Deadline: 25-Oct-21
UNDP is calling for proposals for a Study on the Impact of COVID-19 on Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Required Strategy.
The SDGs are a logical follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is based on the belief that a sustainable future for mankind is possible only with a global commitment to the elimination of poverty and deprivation, the fostering of social cohesion and mobility, the reduction of inequalities, the end of all forms of discrimination within and across societies, and the recognition of a moral obligation to preserve the planets, environment and ecosystem in order to ensure the survival and sustenance of our species. The ambition of the SDGs is to leave no one behind globally and in each country, region and community.
The SDGs seek to address not just the manifestations but also the complex and entrenched roots of the economic, social and environmental problems of the contemporary world. SDGs in this sense represent the most ambitious compact ever undertaken among nations and societies. The ambition of the SDGs is to leave no one behind globally and in each country, region and community.
Objectives
The main objective of the assignment is to assess the impact of COVID-19 on achieving SDGs and provide appropriate implementable recommendations with strategy to mitigate the impact and revive the economy so as to achieve the SDGs by 2030. The specific objectives of the assignment are:
- To assess the impact of COVID-19 on all the SDGs.
- To assess the future risks and challenges seen as impacted by COVID-19 pandemic,
- To recommend appropriate short and medium term strategies and policy response to achieve SDGs.
Scope of Work
- Review and take stock of recent experiences of other countries especially South Asian Countries about impact of COVID-19 on their economy and SDGs and policy response/ strategy adopted by their governments to mitigate the impacts.
- Estimate and analyze the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on SDGs (goal – wise) targets in Nepal comparing the non-COVID-19 scenario with after COVID-19 scenario showing possible changes on issues or impacts on the SDG targets.
- Analyze the implications of COVID-19 pandemic on economic growth and overall socio- economic development and suggest short term and medium term appropriate policy response and strategy to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic impact and revival the economy in the short term so as to achieve the SDGs on stipulated time.
- Suggest suitable ways/methods to ensure that the COVID-19 pandemic situation and ex- ante impact assessment inform Nepal for better preparation for the achievement of SDGs by 2030.
- Identify and specify the role that the government and other non-state actors should play in the COVID-19 pandemic situation and for SDGs implementation and achievements.
- Consultations with relevant government/non-government stakeholders on the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on SDGs and its targets and remedies for mitigating the impacts.
- Make recommendations on government’s institutional arrangements for adopting effective development interventions for SDGs achievements.
- On the basis of the analyses and other considerations, suggest short term and medium term strategies and policy responses for Nepal regarding SDGs implementation so as to achieve SDGs in stipulated time frame.
Competencies
- At least operation for 5 years in undertaking integrated social, economic and environmental policy research particularly on sustainable development issues,
- Proven record of undertaking at least 3 similar assignments in areas of integrated research, policy analysis, baseline assessment in sustainable development, natural resources management, climate change or relevant issues,
- Demonstrated analytic capacity and demonstrated ability to process, analyse and synthesise complex, technical information to produce high quality reports,
- Working experience with and in partnership with government line agencies in the field of local planning, decentralization and local development,
- Demonstrate published knowledge products relevant to scope of the assignment.
Criteria
- Technical Proposal (70%) – 700 points
- Expertise of the Firm – 175 points
- Proposed Workplan and Approach – 280 points
- Personnel – 245 points
- Financial Proposal (30%) – 300 points
- To be computed as a ratio of the Proposal’s offer to the lowest price among the proposals received by UNDP.
For more information, visit https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=84292