Procurement Notices

In 1993, the Government of Jamaica acceded to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and its Montreal Protocol on Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer, and has ratified all the previous Amendments to the Montreal Protocol. The country is currently taking significant steps towards the ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, 2016 (Kigali Amendment), which is a significant stride in the fight against climate change. The Parties to the Montreal Protocol had adopted the Decision XXVIII/2 related to the Kigali Amendment to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are powerful greenhouse gases. A request was made in paragraph 20 of the Executive Committee to include the enabling activities to be funded in order to support the Article 5 countries[1] in the process of ratification of the Kigali Amendment.

The Government of Jamaica has a well-established Legal and Institutional Framework to implement the Montreal Protocol commitments currently ratified.  Notwithstanding, the new Kigali Amendment will bring additional challenges to determine: (a) the national requirements and needs for the ratification of this Amendment, (b) the establishment of a sound foundation to undertake future work towards its implementation and (c) help to bolster the efforts of the Government of Jamaica in the fight against global warming. It is against this background that UNDP is seeking to engage a Legal Consultant. The Legal Consultant will assist the Government of Jamaica to facilitate the seamless ratification of the Kigali Amendment, identify the legislation and or policies to be reinforced or modified or assist in the development of legislation.

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing, or by standard electronic communication to procurement.jamaica@undp.org UNDP will provide responses by uploading them in the system.

[1] http://ozone.unep.org/en/article-5-parties-status