National Consultant Capacity Assessment of Expertise for Environment & Climate Change-National... Tender

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Country : Liberia

Summary : National Consultant Capacity Assessment of Expertise for Environment & Climate Change-National Climate Change Secretariat, Climate Change Enabling Department, and Planning & Policy Department of the E...

Deadline : 21 Nov 2018

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 28498080

Document Ref. No. : 51596

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
Simpson Building Mamba Point P.O.Box 274 1000 Monrovia, 10 Liberia West Africa Tel: +231-886-52-14-25
Liberia

Tender Details

The National Adaptation Plans (NAP) is a Green Climate Fund (GCF) funded project "To advance the National Adaptation Plans (NAP) process for medium-term investment planning in climate-sensitive sectors (i.e. agriculture, energy, waste management, forestry and health) and coastal areas in Liberia". The project has duration of two years. The activities in this project focus on four components:Strengthening institutional frameworks and coordination for implementation of the NAPs process Expansion of the knowledge base for scaling up adaptationBuilding capacity for mainstreaming climate change adaptation into planning, and budgeting processes and systemsFormulation of financing mechanisms for scaling up adaptation.A SWOT analysis conducted during the stocktaking exercises for the NAPs identified weak institutional capacity and the lack of expert technicians as key barriers to adaptation planning. Given the multi-faceted and complex nature of climate change, it is required to be integrated into medium- to long-term planning across sectors and levels of government in a coordinated manner. However, where the necessary institutional and/or technical capacity to effectively integrate climate change risks into planning is lacking, it impedes or undermines adaptation efforts.UNDP Liberia is seeking for a competent local individual consultant (qualify female candidates are encouraged to apply) to undertake a capacity assessment of the above units of the EnvironmentalProtection Agency and to develop a capacity building strategy.The Service Provider must describe how it will address/deliver the demands of the RFP; providing a detailed description of the essential performance characteristics, reporting conditions and quality assurance mechanisms that will be put in place, while demonstrating that the proposed methodology will beappropriate to the local conditions and context of the work".Facilitate the active engagement of all the referenced units of the EPA in the capacity asses...

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