Consultant to support the development of a National Adaptation Plan (NAP) for WASH, Kampala, Uganda, (09 Months)

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 Background and Objective

To organize for, and deal with local weather change dangers, International locations beneath the United Nations Framework Conference on Local weather Change (UNFCCC) created the method to formulate and implement Nationwide Adaptation Plans (NAPs) to allow their governments to determine their medium and long-term adaptation wants, and to develop and implement measures to deal with these wants. The first targets are to scale back vulnerability to local weather change by constructing adaptive capability and resilience, and to facilitate the mixing of local weather change adaptation into growth planning in any respect ranges.

The NAP serves as the general plan of motion for local weather change adaptation for a rustic, embracing all different related nationwide plans, and sectoral methods and plans at varied nationwide and sub-national ranges and the place related, regional, and trans-boundary plans. It serves because the nationwide coverage instrument for coordinating and driving actions of all actors and stakeholders in pursuit of adaptation targets and outcomes.

The preparation and implementation of NAPs relies on the UNFCCC pointers out there at https://unfccc.int/node/319.  A draft NAP define is contained within the annex, to be tailored for every nation as applicable. Funding for the preparation and implementation of NAPs is supplied by the Inexperienced Local weather Fund (GCF) and different sources. Technical assist is supplied by the Least Developed International locations Professional Group (LEG), different constituted our bodies beneath the Conference, United Nations and related organizations, bilateral and multilateral companies, regional centres, and networks.

Most growing international locations are actively finishing up measures associated to NAPs. A number of have ready and submitted their first NAP, and plenty of others are working in the direction of finishing. International locations are additionally accessing funding from the GCF and different sources to implement adaptation actions related to the NAPs.

The Uganda authorities work on the formulation, implementation, monitoring and analysis of the NAP is led by the Ministry of Water and Surroundings (MoWE), with the engagement of all different nationwide actors and stakeholders by multi-stakeholder working groups and committees. Nevertheless, as local weather change adaptation is a necessity throughout totally different sectors, separate sectoral NAPs are thought of essential to information the totally different actions required by every sector. In Uganda, thus far, a sectoral NAP has solely been ready by the agriculture sector. MoWE plans to develop a NAP for Water, Sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) to information adaptation actions for the water and surroundings sector in Uganda.

Justification

The advisor will present technical help to MoWE and WASH stakeholders within the growth of the NAP for WASH.

The NAP will function a strategic plan for adaptation for the nation, along with a number of different makes use of. It can present a abstract of the evaluation of impacts, vulnerability, and threat, in a structured strategy to facilitate common replace to the assessments as new and extra info is collected. It can additionally embrace a abstract of costed adaptation priorities, outcomes framework, Monitoring and Analysis framework utilizing a number of lenses (corresponding to local weather hazards, sectors, administrative ranges, and scale), the standards for rating the priorities, and important adaptation polices, initiatives and programmes for implementation.

Goal of the project

The Guide will assist the WASH sector in growing the NAP by performing the next duties.

1. Desk evaluate, methodology, Nationwide Adaption Plan define and detailed inception report with workplan.

1. Put together an inception report summarizing the targets, scope, and outputs of the project, illustrate the related group(s) and methodology for achievement of the outputs, together with a workplan.

2. Develop the define of the desk of contents of the Nationwide Adaptation Plan.
3.  Compile a stakeholder mapping and stakeholders’ engagement.
4. Put together an influence level presentation in English language, which shall be offered to the Steering Committee and technical Overview Committee for approval.
5. Arrange the launching of the NAP course of.

2. Formulation of Nationwide Adaption Plan Content material.

1. Put together a abstract of the evaluation of impacts, vulnerability and threat at totally different ranges and scale, and in accordance with key local weather hazards. (Present and projected)
2. Arrange engagement conferences with key stakeholders and finalize vulnerability, publicity and local weather WASH capability profile for the nation.
3. Arrange engagement conferences with key stakeholders and finalize evaluation of impacts of local weather change, local weather threat WASH profile for the nation.
4. Arrange engagement conferences and finalize local weather change adaptation priorities and WASH contemplating key local weather hazards,
5. Arrange engagement conferences with key stakeholders and compile outcomes framework for and costed local weather change adaptation actions and M&E framework.
6. Establish alternatives for integrating local weather change adaptation into nationwide and nationwide and subnational growth planning.

3. Compilation of the Nationwide Adaptation Plan and Launch of NAP

1. Put together draft NAP report.
2. Current draft NAP report back to technical evaluate committee

3. Current of the inception report back to steering committee
4. Arrange the launch of NAP together with presentation of NAP.

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you’ll have…

Training: Superior college diploma (grasp’s diploma) in pure assets/environmental sciences, economics, Local weather science, growth research or a associated self-discipline is required.

Expertise: At the least 12 years of confirmed working expertise in growing and supporting adaptation planning and technical features of vulnerability and local weather threat evaluation in growing international locations. Glorious oral and written communication expertise, particularly in speaking with technical specialists.

Expertise working with authorities establishments, in addition to, civil society/non-public organizations, indigenous peoples, ethnic minority teams and consultants.

Expertise with undertaking growth and results-based administration methodologies is extremely desired.

Glorious analytical, writing, advocacy, presentation, and communications expertise are required.

Language: Fluency in English (each oral and written) is required.

The advisor should have confirmed experience in executing related assignments.

The advisor is suggested to boost his capability by determine and in the course of the execution of the duties search assist in areas with minimal experience.

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