NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT EXPERT Tender in Lesotho - 39068820

Procurement Summary

Country: Lesotho

Summary: NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT EXPERT

Deadline: 08 Jan 2020

Posting Date: 19 Dec 2019

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 39068820

Document Ref. No.: 62151

Competition: ICB

Financier: United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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90712400 - Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services

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NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT EXPERT___________________________________________________________________ Duration of Contract: January 2020 June 2020 Expected Start Date: January 2020 Project/Program Title: Reducing Vulnerability from Climate Change in Foothills, Lowlands and Senqu River Basin. Duty Station: Officebased with frequent trips to the project site in Mohale's Hoek. BACKGROUNDClimate change including rising temperatures and a greater frequency of droughts and extreme rain events is negatively affecting local communities living in rural parts of Lesotho. In an effort to address some of the negative effects, the Lesotho UNDP Country Office and the the Ministry of Forestry, Range and Soil Conservation (MFRSC) of the Government of Lesotho are jointly implementing a five-year (2015-2020) GEF-financed project titled, "Reducing vulnerability from climate change in Foothills, lower Lowlands and Senqu River". The objective of the project is to mainstream climate risk considerations into the Land Rehabilitation Programme of Lesotho forimproved ecosystem resilience and reduced vulnerability of livelihoods to climate shocks. The technical staff of the MFRSC and relevant departments of line ministries, land managers and communities are receiving different forms of training on climate change adaptation, climate science and planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and management of ecosystems.There is also a socio-economic unit (SEU), that has beenestablished whose role is to consider social capital issues in the selection of interventions for the project. As part strengthening the SEU, UNDP Lesotho is planning to engage an international consultant to build its capacity on Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), Cost Effective Analysis (CEA), planning and M&E ofproject interventions, and provision of mentorship and support to SEU field missions. The national expert will be expected to work closely with the Socio-Economic lead consultant and will be expected to provide...

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