Deadline: 16-Aug-22
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit proposals for the recruitment of universities and higher education institutions in support of research activities in adaptation to climate change in Haiti.
The National Adaptation Plan (PNA) project is a project of the Haitian Government financed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and implemented by the Ministries of Planning and External Cooperation (MPCE) and of the Environment. (MDE) with the technical support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The NAP aims to contribute to the implementation of the National Policy on Climate Change (PNCC) validated in 2017 and also on the lessons learned from the implementation of the National Adaptation Action Plan (PANA) 2006, revised from 2017 and other related initiatives.
The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) aligns with the country’s overall Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) priorities. It will provide guidance on the governance measures to be implemented based on economic models likely to support this national development. This evolving program particularly aims for consistency between adaptation measures and development planning at national and territorial level.
Objectives
The objective of this call for tenders is to provide assistance to universities and higher education establishments in strengthening their capacities in terms of adaptation to climate change, so that they are stakeholders in adaptation initiatives in the country. In other words, this support should allow the project to contribute to the enhancement of national capacities through a series of research projects related to the various programs of the institutions that will be selected.
Components
The project is structured around three components:
- Component 1: Strengthening of the coordination mechanism for the planning and implementation of multisectoral adaptation at different levels;
- Component 2: Strengthening the evidence base for adaptation planning; compilation of the NAP and integration of adaptation priorities into the SNAT, PSDH and PNGRD;
- Component 3: Establishment of a financing framework for measures to adapt to climate change (CC) in the medium and long term.
Themes
- Modeling of climate trends (Lot 1);
- Agriculture and Agroforestry (Lot 2);
- Surface and underground water resources (Lot 3)
- Coastal areas (Lot 4);
- Watershed Management (Lot 5);
- Climate Change Resilience and Risk and Disaster Management (Lot 6).
Eligibility Criteria
- The mission will be led by one or more university(ies) and/or institution(s) of higher education having within it a Department or Research Unit specializing in Geosciences, Climate Change, Agriculture, Civil Engineering and/ or any related discipline.
- Each bidder must:
- Have experience in the development and implementation of research projects in synergy or in cooperation with national and international institutions;
- Have documented experience in one of the themes listed above;
- Have strong pedagogical skills and experience of interacting with local communities in participatory manner/Consultation-Communication;
- Have conducted at least two similar mandates;
- Experience in data processing and analysis;
- Strong training facilitation skills;
- Have work experience in Haiti on the issue of natural hazards, climate change and land use planning;
- Have sufficient technical means to carry out this study and in particular the delivery of the products within a time frame consistent with the requirements of the project and the needs of local actors from the signing of the contract.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=93540