Deadline: 8-Sep-23
UN Women has announced a call for proposals with an aim to identify indigenous women’s knowledge and practices that contribute to climate adaptation, mitigation barriers and address climate security.
Objective
- Strengthen the evidence and knowledge base indigenous women’s knowledge systems and practices contributing to climate adaptation.
Funding Information
- The budget range for this proposal is USD 45,000.
Time Frame
- October 15, 2023 to February 15, 2024.
Scope of Activities
- The Research Agency will be responsible for conducting the research and achieve the objectives outlined above. To achieve this, the consultant will undertake the following tasks:
- Objective 1: To conduct a study exploring, investigating, identifying and analysing indigenous women’s knowledge and practices that contribute to climate adaptation, mitigation barriers and address climate security
- Develop a detailed workplan and timeline for the implementation of the study.
- The research team will develop detailed work plan and timeline for the implementation and completion of the study.
- The work plan and the timeline will be presented to the UN Women team, including rounds of revisions.
- Design and develop methodological tools and frameworks for the study.
- The research team will design and develop methodological tools and framework for the study.
- Methodological tools and frameworks and present to UN Women team
- Survey and review the literature on to indigenous women’s knowledge and practices that contribute to climate adaptation, mitigation barriers and address climate security.
- Conduct desk review of existing and recorded indigenous women’s knowledge and practices that contribute to climate adaptation, mitigation barriers, and address climate security in Nepal.
- Draft a report of the literature review and send to UN Women report and make a presentation. The report should map the recorded/published knowledge and practices based on type of adaptation, sector, region and community.
- Select study sites.
- Site selection will be done in close coordination with UN Women Nepal Country Office in UN Women project locations (at least covering hill, Tarai and Mountain region in Sudurpacchim Province, Province-2, Karnali Province)
- While selecting the sites, special attention should be paid to the vulnerable indigenous communities living in specific regions like buffer zone or proximity to the protected areas, remote mountainous areas, flood prone areas, forest areas, areas deprived of mega-development projects and having limited livelihood options.
- Primary field research in selected sites to explore, analyse and identify indigenous women’s knowledge and practices being applied by indigenous communities in these sites that contribute to climate adaptation, mitigation barriers and address climate security.
- The research team will visit the selected sites for collecting primary data, following the methodological tools and framework developed.
- Organize a one-day workshop on in each of the study areas at the end of the field work and analysis to present the findings for verification and feedback from the community.
- Develop a detailed workplan and timeline for the implementation of the study.
- Objective 2: Strengthen and disseminate the evidence and knowledge base indigenous knowledge systems and practices contributing to climate adaptation
- Document the findings of the study in a report. The report will:
- list and identify indigenous women’s knowledge and practices that are published and those that are being practiced in the study areas that contribute to climate adaptation, mitigation barriers and address climate security
- map such knowledge and practices on the basis of typology, sector, indigenous community and region/location
- Identify and recommend ways, particularly in terms of policy and institutional frameworks that are necessary, to scale-up and scale-out these knowledge and practices in the different sectors and levels or regions of the country
- Organise a two- day validation meeting with stakeholders to present a. findings of the study for feedback from experts to strengthen and refine the report and b. finding of the study for feedback from indigenous networks/groups and their agencies.
- Develop a policy brief based on the final report.
- Organise a one-day dissemination workshop to launch and circulate the report and policy brief
- Document the findings of the study in a report. The report will:
- Objective 1: To conduct a study exploring, investigating, identifying and analysing indigenous women’s knowledge and practices that contribute to climate adaptation, mitigation barriers and address climate security
Expected Results
- It is expected that the findings of the study will:
- Strengthen the evidence and knowledge base indigenous women’s knowledge systems and practices – including livelihood practices contributing to climate adaptation.
- Provide diversity and wider range of climate adaptation options that are nature based. These could then be selectively included in the climate adaption efforts of the government at the various levels.
- Additionally, it would also contribute to empowerment of the marginalised indigenous communities and act as a pathway to social cohesion and inclusion in the country.
Geographical Coverage
- The study areas should represent/cover areas that the vulnerable and marginalised indigenous communities live particularly keeping in mind those indigenous communities living in specific regions like buffer zone or proximity to the protected areas, remote mountainous areas, flood prone areas, forest areas, areas deprived of mega-development projects and having limited livelihood options.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proven technical competencies in the application of human rights-based and intersectional feminist approaches to advance gender equality and for ensuring the voices and needs of women and excluded groups as rights holders.
- Strong expertise in conceptual understanding and knowledge of climate change, and its impacts, and climate related polices and actions in Nepal.
- Strong understanding and knowledge of social context and dynamics in Nepal.
- Demonstrable commitment and experiences to working with women and marginalized ethnic and indigenous communities.
- Demonstrable social and gender diversity in the team and in the organization/institution.
- Competence in analytical assessment of data/issues in relevant areas in social sciences and ability in handling primary and secondary sources, methodological tools and problems in Social Science.
- Proven record of field-based research on social issues, climate change impacts and adaptation in Nepal with publications on these.
- Record of publications on social issues, climate change, DRR, climate security and related topics.
- Established networks and good working relations with government agencies, community-based organizations, indigenous groups/networks and civil society organizations.
- Knowledge and experience working on/conducting research on indigenous communities and knowledge is highly desirable.
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