World Bank Senior Environmental Economist

The Position:
In order to accelerate the achievement of the existing programs, the World Bank is seeking to recruit a Senior Environmental Economist to be based in Washington DC.

The work program for this position will focus on managing an analytical work program (studies) related to natural capital accounting, measurement and valuation of ecosystem services, and economics of environment, natural resources and sustainability, particularly with respect to the Global Program on Sustainability (GPS).

MISSION OF THE FORD FOUNDATION

The Ford Foundation is an independent, nonprofit grant-making organization. For more than 80 years it has worked with visionary leaders on the frontlines of social change worldwide, guided by its mission to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty, social inequality and injustice, promote international cooperation, and advance human achievement. With headquarters in New York, the foundation has ten regional offices in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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