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Date Published: 23-Mar-2024
Deadline of Submitting EOI: 15-Apr-2024 04:00 PM Manila local time
Consultant Type: Firm
Selection Method: Simplified Consultants' Qualifications Selection (SCQS)
Selection Title: Bridging the Gap Between Climate Adaptation Planning and Financing
Package Name: Investment Plan and Policy Recommendations for Investment Programming
Engagement Period: 8MONTH
Consulting Services Budget: USD 155,000
Source: National
Technical Proposal: Single-Stage Proposal (SSP)
Approval Number: 10098
Approval Date: 29-Mar-2023
Country of assignment: Armenia
Country of eligibility for national consultants: Same as country of assignment
Primary Expertise: Climate Change Adaptation (Transport)
Objective and Purpose of the Assignment
The primary objectives of this assignment are to (i) develop recommendations to the public investment management (PIM) framework on integration of appraisal methodology for climate adaptation, (ii) development of Transport Sector Investment Program and (iii) Government decree on sectoral adaptation plan (transport). The consulting firm will be responsible for the following outputs and key activities:
1. Recommendations to the PIM framework on integration of appraisal methodology for climate adaptation a. Provide recommendations for updating the Decree No. 175 of Government of Republic of Armenia “on approving the procedure for revealing, developing, appraisal and determining priorities of public investment projects” issued on 9 February 2023, to streamline appraisal of climate adaptation projects through development of universal methodology on appraisal of adaptation impact. 2. Transport Sector Investment Program a. Review and enhance the investment pipeline for the transport sector. Conduct a thorough assessment of the existing investment pipeline and propose revisions or elaborations to optimize its effectiveness and alignment with strategic objectives. Provide recommendations for additional projects or modifications to existing plans to enhance the overall impact and efficiency of the pipeline. b. Prepare an investment program for the transport sector (i.e., short, medium, and long-term). 3. Government decree on sectoral adaptation plan a. Draft RA Government Decree “On approval of the climate risk management and climate change adaptation plan for the transport infrastructures sector” including for road sector and address the comments received during the inter-agency review process. 4. National workshop(s) a. 1–2 national workshops will be organized to gather feedback and review recommendations for the integration of climate adaptation appraisal methodology into the PIM framework, as well as to present and discuss the final results of the Transport Sector Investment Program and the Government decree on sectoral adaptation plan. The overall scope of services of the TA consultant team is to prepare investment plan and policy recommendations for investment programming. Based on the results of the climate/disaster risk assessment, review policies, plan investment pipelines to: (i) identify priority actions/investments for the transport sector in the short, medium, and long-term; (ii) provide recommendations for updating the Decree No. 175 of Government of Republic of Armenia “on approving the procedure for revealing, developing, appraisal and determining priorities of public investment projects” issued on 9 February 2023 to streamline appraisal of climate adaptation projects through development of universal methodology on appraisal of adaptation impact. This task is expected to review the investment pipeline for the transport sector and prioritization criteria for projects.ADB - Asian Development Bank - based in Manila, Philippines since 1960.
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