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“Innovative Solutions for Cities” e-Institute’s Cross-Cutting Curriculum
 
Cities are increasingly becoming recognized as the focus of economic and social development. In response, the World Bank Institute is launching  “Innovative Solutions for Cities,” a set of e-learning courses that helps local government officials navigate through the various facets of urban management.

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Tecnológico de Monterrey and e-Institute Collaboration: An Interview
 
For twenty-three years the Virtual University of Monterrey Tech has played an integral part in capacity building throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Dean of Social Development, Laura Ruiz Perez, speaks about the collaboration between Monterrey Tech and the World Bank Institute.

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World Bank launches e-Institute
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Sanjay Pradhan, Vice President of the World Bank Institute, shares his insights on how the e-Institute initiative can turn ideas into action, enhance collaboration with regional and national centers of excellence, and enrich the global Knowledge Bank.

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Complementing Structured Learning with e-Communities: An Interview with Nancy White
 
E-Communities complement structured learning by providing practitioners a platform to share common concerns, and exhange ideas, challenges and solutions on topics like urban management or climate change.

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UPCOMING COURSES

Public Safety and Resiliency, Public Safety and Resiliency
Safe and Resilient Cities
The course will expose city officials and practitioners to cutting edge tools on vulnerability assessment, policy and programs stock tacking and gaps analysis, and finance access. The discussion will also focus on decision making under uncertainty to identifying options and establishing priorities to make the city more resilient to climate change impacts and natural disasters.
June 04, 2012 - June 29, 2012
Efficient and Inclusive Service Delivery
Designing and Implementing Successful Water Supply and Sanitation Utility Reform
To help support reform in the water and sanitation sector, the World Bank Institute has developed this course to provide government officials, senior managers of utilities, and technical staff with the knowledge, skills, and tools for initiating and sustaining reform. The course consists of lessons, case studies, and exercises supports stakeholders to reform water utility programs.
June 15, 2012 - July 28, 2012
Essentials of Climate Change
Energy Sector Strategies to Support Green Growth
This course covers essential aspects of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policies and how they can contribute to Green Growth Strategies. 
June 15, 2012 - June 26, 2012
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NEWS / ANNOUNCEMENTS

5th Global Housing Finance Conference
Washington, DC
May 30-31, 2012
Rio +20: United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 4-6, 2012
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Development Impact

Join the discussion and learn about the latest research aon impact evaluation.

 

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TOOLKIT
Climate Finance and the World Bank: The Facts
Learn how the World Bank is helping—through its own work, and in conjunction with partners.


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LEARNING NOTES
Governance Reform is about Change, Change is about People
Learning material for reform teams facing difficult challenges in building political will, securing organizational will or mobilizing public will, to achieve development goals.

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TOOLKIT
Jobs Knowledge Platform

A network of partners, including academia, think-tanks and the private sector, to work jointly on jobs-related activities and innovations.
 

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LEARNING NOTES
Convenient Solutions to an Inconvenient Truth

This book offers a compelling argument for including ecosystem-based approaches to mitigation and adaptation as an essential pillar in national strategies to address climate change.

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