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Consultancy for Development of Nationally Appropriate mitigation Actions
(NAMAs) by Sector -4 consultants ;(a) Energy (b) Waste Management (c)
Industrial Processes (d) Agricultural
1. Background
On 9 May 1992, the world’s governments adopted the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC entered into force on 21
March 1994 and as of 24 May 2004, 189 countries (including the European
Community) were Parties to the Convention. The objective of the UNFCCC is to
stabilize greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that
would prevent dangerous human-induced interference with the climate system. The
ability of the international community to achieve this objective is dependent on an
accurate knowledge of emissions trends, and on our collective ability to alter these
trends. Article 4, paragraph 1(a) and Article 12, paragraph 1(a), of the Convention
provide for each Party to report national emissions and removals to the Conference
of the Parties (COP). The key mechanism for reporting is the national
communication.
According to Decision 17/CP.8,3 each non-Annex I Party shall, as appropriate and to
the extent possible, provide in its national inventory, on a gas-by-gas basis and in
units of mass, estimates of anthropogenic emission of carbon dioxide (CO2),
methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) by sources and removals by sinks. NonAnnex I Parties are encouraged, as appropriate to provide information on
anthropogenic
emissions
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hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6).
Zambia prepared its First National Communication in 2000 and is in the process of
finalizing its Second national Communication.
A project entitled “Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) a global initiative initiated in
2011 is being implemented in more than 24 countries including Kenya, Uganda, Congo
DR, Morocco, Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Mexico, Peru ,
Philippines and Zambia. In Zambia the Project is spearheaded by the Ministry of Lands
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection (MLNREP) with technical and financial
support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the European
Union (EU). The project is aimed at accelerating the implementation of climate change
mitigation actions in line with the SNDP and other national documents. In particular,
Zambia is using this project to improve its GHG inventory system and is the process of
establishing a sustainable National GHG inventory through the project.
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2. Terms of Reference for Development of NAMA concept note by sector (4
consultants)
NAMAs are actions that reduce GHGs or enhance sink. They are presumed to be,
voluntary, country driven and compatible with sustainable development. Conceptually,
NAMAs are no different to existing mitigation efforts but what is new about NAMAs is
the UNFCCC context and the need to Monitor, Report & Verify the identified NAMAs.
MRV is key to ensure transparency & accountability of impact of support received, to
track & report impact of NAMAs on GHG emissions, sustainable development, poverty
reduction and co-benefits. As such NAMAs will be recorded in both national &
international registry systems (UNFCCC just launched prototype registry). For
supported NAMAs, countries are expected to report progress through National
Communications every four years and/or Biennial Update Reports (BURs) every two
years and will be subject to International Consultation and Analysis.
Key components of a NAMAs include description of proposed activities: geographical
and sectorial boundaries, calendar, actors and roles, assumptions and policy
framework, sectorial baseline and NAMA baseline, Estimation of emissions with and
without the NAMA, Monitoring plan - NAMA indicators and parameters, Management
plan, Phased financial structure and Reporting plan.
2. Terms of Reference for Consultant
The Ministry is therefore, seeking the services of a Consultant to lead the process of
NAMA development in the energy, agriculture, industrial processes and waste
management sectors.
In particular, the consultants will undertake the following in each sector:
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Develop baseline and low emission scenarios
Identify required policy instruments
Identify costs and financing options
Draft NAMA concept notes
Present NAMA concepts for Government endorsement for selected NAMAs
Development of detailed NAMA proposals (in the sector)
Prepare detailed NAMA proposals for Submission to UNFCCC registry for
Submission for funding if supported.
Indicate possible sources of financing (if not supported)
Development of training module & training of S/holders in MRV systems
Develop module on MRV training
Conduct training
Training on the use of protocols and tools
Designing of MRV Systems for developed NAMAs
Select methodologies and monitoring protocols
Recommend reporting process
Identify possible verification bodies
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Qualifications
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At least with a BSc Degree in engineering, environment, Natural
Resources, energy or similar;
Experience in development and management of projects related to
mitigating or adapting to climate change, and / or project formulation on
NAMAS, LEDS, CDM, and / or sequestration projects and carbon
emissions;
Skills demonstrated in capacity building and mentoring;
Strong knowledge of government policies and strategies on low emission;
Strong understanding about global and national climate change and
environmental issues;
Demonstrated strong leadership, effective management skills, good
coordination ability and team working spirit;
Good organizational skills, with strong experience in organizing and
facilitating meetings, workshops and writing reports;
Good interpersonal/communication skills;
Good oral and written communication skills in English;
Experience in management systems, especially programs such as Word,
Excel and Power Point;
Duration of the consultancy
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Deliverables
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Four months
A NAMA concept note
A full NAMA proposal
MRV System for the developed NAMA
A training workshop report on MRV for the sector NAMA developed
HOW TO APPLY
Application must be submitted in a sealed envelope by registered mail, private courier service,
through e-mail or by hand delivery to the address given below:
1. Registered mail:
The UNDP DRR/Operations
2. Hand delivery or by private courier service:
UNDP DRR/Operations
UN House
United Nations House
P. O. Box 31966
Alick Nkhata Road
Lusaka
Longacres
Lusaka-Zambia
Lusaka
www.zm.undp.org
The deadline for submission of applications is Friday, 19th July 2013 at 16:00hrs
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