Specialist in Climate Change Adaptation and
hace 23 horas
Result of Service
The main objective of the position of Specialist in Climate Change Adaptation and Institutional Arrangements is to provide high quality specialized technical guidance and support to the National Project Coordinator and the Project Management Unit on the creation and strengthening of technical and institutional capacities in stakeholders, including national and local authorities and members of the civil society and the private sector, to engage and address adaptation processes at the national, subnational and sectoral level. This includes providing relevant information to decision makers and key stakeholders on the relevance of adaptation planning and on the different methodologies used to address adaptation issues. The Specialist in Climate Change Adaptation and Institutional Arrangements will support the Project Management Unit in specifying needs for capacity strengthening, preparing Terms of Reference, identifying technical expertise and reviewing reports. This professional will also support the drafting, consulting and definition of institutional arrangement between different national stakeholders to facilitate information exchange and enhance institutional cooperation around adaptation to climate change issues in the country, and assist the National Project Coordinator and the Project Management Unit in the development and implementation of other project related activities, including attending national, regional and local meetings, as required.
The Specialist in Climate Change Adaptation and Institutional Arrangements will contribute to the effective implementation of the project by performing the following tasks:
1. Generate Terms of Reference to conduct training sessions for strengthening capacities on climate change adaptation for policy and decision makers from relevant institutions at national and local levels (Activity 1.2.2).
2. Guide and oversee and report workshops/awareness raising campaigns at national and local levels for the Council for Municipal Planning, NGOs, CSOs, local communities and private sector, about climate change adaptation knowledge (Activity 1.2.3 and Activity 1.2.4).
3. Guide and oversee the process to elaborate reports on the relationship of climate change adaptation with other cross-cutting issues: Environmental sustainability, Disaster risk management, Gender equity, Land use and territorial cohesion (Activity 2.1.4).
4. Generate Terms of Reference to develop the monitoring and review guidelines and tools on data collection, analysis and dissemination of adaptation planning information, and design effective training for technical staff for the use of these guidelines and tools (Activity 4.1.1 and Activity 4.2.1).
5. Draft a proposal legal document on the Integrated System for Climate Change Planning and Control, and the National System for Environment and Climate Change Information (Activity 4.1.2).
6. Develop a report on research priorities on climate change adaptation and cooperation agreements between the Directorate of Climate Change and research institutions, including the Environmental Network of Dominican Universities. Inputs from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology shall be used in order to promote scaling-up the existing fund and setting cooperation agreements. (Activity 4.2.6).
7. Identify and analyze elements and mechanisms to transfer knowledge from exchange activities on adaptation planning and implementation to national governance mechanisms during the NAP process (Activity 4.2.7).
8. Develop a strategy for the periodic review of the National Adaptation Plan (Activity 4.2.8).
9. Generate a report on the institutional arrangements in place to centrally and systematically manage all climate change-related funds and channeling them effectively across sectors and regions (Activity 5.1.5).
10. Participate in oversight actions for the development of toolkits and training to strengthen the capacity of relevant government stakeholders (at all levels) to promote the implementation of the adaption finance strategy (Activity 5.1.6).
11. Prepare materials relevant for project activities as may be required.
12. Carry out any other relevant tasks within his/her technical competence, as requested by the National Project Coordinator.
Work Location
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Expected duration
12 months
**Responsibilities**:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global Environment.
The UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Office (LAC Office) located in Panama City, works closely with the 33 countries of the region - including 16 small island developing States -with a population of about 588 million people
- to implement the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable
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