Individual Consultancy to Develop a Carbon Policy Tender - 34468798

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Country: Liberia

Summary: Individual Consultancy to Develop a Carbon Policy that will Facilitate the Integration of Green Growth, Environmental Resilience and Adaption into the PAPD

Deadline: 08 Jul 2019

Posting Date: 23 Jul 2019

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 34468798

Document Ref. No.: MFDP/PMU/L-TCBA01/05/19

Competition: ICB

Financier: African Development Bank (AfDB)

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Tender Value: Refer Document

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90710000 - Environmental management

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Expression of Interest are invited for Individual Consultancy to develop a Carbon Policy that will facilitate the integration of green growth, environmental resilience and adaption into the PAPD.
NAME OF PROJECT: Liberia-Technical & Capacity Building Assistance Project
Assignment Title: Individual Consultancy to develop a Carbon Policy that will facilitate the integration of green growth, environmental resilience and adaption into the PAPD
Financing Agreement reference: 5900155014451

Project ID No.: P-LR-K00-0I8

Reference No. MFDP/PMU/L-TCBA01/05/19

Issue Date: June 24, 2019

End Date: July 8, 2019
1. Background
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning received US$1, 400, 000 for the Technical and Capacity Building Assistance Project funded by the African Development Bank. The project primary objective is to support the Government of Liberia strengthen its capacity to deliver the much needed services to its people. The project is composed of three components and one of them is to support the elaboration of sector strategies/programs/policies for the energy, transport, agriculture and environmental protection sectors in support of the National Development StrategyThe Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity & Development (PAPD). The project intends to apply part of the proceeds of the funding for eligible payment under the contract to hire an individual consultant to develop a carbon policy that will integrate green growth environmental resilience and adaption into the PAPD.
The services included under this project are addressed below:
2. Job Summary/Description
The Individual consultant will undertake the development of a comprehensive carbon policy for Liberia that facilitates the integration of green growth, environmental resilience and adaptation into the implementation of the national development plan. The Policy should outline how the Government of Liberia can leverage the protection of natural resources for the economic benefit of the country. Liberia is home to vast reserves of carbon. In 2013, forest covered two-thirds of Liberia’s land surface, of which less than half (44 percent) was mapped as degraded forest, followed by agriculture (13 percent of the land surface) and savanna (11 percent). Smaller land cover classes include thicket (3 percent), gallery forest (2 percent) and plantations (1.5 percent). The remaining land cover classes each occupy less than 1 percent of Liberia’s land surface1

. Blue carbon

stocks also features in Liberia through mangrove coverage in particular2

. By establishing

a carbon policy, there can be mandate to regulate the domestic carbon stock and access

international carbon-offsetting markets.

3. The Scope of the Services to be performed

The scope of the assignment includes (but is not limited to) the following:

a. Produce options for the kind of carbon policy to pursue: regulatory, market driven,

carbon tax, etc.

b. Comprehensively review the current Government commitments to other market

instruments such as CDM credits, Soil/agricultural credits, REDD+ credits, and wet or

blue carbon credits. Highlight where they are operating and whether these activities

planned to be used to achieve Liberia’s NDC to avoid double-counting.

c. Prepare options for recognizing emission reductions and removals in Liberia in

national accounting, in line with UNFCCC inventory requirements as well as Liberia’s

NDC

d. Clarify and consolidate definitions regarding carbon types (e.g. blue carbon, forest etc)

and forest cover (does the definition of forest include mangroves?). Ensure

compliance with UNFCCC guidelines and any outcomes from COP24 on the NDC

document. Ensure definitions of sequestration cover all areas of REDD+ intervention.

Some existing definitions may need rewording to ensure coordination with

international requirements.

e. Prepare institutional review of property rights to carbon sequestered in lands occupied

by concessional agreements, and other private land owners across the country.

f. Highlight key gaps in the data required to fully cost a carbon policy.

g. Review mechanisms to protect the rights of forest communities in lands that present

carbon sequestration opportunities. Review sustainable forest management

programmes for communities affected by carbon sequestration activity.

h. Review the skills gap for managing carbon sequestration policies.

i. Explore different benefit sharing arrangements for credits and payments generated

through sequestration activity. In the recommendation, consider authorization (as per

Paris Agreement Article 6.3), ownership of the carbon (sub-national government,

national government, community, landowners, etc), and coverage of the benefit

sharing (should Liberia retain credits from activities for their own use or contribution

or NDC, or gain benefits of sales through cash), amongst other things.

j. Establish an authorization process and benefit sharing arrangement for the

international transfer of emission reductions and removals to ensure no double

counting with the NDC or other mitigation purposes

k. Prepare recommendations for who should be liable for failure to maintain the sink for

the prescribed time period and what actions should be taken for non-compliance

l. Establish how the jurisdictional approach to preventing carbon leakages would work

in Liberia across all relevant sectors. In the context of REDD+, ensure the approach

is consistent with UNFCCC guidance under the Warsaw Framework for REDD+

m. Conduct stakeholder mapping for all actors that could implement the various forms of

carbon management and prepare recommendations for stakeholder consultations in

the formulation of the policy, if no other relevant review exists.n. Review eligibility and reporting requirements under emerging carbon markets (e.g.,

Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for

International Aviation, etc.) to ensure that the national policy meets these

requirements should Liberia choose to engage in international transfers

Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience:

a. Experience working in international carbon markets as well as domestic carbon

markets in developing countries;

b. Familiarity with REDD+, blue carbon and other carbon sequestration activities;

c. Minimum 6 years of experience in developing carbon policy paper;

d. Must have Masters in Environmental Science, Natural Science, Natural

Resource Management or related fields

e. In-depth knowledge of the outcomes of COP24 and its implications for Liberia’s

carbon policy

Duty Station: Monrovia

Start Date: TBA

End Date: TBA

Duration of Assignment: Fifty One (51) days

The Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Ministry of Finance & Development Planning

(MFDP) now invites eligible individual consultants to indicate interest in providing these

services by giving a detailed technical proposal clearly demonstrating a thorough

understanding of the ToR and including, but not limited to the description of the

methodology; demonstrated previous experience in similar assignments and

qualifications outlined in this ToR, preferably in the form of a writing sample; proposed

timeframe detailing activities and a work plan; and a financial proposal with a detailed

breakdown of costs (including all applicable taxes) quoted in United States dollars (USD).

Eligibility criteria, establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in

accordance with the African Development Bank’s “Procurement Policy Framework for Bank

Group Funded Operations” October 2015 which is available on the Bank’s website at

http://www.afdb.org.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours, i.e. from

0900 to 1700 hours (GMT) on working days.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below by email

by 8th July, 2019 @ 1700 hours (GMT) and mention “MFDP/PMU/L-TCBA/01/05/19:

Development of a Carbon Policy for the Government of Liberia”.

The Project Manager

Project Management Unit (PMU)

Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP)

P.O Box 109013 – Intersection of Broad and Mechlin Streets

1000 Monrovia, 10 Liberia

Phone: +231770 161 561

E-Mail: [email protected], and copied to [email protected]

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