Expression of Interest For Recruitment Of A Consulting Firm Or Consultancy Office Support For The Preparation Of Adaptation Plans For The Transformation Into Climate-Smart Villages (Csv) Or Eco-Villages (Ev)

Expression of Interest for Recruitment of a Consulting Firm or Consultancy Office Support for the Preparation of Adaptation Plans for the Transformation into Climate-Smart Villages (Csv) or Eco-Villages (Ev) Supporting the participatory preparation of Adaptation Plans for the transformation of villages into Climate-Smart Villages (CSV) or Eco-Villages (EV), incorporating a detailed analysis of local climate risks, socio-economic and environmental vulnerabilities of communities, as well as their adaptation and resilience capacities; Identifying, analyzing and prioritizing the economic, social and environmental potential specific to each village, taking into account the constraints and opportunities related to the effects of climate change and local development dynamics; Mainstreaming climate, environmental and resilience issues into the strategic orientations, programmes and structuring projects of the CSVs/EVs in order to strengthen adaptation and mitigation at the local level; Ensuring the consistency and alignment of village Adaptation Plans with national and sectoral frameworks, as well as with existing climate, environmental and sustainable development policies and strategies; Providing villages and local authorities with an operational planning and management tool for climate-smart actions, facilitating decision-making, resource mobilization and the monitoring and evaluation of adaptation and resilience measures; and Promoting participatory, inclusive and multi-stakeholder village governance, encouraging community ownership of the Adaptation Plans and their active involvement in the sustainable and resilient management of resources and territory. The Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, invites Consultants (Consulting Firms or Consultancy Offices) to submit their expressions of interest to provide the services described above. Interested Consultants shall provide information demonstrating their qualifications and experience for carrying out the assignment (documentation, references for similar services, experience in comparable assignments, availability of qualified personnel, etc.). Consultants may associate to enhance their chances of qualification. The expression of interest by a consultant does not imply any obligation on the part of the P2P2RS Project Implementation Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to include the consultant on the shortlist. Eligibility criteria, establishment of the shortlist and the selection procedure based on Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) shall be in accordance with the Procurement Policy and Methodology for Bank Group Funded Operations dated October 2015, which are available on the Banks website at: http://www.afdb.org. The assignment will be entrusted to a consultant (consulting firm or consultancy office) with proven expertise in territorial and local planning, sustainable development, climate change adaptation, socio-economic analysis, GIS mapping and community mobilization, with a sound knowledge of economic and productive systems in tropical or intertropical areas and significant experience in West Africa, particularly in Guinea-Bissau. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://www.afdb.org/en/projects-and-operations/procurement