| Overview : Deadline extended to 26th October, 2015 - 11:00am. Please note that electronic submissions will not be accepted which is partly why the deadline has been extended to cater for courier or other related services. Only hard copies, sealed will be accepted. The Uganda LECB Project is part of the UNDP LECB programme, launched in January 2011 and encompassing 25 participating countries. The programme is funded by the European Commission and the governments of Germany and Australia. In Uganda, the national LECB project (launched March 2012) is implemented by the Climate Change Department of the Ministry of Water & Environment in close coordination with UNDP. The main work areas are: - Development of a national GHG inventory system;
- Elaboration of eight NAMA concepts in the prioritised sectors of energy, waste, transport and agriculture;
- Preparation of a low-emission development strategy; and
- Design of the associated measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems.
Throughout 2013 the Uganda LECB project team undertook a range of capacity building and stakeholder consultations that resulted in the elaboration of eight NAMA concepts. During the consultations the stakeholders agreed that the prioritized NAMAs in the transport and agricultural sectors are: - Periodic vehicle inspection (Transport)
- Bus Rapid Transport System (Transport)
- Enhancement of Soil Carbon Sequestration through Sustainable Land Management Practices (agriculture)
- Climate smart livestock production in Uganda (agriculture)
The two agricultural NAMA concepts were updated in April 2015 with support from an international consultant and through extensive stakeholder consultations. The Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) System NAMA concept builds on an existing feasibility study developed with support from the World Bank. The World Bank agreed to provide a loan for implementation on the condition that the BRT system should be managed by an independent authority. An agreement was never finalized and the project was not implemented. The Periodic Vehicle Inspection NAMA is at an advanced stage and there is political will to push for the implementation. The Ministry of Works and Transport (MoWT) is planning to pilot the NAMA in 2016 and it is against this background that a sound MRV system outlining both potential GHG reductions and co-benefits is required. The existing NAMA concepts will be shared on request. The elaboration of the NAMA concepts should be guided by the existing LECB NAMA template. The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical support to the UNDP LECB project in Uganda by: Elaborating the four NAMA proposals in the Transport and Agricultural Sector and tailor them to the Green Climate Fund requirements (and other relevant sources of finance). | 
