Expression of Interest for Econsult: Preparation Of A Guideline For Mainstreaming Climate Change Issues Into The Environmental Assessment Process

Econsult: Preparation Of A Guideline For Mainstreaming Climate Change Issues Into The Environmental Assessment Process The Botswana Government Has Committed To Reduce Its Overall Emission By 15 Percent By 2030, By Prioritizing The National Adaptation Plan (Nap) Which Forms Part Of The Nationally Determined Contribution (Ndc) To The Paris Agreement. The Ndc Has Explicitly Highlighted The Need For The Country To Undertake National Adaptation Measures To Safeguard The Economy And Livelihoods And Promote Sustainable Land Management. The Nap Sets Out Requirements For Climate Change Adaptation To Be Integrated In All Levels Of Planning And Implementation At National And Subnational Levels. It Further Sets Out Specific Actions And Targets Across Various Sectors Such As Preparation Of Guidelines And Master Plans For Land Use Which Explicitly Provides Direction For The Integration Of Climate Resilience And Integration. The World Bank Climate Support Fund (Csf) Provided A Grant To The Government Of Botswana To Facilitate Meeting Its Commitment Under Pillar Three Of The Botswana Programmatic Economic Resilience And Green Recovery Development Policy (P175934) Which Aims, Among Other Objectives, To Strengthen The Governments Environmental Assessment (Ea) Process While Supporting The Ndc And Nap. The Department Of Environmental Affairs (Dea) Recently Amended The Environmental Assessment Act (Cap 65:07) And Its Related Regulations As One Of The Measures To Enhance Its Existing Environmental Control Tools To Facilitate Green Recovery And Resilience Post Covid