| Overview : UNDP Vietnam is seeking for National Firm/Institution/Organization for collecting, analysing, and synthesizing information on the needs of resilient housing support to disasters and climate change for poor households with housing difficulties, and propose mechanisms and policies to support the construction of resilient housing for poor households in Viet Nam’s 63 provincesconduct assessment of the current status and propose criteria for identifying coastal forests. Led by the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Ministry of Construction (MoC), the UNDP is serving as the GCF Accredited Entity for the climate change adaptation (CCA) project titled “Improving the resilience of vulnerable coastal communities to climate change-related impacts in Viet Nam” (the ‘Project’) which was approved by the GCF in June 2017. The Project is designed “to contribute to increased climate-resilient sustainable development though employing an integrated approach to ensure more climate-resilient homes, strengthen natural defences through the regeneration of mangroves, and improve planning through the integration of climate risk information.” The Project aims to rebuild 4,000 houses and to regenerate 4,000 hectares of mangroves. It also aims to increase the quality and accessibility of climate risk-related information and, therefore, increase its utility in decision-making. Key results for the project include: 1. Increased resilience of infrastructure to climate change (Indicator: Number and value of physical assets benefitting communities made more resilient to climate change and variability)
2. Improved management of land and forest area contributing to a reduction in CO2 emissions (Indicator: Hectares of land and forests under improved and effective management contributing to a reduction in CO2 emissions)
3. Increased generation and use of climate risk information in decision-making (Indicator: Use of climate risk information products/services in climate-sensitive sectoral decision-makings) The implementation of resilient housing component has been ongoing since 2017 and is planned until 2023 in five provinces: Thanh Hoa, Quang Binh, Hue, Quang Nam, and Quang Ngai. Building on an existing social protection programme to provide housing for poor and marginalized communities (Decision No. 48/2014/QD-TTg by the Prime Minister, dated 8/2014), the Project aims to strengthen storm/flood-resilient design features in 4,000 new houses for poor and highly disaster-exposed communities in coastal areas. It is necessary to conduct a research in all 63 provinces in order to have a comprehensive picture of the needs to support the construction of resilient housing against disasters and climate change in Viet Nam. This information will be used as the basis for the Ministry of Construction and Ministry of Agriculture &Rural Development in planning, proposingand/or adjusting the housing policies and to support the construction of resilient houses for poor households in Viet Nam. For this purpose, UNDP is seeking to mobilize a consultancy firm or an institution to conduct this housing needs assessment in all 63 provinces. Interested bidders are invited to submit Technical and Financial proposal and other information following guidance in the Request for Proposal to bid.submission.vn@undp.org
with notification by email (without attachment) to: procurement.vn@undp.org that the bidder has submitted proposal. UNDP will not be responsible for the missing of proposal if the bidder does not send notification email to above address. Deadline for submission: on or before 24 April 2022 (Ha Noi Time) We look forward to receiving your proposal by the above deadline. | 
