| Overview : Turkmenistan is in the process of implementing a GEF biodiversity planning project whose objective is to integrate the country’s obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) into its national development and sectoral planning frameworks through a renewed and participative ‘biodiversity planning’ and strategizing process. This will be achieved in a manner that is in line with the global guidance contained in the CBD’s Strategic Plan for 2011-2020, including the Aichi Targets for Biodiversity.
The following key outcomes are sought as part of the project:
1) A participative stocktaking exercise on biodiversity planning takes place and national biodiversity targets are developed in response to the global Aichi Targets. A key product will be:
Brief Review of the Biodiversity Planning Process in Turkmenistan
2) Turkmenistan’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) is revised/updated and it fully integrates new aspects of the CBD strategic plan, such as mainstreaming and anchoring the implementation of the plan into national development frameworks, valuing ecosystem services and promoting ecosystem-based adaptation and resilience. The development of the NBSAP will be supported by the development following key studies:
Study on Ecosystem Valuation in Turkmenistan.
Study on Advances in Sectoral Mainstreaming of Biodiversity in Turkmenistan.
Study on the Incorporation of Challenges and Opportunities linked to Ecosystem-Based Adaptation and Resilience in Turkmenistan.
3) National frameworks for resource mobilization, Convention reporting and exchange mechanisms, including the Clearing House Mechanism (CHM) of the CBD, are established and strengthened.
The ultimate goal of the project is to build national capacity within the topic of biodiversity planning. This implies procuring knowledge and capacity building services due to the specificity of the topics at hand and the technical requirements.
The project is also piloting new approach of the cooperation between UNDP Turkmenistan and the government of Turkmenistan. The new approach is aimed at the capacity development
All interested candidates may submitt P11, CV and Oferror's Letter to UNDP on or before close of business (18:00) on November 14, 2014 and via:e-mail, fasmile, in a sealed envelops marked "IT for BSAP Project" to the following address: UNDP Turkmenistan Registry Galkynysh 40, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Telephone: + 993 12 425250 Fax: + 993 12 425317 E-Mail: registry.tm@undp.org To assist you in understanding the requirements of this assignment, we have attached hereto the following : •The Terms of Reference for the assignment described in the Procurement Notice; •Offeror's Letter to UNDP, confirming Interest and Availability, which you must accomplish and submit to UNDP; •P11, CV; and •The Individual Contract and its General Terms and Conditions, which you would be expected to sign in the event you are the selected Offeror in this procurement process. Interested applicants with questions regarding this assignment should send them in writing to: ayna.allaberdyeva@undp.org; irina.atamuradova@undp.org and gulnara.annaberdiyeva@undp.org |
