Ethiopia - Conduct Environmental & Social Impact Assessment and Develop Management Plan

Description

Introduction : Request for Proposal to Conduct Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and develop Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP)(National Consulting Firm)BackgroundThe Ministry of Planning and Development (MoPD), in collaboration with UNDP and its development partners, is implementing a project entitled “Preventing Forest Loss, Promoting Restoration, and Integrating Sustainability into Ethiopia’s Coffee Value Chains and Food Systems.” This project is part of the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Food Systems, Land Use, and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program, which aims to transform food systems to be more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable.The project’s objective is to facilitate the transition toward deforestation-free coffee value chains and food systems in four regions: Oromia, Sidama, South Ethiopia, and Southwest Ethiopia. These regions cover some of the most biodiverse and forested areas in the country, where coffee is grown under diverse agroforestry systems. Employing an Integrated Landscape Management (ILM) approach, it seeks to inform forest and landscape restoration plans in degraded areas. The initiative promotes an inclusive value chain strategy within the coffee sector, supporting a transition toward deforestation-free coffee production. ObjectiveThe general objective of the consultancy is to produce Environmental and social impact assessment report of the FOLUR project operation that ensures the compliance with national environmental legal frameworks, as well as with the UNDP’s Social and Environmental Standards (SES) in the context of the operation. Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org  using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders.  Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration.Search for the specific tender using search filters and subscribe to the tender in order to get notifications in case of amendments of the tender document. If you need support with the online system, you can contact the contact details of this tender as indicated in the solicitation document.UNDP OFFICE EthiopiaPROCUREMENT UNIT

Opportunity closing date

31 July 2024

Value of contract

to be confirmed