Technical Advisor in Climate Change Governance and
hace 3 días
Result of Service
The main objective of the Technical Advisor for Climate Change Governance and Adaptation Investments and support to the Honduran National Designated Authority to the Green Climate Fund, will be to contribute to the activities within the project components, specifically those related to governance and climate financing. Additionally, to contribute to the strengthening of the Honduran National Designated Authority to the Green Climate Fund.
The consultant will be responsible for the execution of the following activities:
a) Contribute to the establishment and functioning of a government-led formal structure under SERNA to coordinate initiatives from various donors working on climate change adaptation.
b) Conduct the climate change governance process by contributing to the operationalization of coordination mechanisms among government institutions working on climate change adaptation issues, in order to strengthen and promote linkages between them.
c) Collaborate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in its role as the National Designated Authority to the Green Climate Fund, in order to strengthen strategic climate finance and investment processes linked to national climate adaptation efforts, aiming to achieve the adaptation targets set in the country's NDC.
d) Contribute with the organization, development, and monitoring of political and technical-level meetings to ensure that climate change adaptation actions and initiatives are aligned with the National Adaptation Plan and NDC.
e) Collaborate with the processes aimed at implementing institutional arrangements to enhance national climate change adaptation efforts in the country.
f) Formulate guidelines to allow donors to align their initiatives with national and international commitments and needs regarding climate change adaptation.
g) Conduct an analysis of all donor interventions related to adaptation over the past ten years and the achieved results.
h) Collaborate with the process of developing concept notes based on prioritized project ideas in line with commitments established in the NDC and National Adaptation Plan.
i) Conduct the process of collecting lessons learned from implemented adaptation projects and programs in the country.
j) Conduct an analysis of possible national vehicles to be used to report the adaptation communication under the UNFCCC.
Work Location
Project Management Unit, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Expected duration
12 months
**Responsibilities**:
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 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 United Nations Environment Latin America and the Caribbean Office (LACO), located in Panama City, Panama, works closely with the 33 countries of the region and its activities are integrated into the Medium-Term Strategy and the Programme of Work approved by the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA).
To implement the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement and the priority actions defined in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
In terms of supporting countries in the region to attain the global commitments signed within the framework of the Paris Agreement, UNEP’s Latin America and the Caribbean Sub-programme on Climate Change aims at strengthening the ability of countries to move towards climate-resilient and low emission strategies for sustainable development and human well-being. In this framework, the UNEP Sub-programme on Climate Change, through its Climate Change Unit leads and supports initiatives oriented at designing, promoting, and implementing innovative mitigation and adaptation solutions at the national and subnational levels, and strengthening the transparency framework of the countries.
The expected accomplishment regarding climate change adaptation is that adaptation approaches, including the ecosystem-based approach, are implemented, and integrated into key sectoral and national development strategies to reduce vulnerability and strengthen resilience to climate change impacts. Furthermore, UNEP’s Sub-programme on Climate Change is also committed to ensuring that cross-cutting issues such as gender equity and women’s empowerment are effectively integrated into the development of its tasks to guarantee equitable development in line with its adaptation objectives.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (SERNA) of Honduras and UNEP have agreed on the implementation of the project Enabling environments to effectively plan, implement, monitor and report strategic National Adaptation Processes in Honduras, framed within the Rea
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