National Consultant to support the development of Monitoring and Evaluation System for the National Adaptation Planning process in the Republic of Moldova (NAP-2).Vacancy Number: Pr21/02173
Contacts: Mr. Pavel Gavrilita. pavel.gavrilita@undp.orgBackground
Climate change is already profoundly impacting the conditions for resource availability and agricultural activities. Over the last decade, the country has experienced a number of extreme events, such as droughts and major floods, along with the cumulative effects caused by increased mean temperature and the uneven distribution of precipitation throughout the year, which have had negative consequences on the country's economy, and its population wellbeing and health. Severe droughts are recurring more frequently, causing significant economic losses. The increasing scope and intensity of extreme events have also resulted in increased frequencies of high-risk situations. By 2050, an increase of 2–3ºC in the average temperature, an additional 32 days that exceed the current maximum temperature by 10%, and an additional 12 days with zero precipitation are projected. The Government sees the National Adaptation Planning (NAP) process as key to achieving the adaptation objectives outlined in its 2014 Climate Change Adaptation Strategy of the Republic of Moldova and its 2020 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), as well as the continued mainstreaming of climate change considerations into its policies and budgeting processes. The proposed project supports the Government of the Republic of Moldova in advancing the second cycle of its National Adaptation Planning process (known as NAP-2). The outcomes of the NAP-2 national adaptation planning processes are:
The project will contribute to UNDAF, 2018-2022 outcome #3 (The people of Moldova, especially the most vulnerable, benefit from enhanced environmental governance, energy security, sustainable management of natural resources, and climate disaster-resilient development). Additionally, the project will contribute to the UNDP Country Programme Output 3.3 (National and sub-national governments have improved capacities to integrate resilience to climate change and disasters into development plans and practices to reduce population's vulnerability). Other than that, the project will contribute to the National Development Strategy "Moldova 2030" through a) reduction of energy consumption by increasing energy efficiency and using renewable energy sources, and b) agriculture and rural development: competitiveness of agri-food products and sustainable rural development. The preliminary work under the first cycle of the NAP (known as NAP-1) supported developing a NAP as a process, conceptualizing and developing its elements, including the national steering mechanism, and laid down the groundwork towards long-term adaptation planning. Despite the progress, significant gaps remain in integrating climate change considerations into many of the development policies of the national priority sectors and their associated budget priorities. National appropriations for CCA remain limited. The NAP-2 goals will be achieved within two parallel implementation tracks. The first track implemented by UNDP expands and deepens the national approach developed under the NAP-1 and strengthens synergies both vertically, at different levels of the governance, and horizontally, between the sectors affected by climate change to reduce duplication of efforts, pool scarce resources for practical use, and ensure a coherent and comprehensive approach to the integration of CCA responses into development planning, while the second track will focus on adaptation in the agriculture sector and will be concurrently implemented under the auspices of FAO. The National Designated Authority has coordinated with the UNDP and the FAO country offices to ensure the complementarity and congruency of the activities and exchange, as appropriate. By its very nature, the NAP-2 will facilitate the integration of CCA into existing strategies, policies, and programmes and establish a strong foundation for the integration of methods, tools, and information systems in day-to-day planning activities to effectively inform decision-makers on the climate risks and to enable the informed formulation of resilient projects and financing strategies. The third project outcome foresee the development of the systems and capacities to monitor the NAP implementation progress. Data availability on the climate change adaptation perspective and its quality significantly impacts the decision-making process. In the NAP-1 project, an initial set of indicators has been proposed to be monitored for the adaptation planning process. The NAP-2 project is committed to developing and implementing the gender-sensitive and transparent M&E Framework, the extension of its scope, and the inclusion of other economic sectors and sub-national levels. M&E systems should provide geo-referenced information, link the indicators to geographical climate risk factors. The baseline data for all identified indicators shall be established, and this historical baseline in the future will measure progress on adaptation. Guidelines will be developed, and training conducted for the relevant governmental agencies. Scope of work
The assignment's main objective is to provide a framework and a roadmap for the development of a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system for the climate change adaptation process in the Republic of Moldova. The M&E Framework should be designed for governmental stakeholders to monitor the NAP implementation progress and evaluate the effectiveness of the strategic and sectoral outcomes. Specific tasks: Under supervision of the Project Manager, the Team leader for Outcome 3 and guidance of the International Consultant (IC) the National consultant (NC) will liaise with the national stakeholders, collect data, conduct interviews, develop a guideline for the national stakeholders containing the key indicators and perform training for relevant governmental stakeholders on applying the indicators and others. The M&E system should be based on the European countries' best practices and incorporate the existing monitoring mechanisms on the national level, the findings, and the lessons learned from the NAP-1 M&E process. The M&E framework should contain a clear set of indicators measuring impact, outcomes, and outputs that will allow governmental stakeholders to track the progress, including the sectoral targets, evaluate the effectiveness and plan further interventions in the NAP process. Specific tasks are listed below:
For detailed information, please refer to Annex 1 – Terms of Reference. Requirements for experience
Academic Qualification:
Experience:
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Language requirements:
Proven commitment to the core values of the United Nations, in particular, respecting differences of culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, language, age, HIV status, disability, and sexual orientation, or another status. Please mention in your CV if you belong to the group(s) under-represented in the UN Moldova and/or the area of assignment. UNDP Moldova is committed to workforce diversity. Women, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are particularly encouraged to apply. Documents to be included
Applicants shall submit the following documents:
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