National Consultant to prepare guidelines/issues for integrating climate change in... Tender

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Country : Uganda

Summary : National Consultant to prepare guidelines/issues for integrating climate change in the lands, housing and urban development sub sector (urban local government plans and budgets)

Deadline : 19 Jul 2019

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 24795067

Document Ref. No. : 47237

Competition : ICB

Financier : United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
Address: Kampala, Uganda Phone: +256 41 4233440
Uganda

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Today, more than half of the people on the planet live in urban areas and this proportion is expected to increase significantly over the coming decades. Meanwhile urban areas account for between 37 and 49 per cent of global GHG emissions (IPCC 2014) and are heavily vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Cities, particularly in developing countries, are especially vulnerable to climate change due to the large concentration of populations and their role as national economic hubs.Uganda s population is at 34.5 million, annual population growth rate of 3.1%, making it one of the fastest growing countries in Africa. Uganda s urbanizing level is 18%, the urban population growth rate is over 5% per annum, It is projected that by 2035 the total population will be 68 million with about 30% (20 million) living in urban areas. Whereas this increase is associated with socio-economic transformation of the country, it has also led to increased vulnerability of our urban areas to the effects of disasters arising from climate change.It is important to note that Climate change is a serious challenge forcities around the world, particularly in developing countries including Uganda where urbanization is happening at a high rate. It threatens to increase vulnerabilities, destroy economic gains, and hinder social and economic development. And the urban poor will bear the brunt of its effects since they live and work in informal settlements that are more exposed to hazards. Other risks resulting fromclimate change that typically affect the cities include exacerbation of the urban heat island effect; increased demand for cooling; greater stress on water resources; wider geographical incidence of vector-borne disease; increased disruption to transport from snow or ice, flooding, strong winds and landslides; withdrawal of risk coverageinvulnerable areas by private insurers, commerce, and economic activity; land degradation; lower agricultural yields and increased risk of food shortag...

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