Tenders are invited for National Environmental Expertise Fiji Closing Date: 6 Dec 2024 Type: Consultancy 1.1. Introduction to CFI Canal France International : a government agency to support media CFI actively promotes the development of media in sub-Saharan Africa, the Mediterranean and the Levant. We are committed to working together with media organisations to promote dialogue between local authorities and citizens so that people can be as informed as possible. Combating disinformation, protecting the environment, and promoting human rights and gender equality underpin everything we do. CFI is an operator of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and a subsidiary of the France Médias Monde Group. 1.2. Context of the Call for quotations The Terra Asia project is an ambitious initiative led by CFI (French media development agency) with the support of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. It has a budget of 906,691 and will run for 31 months, from May 2024 to November 2026. The aim of this project is to build the capacity of the public media in the Indo-Pacific region, an area particularly exposed to environmental and climate issues. The countries involved in this project are Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Fiji. The Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) is a regional intergovernmental organisation that works to support and promote media development, and is CFIs main partner for the Terra Asia project. The AIBD plays a key role in influencing the regions media decision-makers. At the 2023 annual conference, which brought together all the media members of the organisation, there was a strong emphasis on environmental issues and the fight against mis- and disinformation. The Terra Asia project will therefore focus specifically on supporting four local public media organisations by offering training and boosting journalistic skills. At the same time, Terra Asia is aligning its objectives with Frances strategies in the Indo-Pacific region, focusing on building the capacity of public media to address crucial issues such as climate change, biodiversity and sustainable ocean management. This initiative comes against a backdrop of growing recognition of the strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific, highlighted by high-level visits including the visit by the President of the French Republic to Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu in 2023. The Project plans to work with and train at least 16 journalists (4 by media) in 4 countries (one media by country) (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the Philippines, in other words 4 journalists per country) in journalistic techniques to address environmental and climate change issues. Other journalists from other countries in the region will join some activities as well as stakeholders and experts. This Project is developed in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD). The media selected will be member of AIBD. Each country has its own call for quotation. Overarching project objective: To help strengthen the knowledge and skills of AIBD media organisations in producing and disseminating information on environmental issues and in combating mis- and disinformation. Specific objectives: SO 1: Strengthen the medias knowledge of environmental issues in order to reach a wider audience concerning the regions broader challenges. SO 2: Strengthening the medias ability to cover environmental issues and deal with mis- and disinformation on social media. SO 3: Supporting the production and distribution of digital content focusing on environmental issues. The purpose of this Call for Quotation is to define the contractual terms of the future contract, hereinafter referred to as the contract, subsequently concluded between CFI and the selected service provider. The terms of the contract set forth in this Call for Quotation are provisional/informative and may be subject to unilateral modification by CFI prior to its conclusion. 2.PUPORSE OF THE CALL FOR QUOTATIONS 2.1. Purpose The purpose of this Call for quotations is to identify one or more service provider(s) capable of providing Develop and deliver a training program for journalists on environmental and climate change issues specific to a particular region or country. This Call for quotations does not constitute a promise of award of the future contract to any applicant company. The Contract between CFI and the chosen service provider(s) will be a service contract governed by the provisions of the French Public Procurement Code. 2.2. Estimated services of the contract 2.2.1.Description of the services The Project plans to work with and train at least 16 journalists (4 by media) in 4 countries (one media by country) (Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji and the Philippines, in other words 4 journalists per country) in journalistic techniques to address environmental and climate change issues. Other journalists from other countries in the region will join some activities as well as stakeholders and experts. This Project is developed in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD). The media selected will be member of AIBD. Journalists will take part in all the Activities described in the Tender. The selection of the Journalists will be ensured by CFI in collaboration with AIBD. Journalists will each time come from the countries concerned by the Tender, working for public national media. The training courses may benefit from an English-local language translation system, upon request of the Service Provider. The translation device will be provided by CFI. National seminars will be designed and provided in pairs with a co-trainer, already selected by CFI as part of an independent consultation. Trainings will be designed with both journalistic and environmental approaches in the foreground. The five seminars (four national awareness-raising seminars and one regional capitalisation seminar) will be held in each country, bringing together at least 20 participants (80 beneficiaries in total. Most of the Activities will be organized in the capital city of the project countries but may be decentralized to other cities in these countries. CFI will advise the Service Provider of any change of city at the latest 45 days before the starting day of the next Activity. The services entrusted to the provider will be: Co-design and animate two seminars addressing environmental and climate change issues. National seminars will be designed and provided in pairs with a co-trainer specialized in media and environmental related issues, already selected by CFI and AIBD as part of an independent consultation. Trainings will be designed with both journalistic and environmental approaches in the foreground. Seminars might be partially or totally conducted in local languages to facilitate the learning process. The national awareness-raising seminar will be based in Sauva, Fiji ( bringing together at least 20 participants including representatives of three media beneficiaries as well as other stakeholders, in order to raise awareness of environmental issues among political decision-makers, the media, media regulatory authorities and civil society organisations. Overall training plan: A detailed training plan prior to carrying out the activities will be developed by the Service Provider jointly with the project manager (and the co-trainers selected by CFI as part of another consultation for the Media and Environment trainings). The training plan will have to be sent to CFI no later than fifteen (15) days before the starting day of the first Activity. CFI will validate the training plan no later than ten (10) days before the first Activity. All dates referenced in this document are provisional and may be subject to modification based on the progress of the Project. The services entrusted to the provider in the frame of the Project will be working on two activities: o Activity 1.1: Design and conduct one (1) face to face seminars of one (1) day of seminar for the national media and two (2) days of preparation for the seminar: Fiji seminar: February -March 2025: one (1) day of seminar and one (1) day of conception and one (1) day of evaluation and data collection During this seminar, the attendees will receive an introductory module on climate change and environmental issues related to their country and / or region. They will also cover the main challenges journalist all over the world are facing while covering those issues. These seminars are designed to increase the knowledge of journalists and related parties on such issues, especially concerning their own region. These seminars will bring together leading scientists, political decision-makers, media, media regulators, CSOs and citizens. CFI will invite CSOs and media dealing with environmental and gender issues, as well as the French Development Agency (FDA) and Expertise France (EF). The national seminars are medium sized event that will reach up to a total of 20 beneficiaries per seminar. Objectives to be achieved during the Service: Initiate the Beneficiaries on the intricate link between climate change and environmental issues and journalism; Provide the beneficiaries with a better understand of environmental issues, players and stakeholders involved in their country, in the region and all over the world; Gender inclusion: this training should include a module specifically dedicated to considering the place of women and the direct impact of climate change on women; so that the Beneficiaries are made aware to avoid any form of gender discrimination in their treatment of the information. It aims to enable the Beneficiaries to better address environmental affecting mainly women. o Activity 1.3: Design and conduct one (1) regional capitalization seminar of one (1) day followed by a two (2) days f Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4110006/national-environmental-expertise-fiji
