Deadline: 17-Oct-2025
The World Wide Fund for Nature has announced a call for a qualified Nepal-based organization to conduct a comprehensive sector-specific capacity assessment of Nepal’s greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory system under the Capacity-Building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT) Project.
This initiative supports the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) of the Paris Agreement and will examine the Energy, Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU), Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU), and Waste sectors. The assessment is aimed at identifying current capacities, existing gaps, and opportunities to strengthen Nepal’s data systems and institutional frameworks for GHG inventory management.
Nepal ratified the Paris Agreement in 2016 and has since committed to regularly preparing and communicating its national GHG inventory, climate change impacts, mitigation and adaptation actions, and support needs to the UNFCCC. This assessment plays a crucial role in improving the country’s ability to meet these reporting obligations. The assignment will focus on evaluating institutional, technical, and human resource capacities; identifying barriers in data collection, reporting, and quality control; and mapping current coordination mechanisms across sectors.
The scope of the assignment includes reviewing existing GHG inventory practices in all four emission sectors, assessing institutional arrangements and technical expertise, and identifying inconsistencies with IPCC guidelines and ETF requirements. It will also involve highlighting major barriers in data availability, methodological applications, and coordination among stakeholders. Based on these findings, the consultant will propose sector-specific priorities and actionable recommendations to enhance accuracy, transparency, consistency, comparability, and completeness of GHG data.
The consultancy team must comprise a multidisciplinary group of experts, including a Team Leader with over seven years of experience in GHG inventory systems and IPCC guidelines, sectoral experts in Energy, AFOLU, IPPU, and Waste with at least five years of relevant experience, and a Data/Institutional Analyst skilled in capacity assessment and stakeholder engagement. Together, the team will provide critical insights and strategies to strengthen Nepal’s institutional and technical frameworks for long-term, sustainable improvements in GHG inventory preparation and reporting.
For more information, visit WWF.