’espérance de vie ait augmenté entre 1990 et 2015, Haïti reste confronté à de nombreux défis pour le système de santé. L’accès aux soins de santé primaires et préventifs demeure faible, en particulier parmi les plus démunis. La mortalité infantile et maternelle est encore 3 à 5 fois supérieure à la moyenne régionale, et seulement 68 pour cent des enfants de moins de 24 mois ont reçu les trois vaccins pour prévenir la diphtérie, le tétanos et la coqueluche, comparé à 80 pour cent dans les pays de revenu économique similaire.À 13 $ par habitant par an, les dépenses publiques en santé sont inférieures à la moyenne des pays à faible revenu. Par ailleurs, plus de la moitié de toutes les dépenses de santé sont allouées à des soins curatifs plutôt que préventifs : Haïti possède de nombreux hôpitaux sous-équipés, mais seulement 0,3 dispensaires pour 10 000 personnes. Le rapport propose plusieurs options afin de « mieux dépenser pour mieux soigner » : Une meilleure couverture sanitaire pour les plus démunis va requérir une augmentation des dépenses publiques pour la santé et une meilleure utilisation des ressources existantes. Les soins de santé primaires doivent être priorisés et l’élimination des barrières financières et géographiques permettront d’accroître l’accès à des soins de qualité.Lire le rapport

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Your Excellencies, Prime Minister Mitchell,Heads of Government, CARICOM Secretary-General, CDB President, OECS Director General, and Partners,   ·        It is a privilege for me to join you today to discuss development finance opportunities for Small States and how the blue economy has become the next frontier for economic growth for the Caribbean, as well as other island and coastal countries. ·        To discuss this, I cannot think of a better setting than being in the beautiful spice island of Grenada. With its rich and pristine coastline and colorful reefs, and understanding of climate risks, Grenada is demonstrating its commitment to inclusive growth and enhancing investment in the Blue Economy. ·        Often when we meet to discuss development prospects for Caribbean countries, we devote significant attention to common challenges: small scale, high debt, exposure to external shocks, and dependency on fossil fuels.  ·        Today, I would like to focus more on hope and opportunity. Small economies are more open to trade and foreign investment. While they are highly specialized in their export sectors, they are also more nimble and able to change the structure of their economies and exports over time. ·        In fact, Caribbean countries have been more successful in reinventing themselves than some of the region’s giants. This region managed to find a niche in the highly competitive global industry after it lost its trade preference treatment with Europe in the 1980s. ·        Today, there is an opportunity for CARICOM countries to find new sources of growth by transitioning to a blue economy and to leverage new sources of financing. ·        There are a number of important questions that would be useful to reflect on today, but for this discussion I would like to focus on two: 1.     What is the blue economy and what opportunities it can offer for growth? 2.     How can the World Bank assist the CARICOM countries to leverage new sources of financing in their pursuit of inclusive and sustainable growth? New report: “Toward a Blue Economy: A promise for sustainable growth in the Caribbean” ·        Ocean assets and services are drivers of economic growth: The Caribbean Sea generated US$407 billion in gross revenue in 2012, equivalent to almost 18 percent of Caribbean GDP, including mainland Caribbean coastal countries. This comes from marine tourism, oil and gas, maritime shipping, fishing, etc. ·        Caribbean island and coastal states may be small in terms of population and land area, but large when it comes to marine area.  In fact, they are ‘Great Ocean States’.  For example, St. Lucia’s ocean area is over 7 times greater than its land area and for Grenada over 70 times greater. ·        Ocean Health = Ocean Wealth Harnessing marine resources while preserving the Caribbean Sea’s health, can help countries address key challenges such as high unemployment, low growth, food security, poverty and resilience to climate change. – 1.5 million people rely on fishing for their livelihood and fish for food security; – Reefs such as Belize Barrier Reefs reduce 75% of destructive capabilities from storm surges – Marine Tourism directly and indirectly supports two million direct and indirect jobs and generates over US$ 40 billion annually to Caribbean islands alone. ·        With a growing population, demand for seafood and aquaculture production will increase, shipping traffic and tourism will continue to grow, and new ocean industries will emerge. ·        If we look globally, ocean based industries such as fisheries, tourism, and shipping drive global trade, and annually contribute around 3 percent or $1.5 trillion in value added globally. ·        If “Thinking green” was the focus of the past decade, Small Island Developing States and Coastal Economies are now starting to “think blue”.  ·        This report identifies key priorities to generate blue growth, while ensuring that oceans and marine ecosystems are sustainably managed and used. ·        Already the impacts of overfishing, coastal development, pollution and climate change are being felt by coastal communities around the world: about 75 percent of the region’s coral reefs are considered to be at risk from human activity and 85 percent of wastewater enters the Caribbean Sea untreated. ·        Tourists come to the Caribbean region largely for its beautiful beaches and sea attractions, which puts tremendous pressure on the very coastal ecosystems that drive economies.  ·        A successful transition to a blue economy would mean that countries could better measure the region’s rich marine resources, better manage its ocean space, and ultimately achieve greater growth and prosperity from sound management of the ocean. Three recommendations are: 1) Identify, value and map ocean assets: This will allow countries to better manage their ocean wealth and develop smart policies to promote a healthy, resilient and productive marine environment: marine special plans like OECS countries are planning to do with our support. 2) Regional integration and cooperation is essential to drive economic growth from the Caribbean Sea: This is particularly important as many ocean assets are transboundary in nature (fisheries; shipping; minerals; oil and gas; biodiversity). The Eastern Caribbean Regional Ocean Policy is a good framework that can help countries pool resources and more effectively manage their ocean wealth. 3) Promoting private sector investments in blue economy: This means creating enabling conditions for private investment in ocean industries; building ‘blue green’ infrastructure (e.g. building a port using natural mangrove barriers); and supporting ocean MSMEs to generate ‘blue jobs’. ·        Your Excellencies, in our view, there has never been a better time than now for the coastal and island nations to invest in the transition to a blue economy.  I would like to congratulate many of you for the important steps that you are already taking. This brings me to the second question; how can the WBG leverage new sources of financing in support of growth? ·        In recent years, small states have taken a collective stand in international fora to highlight the development challenges they face and urge more attention to their concerns.   ·        In response, the World Bank Small States initiative, now chaired by Grenada, has developed a roadmap for World Bank Group Engagement with Small States which identifies priorities for engagement including: predictability of affordable financing; access to new and existing climate financing; and capacity building among others. ·        We are working with different partners in the region and across the globe to find ways to make these priorities become concrete actions. ·        For example, together with the Organization of the Eastern Caribbean States Commission, we have secured over $6 million in additional Global Environmental Facility grants to support the implementation of regional activities of the Eastern Caribbean Regional Oceans Policy (ECROP).  A comprehensive marine spatial plan is expected to be prepared and adopted under this program. The Caribbean states also require special financing to help them address common vulnerabilities. This means combining both public and private financing. 1.     In the context of small, open and highly volatile economies, continued efforts on fiscal consolidation and structural reforms are essential to free up greater public financing for growth. A few countries in the region have taken concrete measures that will allow them to save in good times so that they can respond fast when the need arises. Grenada has recently adopted a medium-term fiscal framework anchored on clear spending rules, While Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has established a contingent fund within the state budget that will be used exclusively to respond to disasters. 2.     Leveraging private finance in the face of increasing volatility is indeed challenging. The World Bank Group is addressing this by working on operationalizing a new approach to development financing. ·        We will be devoting more resources to help governments create the right conditions for boosting private investments in transport, connectivity, technology, as well as climate resilience. ·        We are also using concessional finance through the International Development Association (IDA) in innovative ways to mitigate risk, and blend finance to support private sector investment. This includes the new IDA 18 Private sector window, which will leverage $2.5 billion in IDA capital to mobilize at least $6-8 billion in private sector investments in the poorest and most fragile markets over the next three years. ·        In addition, under the three year IDA18 cycle, starting from July 1, US$630 million will be available to six eligible CARICOM countries: Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. This is tripling of resources available under the IDA17 cycle providing a unique opportunity to earmark resources in support of regional and country priorities. ·        For the first time, IDA 18 also provides enhanced crisis response facilities and instruments that will be available to small states: The Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (CAT-DDO) is a contingent financing line that until now was only offered to IBRD countries.  It provides immediate liquidity to countries after a catastrophe. ·        To build resilience, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility is another example of effective and attractive risk pooling mechanism able to mobilize emergency funds within the first two weeks of a disaster. Several countries, including Haiti, are members and have used this Facility. ·        In closing, I would like to reiterate the World Bank Group’s continued and deep commitment to work as your partners in support of country and regional priorities.   ·        At present, committed financing under World Bank assisted ongoing projects amounts to $1.5 billion in the region, out of which almost $1 billion is IDA concessional financing. This is complemented by analytic and knowledge support such as the Blue Economy report I discussed today. ·        Your Excellencies, this is a special time for CARICOM and its member-states to come together and join forces in the pursuit of stable growth, while leading the transition to a blue economy. ·        I look forward to an energizing and engaging discussion. ·        Thank you once again for inviting me to participate in this forum.    Read the report: Towards a Blue Economy

Washington, June 28, 2017- The 2016-2020 Country Partnership Framework (CPF) that establishes the parameters for the World Bank’s collaboration with Bolivia has been in effect since last year. Under this agreement, the World Bank has made up to US$ 2 billion available to the country to finance development projects in different areas. To date, US$ 615 million of these resources have been approved for investment operations in transportation and  rural development. For the period 2017-2019, the World Bank Board of Directors is considering new operations for US$ 525 million in water and sanitation and irrigation, with a focus on risk prevention and resilience to climate change. The CPF was developed at the request of the Government of Bolivia. It is based on the systematic country diagnostic and the comparative advantages of the Bank over other financial institutions. The implementation of the CPF will benefit – directly or indirectly – more than 4.5 million citizens, most of them low-income. “This work framework guides the commitments and actions we are adopting to support the country. We are satisfied with the progress and the dialogue we have with national authorities, with whom we are analyzing the areas where Bank support can have the most impact,” said Nicola Pontara, World Bank Representative in Bolivia. The CPF was developed in accordance with the objectives of the Economic and Social Development Plan of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. The plan seeks to operationalize the Patriotic Agenda 2025 that establishes medium-term objectives to eliminate extreme poverty and translate growth into well-being. The CPF has two main pillars: to promote broad-based and inclusive growth and to support environmental and fiscal sustainability and resilience to climate change and economic shocks.  For more information, see http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/921771468186539912/pdf/100985-REVISED-OUO-9-R2015-0221.pdf.