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Republic of Moldova: Preparation of First Biennial Transparency Report to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change
National Consultants in Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation, including:
I: National consultants, with responsibilities for compiling and reporting information on ‘National circumstances, institutional arrangements and legal frameworks for implementation of climate change adaptation actions on sectoral levels (i.e., national consultants positions agriculture, forestry, water resources, energy, transport, human health sectors); information on the establishment or use of domestic systems to monitor and evaluate the implementation of adaptation actions, inclusive on sectorial level, information related to the effectiveness and sustainability of adaptation actions, inclusive on sectorial level’;
II: National consultant(s), with responsibilities for compiling and reporting information on ‘Loss and damage associated with climate change impacts, inclusive on sectorial level, taking into account projected changes in climate-related risks, vulnerabilities, adaptive capacities and exposure, inclusive by considering their socio-economical assessment on national and district level’;
III: National consultant(s), with responsibilities for compiling and reporting information on “Cooperation, efforts to share information, good practices, experience and lessons learned, including as they relate to: science, planning and policies relevant to adaptation; policy innovation and pilot and demonstration projects; integration of adaptation actions into planning at different levels; cooperation to share information and to strengthen science, institutions and adaptation; area, scale and types of cooperation and good practices; improving durability and effectiveness of adaptation actions; helping developing countries to identify effective adaptation practices, needs, priorities, and challenges and gaps in a way that is consistent with encouraging good practices; strengthening scientific research and knowledge related to: climate, including research and systematic observation and early warning systems, to inform climate services and decision-making; vulnerability and adaptation; and monitoring and evaluation’.
November 2023 – May 2024
Up to 8 working/days per month
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The project is executed by the BTR1 Project Management Unit (PMU) established by the Public Institution “Environmental Projects National Implementation Office” (P.I. “EPNIO”) of the Ministry of Environment (MoEN), on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, and in consultation with the UNEP.
As national executing agency, the PMU established by the P.I. “EPNIO” is primarily responsible for the planning and management of the project activities, accounting, reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the project.
Under the guidance and direct supervision of the National Project Manager (NPM), as well as of the Vulnerability Assessment, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Measures Thematic Working Group Coordinator, the incumbents will provide technical knowhow for developing:
· Chapter 3: ‘Information related to climate change impacts and adaptation under Article 7 of the Paris Agreement’ of the BTR1 of the Republic of Moldova under the UNFCCC.
Relevant project activities that will involve the services of the national consultants are as following:
i. Document and describe information on national circumstances relevant to adaptation actions (including bio geophysical characteristics, demographics, economy, infrastructure and information on adaptive capacity), information on institutional arrangements and governance (including for assessing impacts, addressing climate change at the sectoral level, decision-making, planning, coordination, addressing cross-cutting issues, adjusting priorities and activities, consultation, participation, implementation, data governance, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting), as well as on the legal and policy frameworks and regulations.
ii. Compile and draft Section 3.1: ‘National circumstances, institutional arrangements and legal frameworks for climate change impacts and adaptation’ of the BTR1 of the RoM to the UNFCCC.
iii. Document and describe information on current and projected climate trends and hazards, observed and potential impacts of climate change, including sectoral, economic, social and/or environmental vulnerabilities, respectively information on approaches, methodologies and tools, and associated uncertainties and challenges, in relation to projected climate trends and hazards, potential impacts of climate change and vulnerabilities.
iv. Compile and draft Section 3.2: ‘Impacts, risks and vulnerabilities’ of the BTR1 of the RoM to the UNFCCC.
v. Collect and provide information on domestic priorities and progress towards adaptation priorities, adaptation challenges and gaps, and barriers to adaptation.
vi. Document and provide information on: implementation of adaptation actions in accordance with the global goal on adaptation as set out in Article 7, paragraph 1, of the Paris Agreement; adaptation goals, actions, objectives, undertakings, efforts, plans (e.g., national adaptation plans and subnational plans), strategies, policies, priorities (e.g., priority sectors, priority regions or integrated plans for water and agriculture), programmes and efforts to build resilience; how best available science, gender perspectives and traditional and local knowledge are integrated into adaptation; development priorities related to climate change adaptation and impacts; any adaptation actions leading to mitigation co-benefits; efforts to integrate climate change into development efforts, plans, policies and programming, including related capacity-building activities; nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation; and stakeholder involvement, including subnational, community-level and private sector plans, priorities, actions and programmes.
vii. Document and provide information on the establishment or use of domestic systems to monitor and evaluate the implementation of adaptation actions, inclusive by reporting on approaches and systems for monitoring and evaluation, including those in place or under development; inclusive the following information related to monitoring and evaluation: achievements, impacts, resilience, review, effectiveness and results; approaches and systems used, and their outputs; assessment of and indicators for: how adaptation increased resilience and reduced impacts; when adaptation is not sufficient to avert impacts; how effective implemented adaptation measures are; implementation on: transparency of planning and implementation; how support programmes meet specific vulnerabilities and adaptation needs; how adaptation actions influence other development goals; and good practices, experience and lessons learned from policy and regulatory changes, actions and coordination mechanisms.
viii. Collect and provide information related to the effectiveness and sustainability of adaptation actions, as appropriate, including on: ownership, stakeholder engagement, alignment of adaptation actions with national and subnational policies, and replicability; the results of adaptation actions and the sustainability of those results.
ix. Compile and draft Section 3.3: ‘Climate Change Adaptation’ of the BTR1 of the RoM to the UNFCCC.
x. Document and provide information related to enhancing understanding, action and support, on a cooperative and facilitative basis, to avert, minimize and address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts, taking into account projected changes in climate-related risks, vulnerabilities, adaptive capacities and exposure, including, as appropriate, on: observed and potential climate change impacts, including those related to extreme weather events and slow onset events, drawing upon the best available science; activities related to averting, minimizing and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change; and institutional arrangements to facilitate the implementation of the referred activities.
xi. Compile and draft Section 3.4: ‘Loss and damage associated with climate change impacts’ of the BTR1 of the RoM to the UNFCCC.
xii. Document and describe the following information, as appropriate, related to cooperation, good practices, experience and lessons learned: efforts to share information, good practices, experience and lessons learned, including as they relate to: science, planning and policies relevant to adaptation; policy innovation and pilot and demonstration projects; integration of adaptation actions into planning at different levels; cooperation to share information and to strengthen science, institutions and adaptation; area, scale and types of cooperation and good practices; improving durability and effectiveness of adaptation actions; helping developing countries to identify effective adaptation practices, needs, priorities, and challenges and gaps in a way that is consistent with encouraging good practices; strengthening scientific research and knowledge related to: climate, including research and systematic observation and early warning systems, to inform climate services and decision-making; vulnerability and adaptation; and monitoring and evaluation.
xiii. Compile and draft Section 3.5: ‘Cooperation, good practices, experience and lessons learned’ of the BTR1 of the RoM to the UNFCCC.
xiv. Compile and draft Chapter 3: ‘Information related to climate change impacts and adaptation under Article 7 of the Paris Agreement’ of the BTR1 of the RoM to the UNFCCC.
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