Tenders Are Invited For Consultant For The Development Of The Country Level Proposal On Building The Resilience Of Persons With Disabilities To Cope With Climate Change

Tenders Are Invited For Consultant For The Development Of The Country Level Proposal On Building The Resilience Of Persons With Disabilities To Cope With Climate ChangeDeadline 04 Apr 19Posted 21 Mar 19Overview Project TitleBuilding The Resilience Of Persons With Disabilities To Cope With Climate Change In The Asia Pacific Region Project Description ContextIt Is Well Established That Climate Change Is One Of The Major Challenges Facing Humanity With Impacts That Are Potentially Devastating Whether It Be Increased Severity And Frequency Of Storms Sea Level Rise Or Changing Weather Patterns This Affects The Poorest And Vulnerable Populations Most Severely Research Has Shown That Persons With Disabilities Who Make Up 15 Of The World Population Are Disproportionately Affected By Climate Change Impacts Due To Their Livelihood Circumstances Socio Political Isolation Perpetuated By Stigma Discrimination Inaccessible Infrastructure Information And Exclusion And Related Information Asymmetries Constraints And Exclusion From Related Decision Making Processes Aggravate Their Vulnerabilities Climate Change Will Make Climate Events Such As Hurricanes Cyclones Storms Droughts And Floods Worse Amplifying The Impacts Along With Making Access To Natural Resources Transportation And Emergency Shelters Difficult On The Other Hand Lack Of Identification Of Specific Needs Of Persons With Disabilities Add Extra Challenge For Them To Receive The Required Support In The Asia Pacific Region Which Is Highly Prone To Extreme Climate Events And Disasters Persons With Disabilities Face Disproportionately High Levels Of Risk Of Susceptibility Evidence Shows That Persons With Disabilities Are Between Two And Four Times More Likely To Be Killed During Disasters Than Others Persons With Disabilities Were 2 45 Times More Likely To Have Been Injured During Tropical Cyclone Pam Which Struck Vanuatu On The 13Th March 2015 Causing An Estimated Us 449 4 Million In Damages Equivalent To 64 1 Of The Gdp Of Vanuatu Very Few Persons With Disabilities Had Assistive Devices And Adults With Disabilities Had Poorer Access To Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts Compared To Adults Without Disabilities At The Global Level A Number Of Conventions Highlight The Importance Of Including The Needs Of Persons With Disabilities And The Asia Pacific Region Is Making Some Progress In This Regard However Despite These International Agreements Further Progress Is Needed At The Country Level To Fully Realise The Equal Rights Of Persons With Disabilities As It Relates To Climate Change Adaptation And Disaster Risk Reduction At The Country Level In Cambodia Nepal Philippines And Thailand There Has Been Some Progress In Strengthening The Resilience Of Persons With Disabilities To Address Climate Change And Reduce Risks Related To Disasters Yet Many Challenges Continue To Exist While There Is A Growing Focus On The Impacts Of Climate Change On Livelihoods Health Migration Access To Water And Sanitation Persons With Disabilities Are Referenced If At All Only Under The Heading Of Vulnerable Groups With Insufficient Attention Given To The Specific Challenges They Face Let Alone Attention To The Issues Facing Groups With Different Types Of Disabilities Furthermore Persons With Disabilities Are Not Privy To Opportunities To Participate In The Design Implementation And Monitoring Of Cca Policy Frameworks This Renders Persons With Disabilities Extremely Vulnerable To Climate Change And In A Situation Where They Continue To Be At An Inherent Disadvantage In Responding Effectively To Climate Impacts And Climate Events Governments Do Not Have The Data Or Systems In Place To Effectively Assist Persons With Disabilities Or Disabled Peoples Organizations To Enhance Their Resilience Or Reduce Their Risks To Disasters Project OverviewIn October 2018 The Adaptation Fund Endorsed A Pre Concept For A Multi Country Project Led By Undp Under The Un Climate Resilience Initiative A2r Umbrella On Building Resilience For Persons With Disabilities The Pre Concept Covering Cambodia Nepal Philippines And Thailand Was Informed By Consultations And Workshops Previously Conducted By Country Offices And Relevant Stakeholders And Duly Endorsed By Relevant National Designated Authorities The Proposed Five Year Project Aims To Build The Capacity Of Participant Countries To More Effectively Take Actions In Improving The Resilience Of Persons With Disabilities To Climate Change And Climate Related Disasters The Project Will Work With Persons With Disabilities And Disabled PeopleS Organizations To Build Their Capacity On Climate Change And Raise Awareness So They Can Be Empowered And Work With Government And The Private Sector To Design Effective Climate Change Policies And Strategies That Are Inclusive And Address The Concerns Of Persons With Disabilities The Project Has Three Components Component 1 Capacity Building For Disabled PeopleS Organizations Persons With Disabilities And Governments To Address Climate Change And Enhance Institutional FrameworksComponent 2 Early Warning Infrastructure And Last Mile Services Targeting The Specific Needs Of Persons With Disabilities To Better Manage And Reduce Vulnerability Of Climate Change Induced RisksComponent 3 Knowledge Generation Codification And Dissemination Of The Effectiveness Of Targeted Measures To Reduce The Vulnerability Of Persons With Disabilities To Climate Change Risks Following The Adaptation FundS Endorsement Of The Pre Concept A Full Proposal Will Be Developed For Submission In August 2019 Undp Is Contracting A Technical Consultant To Develop The Country Level Proposal With Focus On The Philippines Component The Proposal Development Will Entail Incorporating Comments Provided By The Adaptation Fund Technical Review Committee And Further Solicit Inputs From Stakeholders Through The Conduct Of The Country Level Consultations The Country Level Consultations And Workshop Endeavor To Explore And Identify Key Gaps In Existing Climate Change Adaptation Activities As They Relate To Persons With Disabilities By Continuing To Build On Previous Exercises Of Consultations Conducted By The Country Office And Identify Activities To Support The Design Of The Proposed Project In Addition The Workshop Would Serve As A Platform To Identify Relevant Stakeholders Implementing Partners Resources Required Performance And M E Indicators Budget And Other Information Necessary To Develop The Country Level Interventions Under The Project These Consultations Will Consequently Feed Into The Proposal Development For The Adaptation Fund Af In Addition To A Broader Project Programme Aimed At Building Resilience For Persons With Disabilities With Funding And Support Sources From Other Bilateral Donors The Consultations Will Include A Combination Of Desk Research Site Visits Meetings And Engagements With Relevant Stakeholders And Should Be Conducted Between April To May 2019 With The Aim Of Developing The Full Proposal For Country Specific Interventions To Be Included In The Adaptation Fund Proposal And The Broader Proposal In April May 2019 A Stakeholder Workshop Will Be Organized In Country To Validate The Country Proposal After The Country Specific Stocktaking And Workshops Are Complete Scope Of Work Under The Direct Supervision Of The Isd Programme Manager And Isd Programme Analyst The Technical Consultant Shall Develop Work Plan And Map Out Stakeholders To Be Included In The Consultations And WorkshopsConduct Desk Research And Review Relevant DocumentsDevelop Concept Notes And Design For Planned Consultations And WorkshopsFacilitate Conduct Of Consultations Meetings And Focus Group Discussions With Identified Partners And Stak

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