UN-Habitat Call for Proposals in Somalia

Deadline: 15-Jan-24

The UN-Habitat has launched a call for proposals to conduct a Political Economy Analysis (PEA) of Government and Community Resilience to Climate Change and Inclusion of Vulnerable Communities in the City-Regions of Afgoye, Burco, and Jowhar in Somalia.

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. UN-Habitat supports the urban poor by contributing to the transformation of cities into safer, healthier, greener places with better opportunities where everyone can live with dignity. As part of its mandate, the UN-Habitat implements various normative interventions for sustainable urbanization in Somalia.

However, in the last three decades, Somalia has experienced two main trends; changes in climate evidenced by the adverse changes in weather conditions, and massive displacement of people to urban centers invariably further restraining limited capacities of government and communities. In 2023, an estimated 3.8 million people are affected by internal displacement directly.

Funding Information

• Anticipated start date 1st February 2024
• Estimated duration of project in calendar months: 4 Months

Outcomes

• The Adkaysi project seeks to achieve the following outcomes:
  • Improved capacity of National, Regional, and City Governments to manage adverse effects of climate change induced rapid urbanization.
  • Enhanced community engagement in resilience action planning to secure livelihoods with regards to climate change induced aspects.

Main Activities and Outputs

• The main objective of the Political Economy Analysis is to answer the question: What political economy factors influence policy and institutions for government (Federal, State, local government, and City-Region) and local communities such that on a sustainable basis these institutions and policy benefit the government and local communities? The analysis will focus on
  • Structures – Long-term context-specific issues relevant to resilience and the adverse effects of climate change that are not easily influenced, because of the amount of time needed, or because they are dependent on external (outside of Somalia) factors. These include, but are not limited to economic and social structures, natural resources, demographics, geo-political strategic considerations, climate change, and conflict situation with regards to demographics and clan dynamics.
  • The important stakeholders and how they (can) affect boosting resilience and reduce negative impact of climate change. These would include: roles and mandates of in/formal actors; centrelocal relations; government-community relations; interests and incentives/disincentives available to different stakeholders and these co-create specific policy outcomes that may enhance or hinder the strengthening of government and communities’ resilience to the adverse effects of climate change; the links between interests, incentives, disincentives and the factors that sustain conflict; identify critical stakeholders, their interests, and incentives, how these shape policy and institutional changes for improved resilience of government and communities to the adverse effects of climate change.
  • The role of in/formal economic, political, and social institutions (for instance rule of law, elections, political, cultural, social norms and values and ideas, markets, etc.,) in co-creating social interactions and competition for power and resources.
  • Pathways and localized theories of change towards durable solutions in the context of increased resilience of urban communities and local governments.

Locations

• Town/City: Burco, Afgoye and Jowhar
• Country: Somalia

Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant’s response should provide complete information and documents as outlined below. The proposal failing to fulfill this eligibility criteria will be considered as non-responsive.
  • Legal Status
    • 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.
  • Organization profile and details
    • 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.
  • Financial Capacity
    • Audited company financial statements (balance sheet and income statement) and auditors report for the last two years.
  • Exclusive bank account
    • Is the organization willing and able to have a separate bank account for the funds provided by UN-Habitat?
  • Integrity and Governance
    • The organization should complete and submit a signed Partner Declaration Form
    • Provide the profiles of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Head of the Organization and Chief of Finance.

For more information, visit UN-Habitat.