Tenders Are Invited For International Consultant Gis And Climate Modelling Specialist

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18571461
United Nations System
Tenders Are Invited For International Consultant Gis And Climate Modelling Specialist
ICB
Western Africa
Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS,African Union
13-02-2019

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Tenders Are Invited For International Consultant Gis And Climate Modelling SpecialistClimate Related Hazards Iii Inappropriate Communication And Packaging Of Warnings Iv Restricted Responses To Impending Disasters And V Constrained Planning For Slow Onset Changes Due To Climate Change That Will Require A Transformational Shift In Economic Development And Risk Reduction Efforts This Project S Objective Is To Strengthen The Climate Monitoring Capabilities Early Warning Systems And Available Information For Responding To Climate Shocks And Planning Adaptation To Climate Change In The Gambia The Project Seeks To Transfer Weather And Environmental Observation Technology As Well As To Build Capacities For Climate Data Analysis And Modelling And To Effectively Communicate Early Warnings And Advisories To Stakeholders And Local Populations This Will Be Done So By Delivering Five Complementary Outcomes The Five Complementary Outcomes Are Outcome 1 A Fully Fledged And Modern Call Centre That Responds To Emergencies And DisastersOutcome 2 The Gambia National Meteorological Services Is Supported In Its Transition To Becoming A Financially Sustainable Meteorological AgencyOutcome 3 Hydro Meteorological Infrastructure Is Upgraded Installed And Maintained That Will Cover The Full Needs For Optimal Performance Of Ews As Identified By Recent Needs Assessment Reports In The GambiaOutcome 4 A Critical Mass Of Skilled Human Resources Is Able To Operate The Gambia Early Warning System And Perform Medium And Long Term Climate Adaptation Planning Beyond The ProjectOutcome 5 Efficient And Effective Use Of Hydro Meteorological And Environmental Information For Making Early Warnings And Long Term Development PlansThe Project Is Being Executed By The Department Of Water Resources Dwr And Implemented By The United Nations Development Programme Undp And The United Nations Environment Programme Unep In Close Cooperation With Sectoral Ministries Ngos And The Private Sector This Project Will Invest In Strengthening Current Systems To Lead To A Fully Operational Ews For The Gambia At The Institutional Level Which Can In Turn Serve Local Communities Particularly In Remote And Vulnerable Regions This Will Be Carried Out Through Improving National Capabilities To Generate And Use Climate Information In The Planning For And Management Of Climate Induced Hazard Risks Developing Core Skills And Competencies Acquiring Relevant Technologies Improving Early Warning Dissemination And Advisory Communications And Promoting The Uptake Of Climate Information At The Local Level Capacity For The Uptake And The Utilization Climate Change Early Warning Information For National And Local Level Policy And Decision Making Is Low Because Of A Number Of Institutional And Human Capacity Limitations Including I Inadequate Number And Quality Of Equipment Tools And Data Processing Hard And Software To Collect And Analyze Climate Information Ii Shortage Of Qualified Personnel That Can Not Only Transform The Processed Information Into Weather Forecasts And Early Warnings But Also Package Them Into Messages That Sensitize Well Targeted End Users Through The Use Of Appropriately Selected Communication Media And Language This Situation Will Persist And Will Be Even Aggravated Unless Urgent Measures Are Taken To Address It And Strengthen Climate Change Early Warning System In The Gambia Climate Change Issues And Risks Have Successfully Been Integrated In The First And Second Programme For Accelerated Growth And Employment Page As A Cross Cutting Theme Implementation Of The Page Ii Will Enable Mainstreaming Of Climate Change Into The National Development Process And Institutional Re Alignments And Mainstreaming Of Adaptation National Capacity For Assimilating Forecasts And Mainstreaming Them Into Existing Development Planning Is Critical And Will Be Undertaken Strategies And Procedures For Issuing Climate Change Early Warning Products Will Be Institutionalized And Plans And Activities For Sustainable Financing Of The Operation And Maintenance Of The Installed Ews Will Be Developed And Implemented Climate Change Mainstreaming Into Local And National Development Frameworks Such As Nature Based Tourism Development Plans Will Be Undertaken

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