Deadline: 01-Mar-22
The Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) is seeking applications for the USAID/Burma Agriculture and Food Systems Development Activity.
The purpose of the USAID Agriculture and Food Systems Development Activity (AFDA) is to facilitate the transformation of agriculture and food systems by increasing productivity, inclusiveness, and competitiveness of the agricultural market system in the zone of influence (ZOI) such as Kachin State, Shan State, Mandalay Region, Sagaing Region, and Magway Region.
Objectives
The objectives of the assignment are to conduct climate change risk and vulnerability assessments for AFDA target commodity sectors such as Horticulture crops (onions/shallots and capsicum), Oil Seed crops (sesame), Pulses & Beans (green gram, black gram, chick pea), Maize in AFDA ZOI area and to develop the climate change adaptation options for the market actors.
Specific Tasks
The consultant will perform the following tasks:
- Review the existing vulnerability assessment reports including Myanmar’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
- Conduct the assessment based on climate change vulnerability assessment methodology for AFDA ZOI
- Identify the key climate change issues and challenges of climate affect in Agriculture sector of AFDA ZOI
- Identify key climate change vulnerability indicators for AFDA priority commodities sector for each of AFDA ZOI
- Assess current coping mechanisms and overall adaptive capacity of market actors in the AFDA ZOI and examine the adaptation deficit to current climate variability and change, which lead communities to be vulnerable to climate risk
- Identify suitable and innovative methods and practices to reduce climate-related risks and to adapt to climate change for AFDA priority commodities sector to provide services in AFDA ZOI
- Prepare a vulnerability assessment report including adaption options and presentation that delivers the assessment findings and recommendations.
Outcomes
It has four intended outcomes:
- Increased economic interdependence among market actors of different ethnic backgrounds
- Increased access to agricultural support services Outcome 3: Increased availability of improved inputs
- Smallholder supply-chains expand domestic and international market access
To achieve these outcomes AFDA will identify existing and potential market opportunities, incentivize firms to invest in their operations and supply chains, while pulling smallholder farmers and rural participants, many in ethnically divided areas, into expanded markets. AFDA will facilitate systemic change by using adaptive management and stakeholder-led processes to facilitate improved conditions and incentives for markets to work better for poor and marginalized populations. This will result in a strengthened market linkages and improved service provision, input supply, and post-harvest value addition to meet market demand in a conflict-sensitive manner.
Qualifications
- Experience conducting analysis of vulnerability to climate change in Agricultural for NGOs, consultancies, governments, and/or firms in Myanmar.
- Knowledge of Myanmar’s agriculture sector currently including situation of climate change affect and extreme weather events in cultivated crops in the whole Myanmar.
- Knowledge of technical knowledge transfer methodologies and familiarity with climate change resilience practices and advance techniques and experience in practical involved in successful commercial model’s smart agriculture program in Asia and SE Asia, especially Myanmar, and/or neighboring countries.
- Working knowledge of agroclimatology, climate smart agriculture technology and well experience in climate change resilience products production in Myanmar and/or neighboring countries.
- Excellent spoken and written English
For more information, visit MIMU.
For more information, visit https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/call-for-proposals/ToR-_request_for_proposal_for_Climate_Change_Assessment.pdf