UN-Habitat Call for Proposals: Healthy Oceans and Clean Cities Initiative

Deadline: 22 May 2020

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) is launching a call for proposals (CFP) for a technical partner to support the implementation of an ambitious one-year project focused around 6 cities in the Philippines towards reducing their Marine Plastic Litter (MPL), the Healthy Oceans Clean Cities Initiative (HOCCI).

Research organizations and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) with significant expertise in the fields of Solid Waste Management (SWM), MPL and stakeholder engagement are encouraged to submit proposals which contribute to the capacities of local governments and communities in the Philippines to effectively reduce marine plastic pollution through strengthened institutional capacity, piloting improved waste management systems, and developing an educational campaign to embed a 3R approach.

By targeting six different cities in the Philippines, this project seeks to enable local governments and communities in the Philippines to reduce marine plastic pollution. This will be achieved through 3 interlinked components:

Strengthening the engagement of local and national stakeholders through a working group and localisation mechanism for the governments new National Plan of Action on Marine Litter (NPAOML);
Enhancing data collection systems, generating action plans and piloting more effective waste collection and disposal systems in the six cities, and;
Developing training and campaign materials and tools with an emphasis on women and youth to enable plastic waste reduction and behavioural change.

Main Activities and Outputs

Act as the lead implementing partner in the following activities:

Production of a background document/report providing an overview of current national level responsibilities, jurisdiction, gaps, challenges, opportunities and commitments;
Organization of an inception workshop with key high-level stakeholders from the Philippine government, private sector, NGOs and other UN agencies;
Development of three sets of policy papers, in consultation with UN-Habitat and the Project Management Committee (PMC), that operationalize the national level policy and provide input into action design at the local level;
A review of existing SWM ordinances, plans, and actions in the 6 cities;
Organization of city- and community-level stakeholder workshops to validate baseline information, develop action plans, and prioritize interventions that will be subsequently piloted within selected communities to reduce plastic waste;
Development of a community-based education programme and materials based on the 3R’s in coordination with the Local Government Units (LGUs);
Engagement of the private sector at the city-level with strategy workshops.

Provide a supporting role in the following activities:

Participation in PMC and Expert Group Meetings (EGM);
Utilisation of existing SWM committees and stakeholder groups to institutionalise policy at the local level;
Organization of a closing workshop to disseminate lessons learned from the project;
Assessment of existing data systems for SWM and plastic litter leakage;
Implementation and documentation of waste management pilots in the 6 cities based on those interventions identified in the action plans;
Development of campaign tools to raise public awareness on marine litter and the establishment of waste reduction and removal platforms in collaboration with CSOs and private sector with an emphasis on youth, schools, informal waste sector, and communities with particular waste challenges.

Throughout the implementing partner will be expected to work closely with the UN-Habitat country team in the Philippines, other UN agencies (UNEP, ESCAP etc.), city partners and the relevant government ministries and departments (NSWMC, DENR, DILG, LCP etc.).

Eligibility Criteria

Certificate of registration/incorporation i.e.,
Proof of registration in Country of Origin.
Proof of registration of Country of operation
Proof of country operational presence
Clear organization profile and structure of the organization indicating:
- Organization’s vision, mission and objectives
- Management structure
- Members of the Governing Board and their Designations duly certified by the Corporate Secretary, or its equivalent document
- Proof of membership to professional associations if any.
Audited company financial statements (balance sheet and income statement) and auditors report for the last two years
Is the organization willing and able to have a separate bank account for the funds provided by UN-Habitat?