Recruitment of a (E) Consultant (E) International Tender - 7349620

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Country: Guinea

Summary: Recruitment of a (E) Consultant (E) International (E) for the Realization of a Feasibility Study and Development Project of Adaptation to Climate Change in Guinea

Deadline: 27 Jul 2016

Posting Date: 18 Jul 2016

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 7349620

Document Ref. No.: 31304

Competition: ICB

Financier: United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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79314000 - Feasibility study

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Recruitment of a (E) Consultant (E) International (E) for the Realization of a Feasibility Study and Development Project of Adaptation to Climate Change in Guinea.
Lower Guinea is the country's first economic zone (SCOND, 2015) and contains 37.84% of the population (RGPH3, 2014), it contributes to 24% of national rice production. The potential of coastal agricultural land is 1.3 million hectares of which 380, 000 hectares are cultivated annually (INDC, 2015). A variety of crops (groundnuts, rice, fonio, cassava, potatoes, vegetables, orange, mango, palm trees, etc) is practiced behind mangroves. Of the 385 000 ha of mangroves, over 140 000 hectares have been converted to rice growing plains (INDC, 2015). The economy and the livelihoods of Lower Guinea are largely dependent on agricultural production and exploitation of natural resources. The main economic activities of the region are agriculture, fisheries, forestry, arboriculture, agroforestry, livestock, mining and shipping operations as shown in the "National Report on the Marine Environment Coastal and "2006. Combined with the pressure of the existing population on the land, the fallow period in these areas has been significantly reduced.
In addition, rice plains suffer from low maintenance, and various water control valves in the plains and the channels are generally in an unusable state. Fishing is also an important economic activity along the coast. It employs, directly and indirectly, approximately 150, 000 to 200, 000 people according to FAO, 1997. The meeting energy needs in rural areas and major cities, mainly for domestic use, smoking fish, the traditional salt extraction, based largely on forest resources, especially mangrove forests and coastal forests.This has contributed to the degradation of mangrove forests, estimated at an annual rate of 4.2% (SCOND, 2015). Mangroves play a protective role against invading rice land and other agricultural land in coastal areas. Climate scenarios predict that coastal areas will be affected by rising sea levels, flooding and saline intrusion. Agriculture in these areas is extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels and salt concentrations in the soil. PANA (2007) and SCOND (2015) identified the coastal region as particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change mainly due to various pre-existing factors in the region, including: the current destruction of the mangrove forest, weak enforcement existing regulations, population pressures, urbanization, industrial and agricultural pollution, land disputes and lack of capacity in the fight against environmental degradation. Therefore, coastal zone development issues include: (i) the threats to ecosystems (mangrove deforestation, loss of habitat and species); (Ii) coastal erosion; (Iii) saline intrusion; (Iv) the marine and coastal pollution; and (v) the depletion of fish stocks.

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