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Project description

Papua New Guinea (PNG) has one of the most significant areas of largely-intact tropical forest in the world, although these forests appear to be facing acute and imminent threats. The Papua New Guinea Forest Authority (PNGFA) estimates that approximately 80% of the total area of the country is covered by natural forests, of which 60% are considered intact forests.

Approximately 10 per cent of global GHG emissions are caused by land-use change and, in particular, the destruction of tropical forests. Slowing deforestation and forest degradation is a likely cost effective way of reducing carbon emissions compared to other mitigation strategies, such as curbing emissions from power stations. Since 2005, PNG has been at the forefront of intergovernmental negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to develop an international mechanism to compensate developing countries for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). To be eligible to receive results-based finance for REDD+ results-based actions under the UNFCCC, PNG will have to develop the following elements:

• A National Strategy or Action Plan;
• A national forest reference emission level and/or forest reference level;
• A robust and transparent national forest monitoring system for the monitoring and reporting of the REDD + activities;
• A system for providing information on how the safeguards on local community and forest biodiversity are being addressed and respected throughout the implementation of the REDD+ activities while respecting sovereignty.

The Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) is receiving international support from a number of bilateral and multilateral sources to prepare the country for implementing REDD+ under the UNFCCC, including through readiness support from the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF). A major component of the FCPF project is to support the development of PNG’s National REDD+ Strategy.

Scope of Work

The objective of this assignment is to support the development of PNG’s National REDD+ Strategy. In undertaking this assignment the National consultant (working under overall guidance of International Consultant on the development of National REDD+ Strategy, the FCPF team, government counterparts, private sector stakeholders and NGOs) will:

1. Facilitate the solicitation of feedback from the report on issues and options for REDD+ in PNG,
2. Support the design and drafting of PNG’s National REDD+ Strategy document,
3. Support initial stakeholder consultations on the Strategy,
4. Assist in data collection related to REDD+ Financing Options to map out the existing and potential sources of finance for REDD+ implementation in PNG and identify the scale of finance necessary for REDD+ implementation in PNG

The National Consultant will help International Experts on the development of a National REDD+ Strategy and assessment of REDD+ Financing Options, while working in close coordination and consultation with the UNDP and FCPF staff and the UNDP regional technical advisor. 

The consultation will be for 50 days over 5 months from September 2016 – January 2017.

Application procedures

Qualified candidates are requested to apply by September 28, 2016 by sending their application packages to registry.pg@undp.org with the subject line “FCPF REDD+ National Consultant on the development of a National REDD+ Strategy”.

The application should contain:

• Cover letter explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the advertised position and a brief methodology on how you will approach and conduct the work (if applicable). Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application.
• Filled P11 form including past experience in similar projects and contact details of referees, please upload the P11 instead of your CV.
• Financial Proposal* - specifying a total lump sum amount for the tasks specified in this announcement. The financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (number of anticipated working days – in home office and on mission, travel – international and local, per diems and any other possible costs). For more details, please see Section 8. “Scope of Price Proposal and Schedule of Payments”.

Refer the attached terms of reference (TOR) for more details.