Individual Consultant for PNG Loss and Damage Policy Framework

Please note that the deadline is based on Korean Standard Time Zone (KST, UTC+9)

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PROJECT BACKGROUND

PNG continues to grapple with a multi-hazard context of landslides, cyclones, storm surges, flooding, heavy seasonal rainfall, and heatwaves. Since 2011, PNG has suffered at least 3 major cyclones. Approximately 3.5 million people were affected. The landslide in Enga Province in May 2024 claimed over 2,000 lives and imposed damages reaching US$130 million. Flooding, drought, and landslides are likely to intensify with climate change, while extreme heat increases human health risk and lowers agricultural yields.

PNG ranks 16th most-at-risk country globally in terms of hazard, exposure, and vulnerability related to natural and man-made disasters. Based on the Global Infrastructure Resilience (GIRI) Index, the annual average losses (AAL) related to all disasters are estimated at US$290 million, of which 76 percent is climate-related hazards, including floods, landslides, and tropical cyclones. The AAL is expected to increase from the present US$290 million to US$322 million (lower bound) and US$389 million (upper bound) with the impact of climate change alone.

In 2024, the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP) established the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) to assist developing countries that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in responding to economic and non-economic loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change, including extreme weather events and slow onset events. As of March 26, 2025, a total of USD 765 million was pledged to the FRLD. The FLRD aims to work closely with governments, civil society, and international organizations to pioneer innovative climate response financing mechanisms and empower communities to lead recovery and resilience efforts.

There is ample information that is publicly available on what Loss and Damage entails, UNFCCC progress on L&D, and examples of countries that are progressing Loss and Damage. In the Pacific, Samoa, Vanuatu, and Fiji are at various stages of developing national L&D policies or funds

PNG’s Climate Change and Management Act – CCMA (2021Rev, s11) sets out the need to address loss and damage associated with climate change. Section 27 of the CCMA also provides for a ready trust account, the “Climate Resilience and Green Growth Trust Fund”, where loss and damage funds may be managed. 

This project is part of PNG's Loss and Damage initiative, which aligns with the CCDA's National Climate Finance Strategy for 2025-2030. The project is supported by the Governments of the United Kingdom and Denmark, as well as the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). The following are the project's goals:

(i) Establish a Loss and Damage (L&D) Policy framework that initially focuses on a small number of areas that a new national L&D mechanism could address. 

(ii) Establish a pilot PNG L&D Fund within the provisions of CCMA, CCDA, and Government of PNG policies that mobilizes public and private climate financing, including from the new FRLD. 

This Consultancy will focus on Goal (i) noted above.

SCOPE OF LOSS AND DAMAGE - PILOT APPROACH

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the largest and most populous country in the Pacific. This project aims to focus on a select number of areas to keep the L&D policy scope and fund manageable in such a vast country, with the possibility for lessons learned to be expanded in the future. Key areas of interest include extreme rainfall and flooding, drought and earthquakes, which are also closely linked to the displacement of communities. These focus areas have already been identified as priorities in PNG's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) (2023).

Numerous examples from PNG illustrate that the impacts of adaptation programs have been limited. According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC), between 2008 and 2013, a total of 151,000 people were newly displaced, with two-thirds of those displacements occurring due to natural hazards. While human movement and displacement resulting from environmental events are not new phenomena, climate change is now causing displacement on an unprecedented scale. PNG’s NAP cites flooding as the highest climate risk for the country. Global modeling shows that flooding is the costliest hazard in PNG, resulting in substantial losses of housing, educational and health facilities, infrastructure, and power systems.

This initiative enables PNG to highlight the issue of Loss and Damage and, through the establishment of a fund that provides immediate assistance to communities affected by events that exceed standard adaptation efforts. This is the first time that CCDA is establishing a new climate trust account, as permitted by its legislation, which will be open to both international and domestic climate funding.

When formulating policy priorities, it is essential to consider funding options for L&D, particularly the need to explore alternatives beyond grants. Recently, MMI Insurance, a PNG insurance company, has launched a parametric insurance product that covers risks such as rain, drought, wind, and earthquakes, all of which are identified in the NAP. As such, flooding(rainfall), drought, and earthquakes could be initial areas of focus for L&D.

Table 1: PNG NAP Key climate risks and Climate Insurance Cover (PNG).

	NAP – Key Climate Impacts	Perils covered by Climate Insurance (PNG)
1	Inland Flooding	Rainfall
2	Coastal Flooding
3	Food Insecurity	Drought
4	Impact on Cities	Wind
5	Climate-Induced Migration	Earthquakes
6	Damage to coral reefs
7	Increase in malaria and Vector disease
8	Impacts on Water and Sanitation
9	Landslides	Rainfall

This consultancy is part of the PNG Loss and Damage Project and has three main objectives:

- Develop a Loss and Damage Policy Framework that focuses on a small number (1-3) priority areas.

• Ensure that L&D priorities can also attract a broad range of financing instruments, including climate risk insurance
• Develop a clear guide of parameters or a checklist around priority areas that will standardise L&D investment decisions, promote transparency, and deliver tangible results. This will contribute to the development of L&D Investment guidelines.

- Provide a Work Plan of L&D priorities with a corresponding list of financing instruments (grants, insurance, subsidies, taxes, and other options for funding L&D needs), relevant key stakeholders, and next steps to progress the financing instruments. 

This Consultancy will be coordinated by CCDA (Climate Finance Unit, Adaptation Division) and GGGI.

The specific outputs and deliverables to be achieved by the consultant are:

Overall Output: PNG Loss and Damage Policy Framework

Deliverable 1:Workplan, Draft Outline of L&D Policy - September 2025

• Develop a clear work plan with timelines on how s/he aims to achieve the objectives and deliverables under this assignment.
• Draft outline of the L&D policy focusing on a small number of areas (flooding by rainfall, earthquakes, drought) 

• based on desk review, studies, and prior relevant experience, based on an initial small number of cases

Deliverable 2: Stakeholder Consultations (1-3 provinces) Sep-October 2025

The identification and mapping of beneficiaries and Stakeholders is a key task. Particular attention is needed as to how funds might flow from a central fund managed by CCDA to beneficiaries on the ground, including management arrangements, reporting, and exchange of information

• Undertake at least 1-3 stakeholder consultations (subject to financing and travel availability ) in provinces agreed to by CCDA and GGGI. This work will select up to 3 target provinces using available vulnerability assessments, studies, and other reports. Consultant to identify:  
  • Key priority areas that the L&D Policy will focus on (short and long term) and rationale
  • Draft at least 10 initial program concepts/ ideas based on priority areas that form part of the L&D Policy WorkPla, identify where grants, climate insurance, private sector financing etc, is applicable, and which partners are best placed to assist.
  • Identification of where private financing is applicable and which partners are best placed to assist.
  • Mapping of local stakeholders /local partners that could assist in some way with the overall management and dissemination of L&D funds, reporting
  • Key capacity gaps for local stakeholders to enable them to effectively partner with the L&D program
  • Summary of stakeholder consultations (CCDA, GGGI)  

Deliverable 3:Loss and Damage Policy  (31 October 2025)

A Drafted Loss and Damage Policy that:

• defines the objective and scope of the Policy, key components, and results (MEL) framework,
• Develop guiding principles, a clear guide of parameters, or a checklist around priority areas that guide L&D investment decisions so that these are standardized and transparent and deliver tangible results. This will contribute to the development of L&D Investment guidelines.
• Set out a list of financing instruments, including grants, insurance, subsidies, taxes, and other options for funding L&D needs, identify where these options might be relevant, key stakeholders, and next steps to progress these financing instruments. 
• Contains a section on climate insurance, key stakeholders, and how this might operate as an added financing source for L&D
• Workplan (that includes at least 10 initial project ideas as noted above).

Output/Deliverable	Percentage of Maximum Amount	Due Date
Deliverable 1	20%	15 September 2025
Deliverable 2	30%	15 October 2025
Deliverable 3	50%	7 November 2025

The consultant is expected to work under the general guidance of the GGGI in close collaboration with the PNGs Climate Change Development Authority (CCDA). The consultant is expected to:

• Undertake at least one international round trip to PNG for the project.
• be available for online and country meetings as agreed with CCDA and GGGI
• submit the report in electronic versions (in English) readable by a Microsoft Office application.
• All developed products under this assignment (incl. raw files and editable forms) will become the property of GGGI and CCDA

The international consultant must meet the following competency requirements:

• A minimum of a Masters’ degree or equivalent in Project Management, Economics, Finance, International Development, Business Administration, Strategic Management, or any other related field
• At least 8 years’ experience and proven track record in working with development projects from bilateral and multilateral donors, including Green Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund etc.
• Previous work experience with loss and damage is preferred.
• A minimum of 8 years’ experience in climate finance, policy development, or related discipline.
• A strong knowledge of climate change, gender, environment and social safeguards and related policies.
• A sound working knowledge of the PNG/Pacific climate landscape, including government mechanisms.
• Excellent report writing skills in English.
• Immediate availability of the contractor

The following documents are required as part of the consultant’s application (must be in English): 

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Cover letter indicating availability

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Candidates are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible by 20 August 2025, 11:59PM Korean Standard Time (KST). Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered

Child protection – GGGI is committed to child protection, irrespective of whether any specific area of work involves direct contact with children. GGGI’s Child Protection Policy is written in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.