Background
Population, Health and Environment Ethiopia Consortium (PHE EC) is a Resident and Foreign Charities Consortium in Ethiopian working for holistic, integrated, participatory and proactive development. It promotes the integration of social, economic and environment aspects to address the multi-dimensional challenges associated with poverty and vulnerability. Currently, the organization is working with the Climate Change Consortium – Ethiopia (CCC-E) and World Resources Institute (WRI) on increasing knowledge and awareness amongst key stakeholders and decision-makers in Ethiopia on climate-related expenditures and finance flows in the country, in support of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and the Climate Resilient Growth Economy Facility (CRGE).
To strengthen this effort and to shape activities and program priorities, PHE EC in collaboration with CCC-E and WRI wish to enlist the service of a consultant who can help assess and map current policies, strategies, and budgeting and planning structures around climate-related expenditures and finance in Ethiopia. The study would also provide an overview of relevant institutions, ministries, organizations etc. with their interrelations, power of influence and possible entry points, with a view of how best to engage around climate finance decisions, in hopes of making such finance responsive to local needs. The study will need to indicate capacity levels of key stakeholders to identify, track, and monitor such finance.
About climate-related expenditures, finance, and planning in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change impacts, with projections suggesting that the frequency and intensity of such impacts will likely increase. The country is proactively addressing these challenges by leading activities on the international stage (e.g., chairing the Least Developed Countries Group (LDC Group) on Adaptation) and domestically (e.g., through policies and strategies). The country’s Climate Resilient Green Economy Strategy and Facility (CRGE) and its National Adaptation Plan (forthcoming) lay out its ambitions, dedication, and efforts to adapt and develop in a low-carbon, resilient manner.
Implementing the country’s current climate-related plans and policies does and will continue to need significant technical and financial resources. The Government, donor partners, and others, are already designing and investing in stand-alone adaptation activities as well as integrating climate considerations into other investments, like in water- or agriculture-related activities. Both the CRGE and NAP require multi-sectoral, multi-level approaches, involving multiple federal agencies and regional, zonal, and Woreda government offices, kebeles, civil society, and private sector.
In this context, this study seeks to understand the current climate-related expenditures and finance framework in Ethiopia, with an eye to understanding how, for what purposes, and where such expenditures and finance are channeled through national on- and off-budget systems. It will help identify key actors, decision makers, and processes. This is just a first step in understanding where climate-relevant investments are happening, and for what purposes. Knowing such information will greatly help communities, federal and regional governments, and civil society collaboratively decide and identify priorities and gaps in action, thus allowing local communities and regional governments greater opportunities to shape climate-related action and priorities.
Objectives of the study
The assignment is to provide
Expected deliverables/outputs
The consultant(s) will produce the following
Methodology
The consultant should develop its study proposal and methodology based on the following
Key informants interviews, discussions, or meetings.
The consultant is expected to carry out key informant interviews who are involved in climate finance decisions, tracking, or planning. This could include national planning commission budget experts, CRGE officials, MOFEC budget representatives, selected regional government officials, and relevant CSO representatives. These need not be exhaustive but should be representative. These interviews could be corroborated with brief discussion and meetings shall be employed to get information from policy makers, high level government officials, donors, civil society organizations, institutions, and think tanks
Major Tasks and Time Frame
S/N | Activities/Tasks | Duration |
1 | Preparatory discussion at PHE EC office to begin the research | October 22, 2018 |
2 | Detailed technical inception report | October 24, 2018 |
3 | Presentation on the finding of the desk review | November 5, 2018 |
4 | Corroborative key informant reviews, discussions, or meetings | November 6 – November 16, 2018 |
5 | Draft report | November 20, 2018 |
6 | Final report, with comments incorporated | November 27, 2018 |
Terms of Payment
The payments will be made in A/C payee cheques in the name of the consultant firm. PHE EC will deduct income tax. Besides no other benefits shall be admissible beyond what is stipulated in the contract.
Submission of Proposals
Interested and qualified professionals/firms may send/submit their proposals, along with the following information:
Profile, giving background and experience of the organization -especially in conducting similar studies
Technical Proposal consisting of:
Criteria for selecting the best offer
Upon the advertisement of the Procurement Notice, qualified consulting firm is expected to submit both the Technical and Financial Proposals within seven days of the advert. Accordingly; firms will be evaluated based on Cumulative Analysis as per the following scenario:
Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation. In this regard, the respective weight of the proposals are:
Qualifications
The consultant should: