Deadline: 13 December 2016
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is seeking proposals to conduct climate change vulnerability and disaster risk assessment of fragile mountain ecosystems and appraising the cost of adaptation and mitigation solutions to address climate risks under “Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme in Nepal (GCF-RP)”.
The Green Climate Fund, a multilateral fund under the United Nations framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) aims to support a paradigm shift to low-emission generate transformational impact.
Program Components
Three major components of this readiness project are:
- Core institutional capacity-building of the National Designated Authority (NDA) and National Implementing Entity (NIE)
- Preparation of investment framework for adaption and mitigation options
- Develop a project pipeline (bankable projects and programmes)
Program Scopes
The selected firm will undertake task under the following scope of the work to deliver outputs of the assignment:
- Identification of Fragile Mountain Ecosystem Site in Nepal
- Develop criteria based on the review of existing information.
- Identify prioritized hotspots of vulnerability in fragile mountain ecosystem.
- Vulnerability and Disaster Risk Assessment Methodology designed
- Review of national and international tools designed and developed including use of EbA vulnerability Assessment tool.
- Contextualize tools relevant for mountain ecosystem assessment and design vulnerability and disaster risk assessment tools.
- Comprehensive climate vulnerability, disaster risk and adaptation assessment
- Apply tool to assess the vulnerability of the selected mountain ecosystems.
- Validation of assessment through participatory and consultative process (with affected population, local authorities, etc.).
- Environment and Social safeguard assessment
- Carry out assessment of environment and social safeguard or any other social considerations relevant for mountain ecosystem for identified adaption and /or mitigation options.
- Gender Assessment
- Carry out gender assessment to map vulnerability of women and marginalized groups.
- Prioritize adaption and/or mitigation measures that address vulnerability of women and marginalized groups.
- Cost-benefit analysis (CBA)
- Appraise and prioritize adaption/mitigation options applying the benefit cost analysis of such options.
- Investment and logic framework incorporating the theory of change
- Develop practical investment framework taking into account GCF investment criteria and logic frameworks for the identified adaption/mitigation measures, including the identification of potential Public-Private partnership options.
- Train national and sub-national actors
- Develop training module and content based on learnings from the above exercise.
- Carry out training to government, community-based organizations, NGOs or potential National Implementing Entities (NIE) on the technical and economic appraisal of adaption/mitigation options in selected sites.
Eligibility Criteria
- National and international firms/companies are eligible to apply.
- Excellent oral and written skills in English and Nepali with exceptional writing, communication and presentation skills.
- The duration of the contract is for the period of 90 days.
How to Apply
Proposals must be submitted via postal mail at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Nepal
For more information, please visit UNDP/NEPAL.