Consultant - Project "increasing The Ambition of

hace 2 semanas

Panamá, Panamá, Panamá United Nations A tiempo completo
Result of Service


The purpose of this consultancy is to support with the technical coordination in Nicaragua GCF Readiness project "Increasing the ambition of the Nationally Determined Contributions and climate financing in the Central América".


The consultant will develop project activities and generate inputs for the national context, in coordination with the international consultants and the technical project coordinator, as well as provide support in the management of relationships and development of workshops necessary for the implementation of the activities and achievement of the results stipulated below.


Under the supervision of the UNEP's Programme Management Officer (PMO) for the Climate Change Unit and in close collaboration with the technical project coordinator and the NDA for the GCF of Nicaragua (Ministry of Finance and Public Credit) and the technical authority for climate change (Secretariat of the Presidency for Climate Change of Nicaragua), the consultant will develop the following activities independently and in accordance with the guidelines and work guidance provided by UNEP, in consultation and collaboration with the Central America Integration System (SICA).

It is expected that the person hired will actively involve national authorities and other relevant actors, with the aim of preparing decision makers for the implementation of the project's activities.

It is expected for the consultant to have relevant knowledge about the climate change in LAC region, so that he or she can offer advice to the relevant national authorities and can fully lead the development of the outputs, activities and deliverables of the project and can fully lead the development of the outputs, activities and deliverables of the project by the country, as per below:

Project general outputs:
Output 1.1.

1:
Regional institutional mechanism for NDC coordination and decision making as part of the CCAD established.

  • Activity 1.1.1.

a:

Assess existing institutional arrangements and develop five national NDC stakeholder engagement plans (one per country) aimed at ensuring the participation of key national sectors and private sector at country level.

The documents will guide a process to improve the participation of interested parties in the development, updating and implementation of NDCs within each country.


  • Activity 1.1.1.

b:

Develop a regional institutional mechanism for regional NDC coordination aimed at ensuring the participation of key national sectors and private sector from Countries in the region and its workplan.


  • Activity 1.1.1.

c:

Identify and prioritize national stakeholders from five countries and conduct a regional inception meeting and a regional workshop of the regional governance mechanism, as well as provide.

logistics and facilitation support, as well as technical support in case this would be asked for the national governments.

Output 1.3.

1:
Institutional and legal capacity for updating and implementing the NDC process is strengthened at the national level.

  • Activity 1.3.1.

a:

Review the existing institutional and legal frameworks and regulations in five countries and propose a roadmap (one per country) to strengthen their institutional and legal frameworks for NDC updating and implementation.


  • Activity 1.3.1.

b:

Support and advice national governments on strengthening their legal and institutional frameworks according to the roadmap of the deliverable 1.3.1.a.

Output 2.2.

1:
Guidance for incorporating relevant complementary SDGs, biodiversity and green recovery goals in the updated NDCs is provided.

  • Activity 2.2.1.

a:

Assess the NDC linkages with other global environmental goals and develop guidance document (one per country) that provides recommendations for incorporating relevant complementary SDGs, biodiversity and green recovery goals in the updated NDCs.


  • Activity 2.2.1.

b:

Design and conduct five national workshops (one per country) focusing on the integration of SDGs, 2030 agenda, biodiversity goals and COVID-19 recovery measures with the updated NDCs climate change.

Output 2.2.

2:
Current MRV and M&E systems are assessed in line with ETF of the Paris Agreement.

  • Activity 2.2.2.

a:

Assess countries' MRV (mitigation) and M&E (adaptation) systems requirements in light of the new ETF requirements, other political agendas and economic recovery and provide recommendations to strengthen functional capacity of MRV (mitigation) and M&E (adaptation) systems.

strengthen their functional capacity.

Output 2.2.

3:
Integration of regional information, support systems with decision-making processes at CCAD is assessed and enhanced.

  • Activity 2.2.3.

a:

Conduct a regional-level assessment and generate a recommendations report to integrate regional information and support analysis and decision-making processes at CCAD.


  • Activity 2.2.3.

b:

Conduct five national workshops on regional level assessment and generate recommendation report for each country to integrate regional information.

Output 2.4.

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