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dam-l LS: Economics Internship at WCD
>Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 18:55:32 -0800 (PST)
>From: owner-irn-wcd@netvista.net
>subject: LS: Economics Internship at WCD
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>Dear Colleagues
>
>Below I enclose an announcement for an Internship in Economics with WCD. If
>you could forward it to appropriate candidates/contacts or can post it at
>your organization that would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thank you
>
>Bruce Aylward
>Senior Advisor
>Development Economics and Policy
>World Commission on Dams
>
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>Internship in Economics
>World Commission on Dams
>Cape Town, South Africa
>
>The World Commission on Dams (WCD) announces an internship opportunity for
>young economists with an avid interest in energy and water resources
>management and global public policy. (For details on the WCD, please go to
>the website at http://www.dams.org) The successful candidate will possess
>graduate training in economics, supplemented by work experience in energy,
>water, environmental and/or agricultural economics, particularly with regard
>to project evaluation and benefit/cost valuation techniques.
>
>The principal task for the intern will be conducting a literature review on
>the economic costs and benefits of large dams as an input to the WCD's
>Global Review of Development Effectiveness of Large Dams. The intern will
>also assist in carrying out a methodological survey of appraisals of large
>dam projects (including those financed by the World Bank and other donors)
>and be involved in reviewing and compiling the economic results from the WCD
>Case Studies (7 large dams from around the world). Additional work in the
>area of project finance is likely.
>
>WCD Interns are a diverse and capable group of young professionals hailing
>from Kenya, Canada, Costa Rica, India, Kazakhstan and Vietnam. They support
>the work of the Senior Advisors and Team Leaders in different disciplinary
>and output work areas. The internships are designed to promote the
>development of the interns' skills, whilst giving the interns practical
>exposure to a unique experiment in global policy-making. The work
>environment is fast-paced and stimulating. Applicants must be able to work
>well under pressure and enjoy working as part of a small, close-knit team.
>
>Initially, the contract will be for a 3-month internship (airfares, health
>coverage and a stipend to cover living expenses in Cape Town) with the
>possibility of extension at the end of this time for up to another 6 months.
>Due to the tight schedule under which the Commission operates, the intern
>will need to take up the position by February 1st, 2000.
>
>Interested candidates should email a letter of application, full curriculum
>vitae and names and contact details of three references to Bruce Aylward at
>baylward@dams.org. Receipt of the application will be acknowledged. Only
>those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted from that point
>forward in the selection process.
>
>Additional internships of a similar nature are likely to be offered in the
>near future at WCD. Applicants may check the WCD website for announcement
>of these internships, however, applications submitted for this announcement
>will be screened for the other positions.
>
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Lori Pottinger, Director, Southern Africa Program,
and Editor, World Rivers Review
International Rivers Network
1847 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, California 94703, USA
Tel. (510) 848 1155 Fax (510) 848 1008
http://www.irn.org
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