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Introduction

United Nations Development Programme, hereinafter referred to as UNDP  hereby, invites prospective proposers to submit a proposal in accordance with the General Conditions of Contract and the Terms of Reference as set out in this Request for Proposal (RFP). The interested and qualified suppliers are requested to submit the proposal for consulting firm to update of the Low Emission Development Strategy for Human Settlement and Surface Transport in Preparation of Bhutan’s NDC 3.0 and enhanced strategies, systems, and in-country capacities to achieve its climate objectives and targets.

The scope of this assignment entails update of the LEDS of the Human settlement and Surface Transport through a systematic stock take of the two LEDS, formulating implementation strategies supported by climate technology transfer and mobilizing investments from public and private sectors.

The key tasks for each sector are as elaborated below:

A. HUMAN SETTLEMENT

1. Stock Taking: Conduct an intensive, systematic review and data mining of existing human settlement and urban development materials including policy documents, databases and datasets, published and unpublished papers, and institutional reports to synthesize evidence and identify gaps.
2. Consultations: with cross-cutting and thematic groups comprising of key representatives from government institutions, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions and the private sector for gathering valuable inputs to strengthen the assessment.
3. Gap analysis: Undertake gap analysis for implementation of the priorities identified in LEDS Human Settlement 2021 with focus on resources mobilized, investments, challenges and opportunities, and potential solutions for future.
4. GHG modeling and emission scenario building: Conduct a detailed analysis of current and projected emissions from the human settlement sector, identifying key sources and drivers based on the emission trends of the transport sector. The analysis should clearly provide an overview of the best- case scenario and worst- case scenario considering SSP1: Sustainability (Taking the Green Road), SSP2: Dynamics as Usual (Middle of the Road) and SSP3: Regional Rivalry (A Rocky Road).
5. Visioning in line with plans/policies/programs: develop a long-term 2050 vision for a sustainable, low-emission, and resilient human settlement sector, considering climate change impacts and adaptation strategies. The vision should be aligned with the aspiration of the 13th Five Year Plan, and 21st Century Economic Roadmap of the Royal Government of Bhutan. Accordingly, a 10-year plan starting 2026 and ending 2035 must be developed, with 5-year targets (i.e., 2030 and 2035).
6. Recommendations and Implementation Plan: develop a set of recommendations, along with a resource mobilization plan and an implementation plan, with assessment of finances required and potential emission reduction target. Design relevant indicators in consultation with cross-cutting and thematic groups comprising key representatives from government institutions, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector. The plan should also clearly outline the associated parties, their respective roles and responsibilities, and propose a streamlined strategy for data collection and sharing of information from each stakeholder to ensure coherence and efficiency. The plan must also consider the entire value chain to be more comprehensive.
7. Integrate gender analysis into the LEDS update process by identifying gender-differentiated climate impacts, roles, and capacities across sectors. Ensure that proposed strategies and actions are gender-responsive and promote gender equality.
8. Institutional arrangement: review the relevance of existing stakeholders and identify the key stakeholders responsible for implementing the updated LEDS, taking into consideration the civil service reform. Develop a stakeholder management plan during the implementation of the LEDs, as well as during stocktaking.
9. Facilitate knowledge transfer sessions to the Human Settlement sector (HS) and other relevant stakeholders on data collected, analyses undertaken, methodologies applied, and underlying assumptions. Develop a proposal for a comprehensive framework for systematic data collection, monitoring, and reporting to strengthen evidence-based decision-making within the HS sector. The framework should also define roles and responsibilities of sectoral actors and ensure the sustainability of data management beyond the project period.
10. Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system: Design relevant indicators for the human settlements sector through a participatory approach for tracking the implementation of the LEDS for the human settlement sector. This MRV system must align and feed the MRV system planned to be established by the CBIT project to track progress and achievement of each successive NDCs.

B. SURFACE TRANSPORT

1. Stock Taking: through intensive mining of existing policy documents on transport, databases, datasets, published and unpublished papers, and institutional reports.
2. Consultations: with cross-cutting and thematic groups comprising key representatives from government institutions, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector for gathering valuable inputs to strengthen the assessment.
3. Gap analysis: analyze the implementation of the priorities identified in LEDS Transport 2021 with clear information on resources mobilized and investments made. Highlight the barriers (e.g., financial, technical, or institutional) that have hindered the implementation of these priorities. And recommend how to improve implementation henceforth.
4. GHG modeling and emission scenario building: Conduct a detailed analysis of current and projected emissions from the transport sector, identifying key sources and drivers based on the emission trend of the transport sector. The analysis should clearly provide an overview of the best-case scenario and worst-case scenario, considering SSP1: Sustainability (Taking the Green Road), SSP2: Dynamics as Usual (Middle of the Road), and SSP3: Regional Rivalry (A Rocky Road). The analysis should also recommend methods to identify transport sector fuel consumption for future data analysis and stock taking.
5. Visioning in line with plans/policies/programs: develop a compelling long-term vision for a sustainable, low-emission, and resilient transport system by 2050, considering climate change impacts and adaptation strategies. The vision should be aligned with the aspiration of the 13th Five Year Plan and 21st Century Economic Roadmap of the Royal Government of Bhutan.  Accordingly, implementable goals and targets with clear policy measures to enable the implementation of the deliverables should be developed. The vision and the targets should take into consideration green initiatives currently being implemented in the transport sector in the 13th FYP. Accordingly, a 10-year plan starting 2026 and ending 2035 must be developed, with 5-year targets (i.e., 2030 and 2035).
6. Recommendations and implementation plan: develop a set of recommendations and resource mobilization plan and implementation plan with assessment of finances required and potential emission reduction targets. Design relevant indicators in consultations with cross-cutting and thematic groups composed of key representatives from government institutions, non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector. Incorporate a timeline for implementation and identify key stakeholders responsible for each action to enhance accountability.
7. Integrate gender analysis into the LEDS update process by identifying gender-differentiated climate impacts, roles, and capacities across sectors. Ensure that proposed strategies and actions are gender-responsive and promote gender equality.
8. Institutional arrangement: review existing stakeholders and identify the key stakeholders responsible for implementing the updated LEDS, taking into consideration the civil service reform. Develop a stakeholder management plan during the implementation of the LEDs, as well as during stocktaking.
9. Facilitate knowledge transfer sessions to the Surface Transport sector and other relevant stakeholders on data collected, analyses undertaken, methodologies applied, and underlying assumptions. Develop a proposal for a comprehensive framework for systematic data collection, monitoring, and reporting to strengthen evidence-based decision-making within the Surface Transport sector. The framework should also define roles and responsibilities of sectoral actors and ensure the sustainability of data management beyond the project period.
10. Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system: Design relevant indicators for the surface transport sector through a participatory approach for tracking the implementation of the LEDS for the surface transport sector. This MRV system must align and feed the MRV system planned to be established by the CBIT project to track progress and achievement of each successive NDCs. 

C. GHG Modelling and scenario

1. GHG modeling and emission scenario building: Conduct a detailed analysis of current and projected emissions from the transport and human settlement sector, identifying key sources and drivers of emission of each sector. The analysis should clearly provide an overview of the best possible case to the worst-case scenario, considering SSP1: Sustainability (Taking the Green Road), SSP2: Dynamics as Usual (Middle of the Road) and SSP3: Regional Rivalry (A Rocky Road). The models used for the emission modelling should be sector-specific and in accordance with the best international practices.
2. Contribute to tasks 5 and 6 specified for both the Human Settlement sector and Surface Transport.

 

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