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 Grant Competition for Climate Adaptation: Apply Now! Deadline: May 18, 2009 The 2009 Development Marketplace (DM) grant competition is seeking innovative solutions to addressing Climate Adaptation in three sub-themes. The call for proposals is open through May 18, 2009. Winning projects will receive a grant for up to US$ 200,000 for implementation over two years. www.DevelopmentMarketplace.org  Anti-Corruption: Competition Open for Practitioners, Students and Young Professionals
Deadline: April 30, 2009 Students, young professionals, and practitioners are invited to participate in two competitions on fighting corruption in the private sector through collective action, launched by the World Bank Institute (WBI). Main prizes cover participation and travel expenses to WBI's Executive Development Program on "Fighting Corruption through Collective Action in Today’s Competitive Marketplaces" to be held in Washington D.C., June 8 to 11, 2009. Winners will also be given the opportunity to present their work at this program and will have their case studies published on the World Bank Institute’s Fighting Corruption web portal. For questions about the competiton, please contact: acedp@worldbank.org www.FightingCorruption.org Â
 Peace Through Commerce - Free e-Conference March 23 - May 22, 2009 (ongoing) Business can help foster sustainable peace.
This free eConference explores the contribution that responsible business and economic development can make toward building peace. Watch the video presentations and join the worldwide discussion with international experts!
www.Peace.BusinessFightsPoverty.org  Jobs for a Globalizing World: Labor Market Policy Core Course March 30 - April 10, 2009 Jobs for a Globalizing World: Labor Market Policy is a two-week course on how employment is being transformed in today's rapidly changing, globalizing environment. The course identifies key labor market challenges within the context of overall poverty reduction and other economic and social development goals, and explores what policy makers and others can do about them. It builds on the latest research findings by the World Bank and other academic and research institutions, as well as on practical lessons learned from country experiences. The content of the course will focus especially on developing and transition countries. The course will feature parallel sessions, focusing separately on labor issues in low-income and middle-income countries. This structure will allow a more in-depth exploration of the policy options for each setting. Participants will also have the opportunity to present and discuss challenging labor market issues in their own country, and work toward solutions with other participants and experts. More information: http://go.worldbank.org/Q6QX3AUU40  Fighting Corruption through Collective Action in Today’s Competitive Marketplaces Executive Development Program June 8-11, 2009 Washington, DC, USA Businesses using collective action have competed successfully - without paying bribes - in sectors and locations at high-risk for corruption. This program features successful collective action examples and offers practical guidance for both corporate decision makers doing business in these high risk situations, and government officials responsible for policy and management of effective and corruption-free government finance. For more about the program, please contact: acedp@worldbank.org www.worldbank.org/wbi/edp  Visit our website to see new feature articles on a range of WBI activities and programs, including:
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