Consultancy on Wetlands and Climate Resilient Systems against Flood Disasters, and Collaboration Between River Basin And Nature Conservation Institutions

SADC SECRETARIAT

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS-BASED SELECTION)

COUNTRY: Botswana

NAME OF PROJECT: SADC REGIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROJECT (RCRP)

PROJECT ID: P180171

ASSIGNMENT TITLE: CONSULTANCY ON WETLANDS AND CLIMATE RESILIENT SYSTEMS AGAINST FLOOD DISASTERS, AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN RIVER BASIN AND NATURE CONSERVATION INSTITUTIONS

REFERENCE NUMBER: SADC/3/5/2/383

DATE OF ISSUE: 20th March 2025

Background

The SADC Secretariat through the SADC Regional Climate Resilience Project (RCRP) has received a grant. The Project is the first in a Series of Projects (SOP), and involves Madagascar, Mozambique, South Sudan, Comoros, and two regional organizations: SADC, and the Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO). The overarching development objective of the SOP is to strengthen the resilience to water-related climate impacts in Eastern and Southern African countries.

The project serves as a first step towards a regional platform to tackle climate adaptation through a common and coordinated approach, including on fund raising and consolidating multilateral and bilateral support - which is critical to ensure alignment, development, and scaled-up financing of critical adaptive interventions.

It will contribute to improved disaster risk management in support of regional resilience and the strengthening of climate change, adaptation and mitigation, under the cross-cutting issues of the SADC Vision 2050, as well as contribute towards the achievement of the aspirations of SADC as spelt out in the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan 2020-2030

The SADC Secretariat intends to apply part of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under the contract for hiring a firm to undertake a CONSULTANCY ON WETLANDS AND CLIMATE RESILIENT SYSTEMS AGAINST FLOOD DISASTERS, AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN RIVER BASIN AND NATURE CONSERVATION INSTITUTIONS

The SADC Secretariat invites submissions from suitably qualified and interested firms to undertake this consultancy, recruited using Consultants Qualifications-based Selection. following World Bank Procurement Regulations dated September 2023.

Title : CONSULTANCY ON WETLANDS AND CLIMATE RESILIENT SYSTEMS AGAINST FLOOD DISASTERS, AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN RIVER BASIN AND NATURE CONSERVATION INSTITUTIONS (A Firm)

Time Commitment : 100%

Accountable : Acting Head, Disaster Risk Reduction Unit

Duration of Assignment: 18 months

• The Objectives of the Assignment: To build synergy, collaboration, and cooperation between River Basin Organisations (RBOs) and Trans-frontier Conservation Areas (TFCAs) in the Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) area of the SADC Region, and to develop a joint nature-based investment programme to increase the resilience of the region’s wetland ecosystems and freshwater ecosystems and resources overall (while promoting their water and climate services) and wildlife against resource over exploitation and climate-induced floods and drought pressures. The detailed scope of work can be obtained from the terms of reference below.

• The SADC Secretariat now invites eligible consulting firms to indicate their interest in providing these services. Interested consulting firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (i.e., Company profile detailing alignment to the assignment, description of similar assignments undertaken, experience in similar conditions and availability of appropriate skills among staff).

• The consulting firm should have significant in-depth expertise and knowledge in activities such as stakeholder engagement, training and capacity building conducted under this assignment must align with the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) and its applicable Environmental and Social Standards (ESSs), ensuring that recommendations consider potential environmental and social risks and align with best practices in transboundary water resource management. Work under this consultancy is also expected to incorporate gender-sensitive approaches in all project activities and conduct a GBV/SEA/SH risk assessment.

• Establishment of the short-list and the selection procedure shall be in accordance with the attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” dated September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. which is available on the Bank’s website at https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/Procurement-Regulations-September-2023.pdf. The Consultant will be selected under the Consultants Qualifications-based Selection.

The firms will be selected using the following criteria: