USAID The PREPARED Project
Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy, Adaptation, Research and Economic Development
Request for Consultants
Tetra Tech (www.tetratech.com / www.tetratechintdev.com) is seeking to recruit a consulting company to provide consultants to lead and conduct sector impact assessments from climate change under the Lake Victoria basin-wide Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation Assessment (VIA) work being conducted by the USAID / East Africa Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy, Adaptation, Research and Economic Development (PREPARED) Project.
As part of the VIA, the PREPARED Project will assist the East Africa Community (EAC) to:
Request for Application (RFP) Application Procedure
The deadline for submission of proposals in response to this RFP is 20 June 2014.
Tetra Tech ARD encourages proposals from consulting firms from any of the EAC Partner States of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Tetra Tech ARD is committed to diversity and gender equality in all of its operations. We encourage applications from women-owned and underrepresented firms.
Tetra Tech ARD is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy, Adaptation, Research and Economic Development
Request for Consultants
Tetra Tech (www.tetratech.com / www.tetratechintdev.com) is seeking to recruit a consulting company to provide consultants to lead and conduct sector impact assessments from climate change under the Lake Victoria basin-wide Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation Assessment (VIA) work being conducted by the USAID / East Africa Planning for Resilience in East Africa through Policy, Adaptation, Research and Economic Development (PREPARED) Project.
PREPARED is a five year, multi-organization, comprehensive program aimed at mainstreaming integrated, multi-sectoral, evidence-based, climate-resilient development planning and program implementation into the EAC and its Partner States’ development agendas.
- Conduct a comprehensive vulnerability impact assessment in various socio-economic sectors to inform adaptation decision making;
- Promote alternative livelihoods systems, including enhancing adaptive capacities of communities, fragile ecosystems and national economies;
- Develop a comprehensive multi-county, trans-boundary climate change adaptation action plan for the region, focusing on the Lake Victoria basin; and
- Support countries in mainstreaming and implementing the regional adaptation strategy and action plan.
The priority sectors to be covered include:
- Agriculture and Food Security;
- Water, aquatic ecosystems and water infrastructure;
- Health including sanitation and human settlements;
- Terrestrial ecosystems including forestry, wildlife, and tourism; and
- Energy and its infrastructure.
Sector teams for the VIA, established along the five thematic areas will be included in this consultancy with each team comprising a team leader and key sector-specific experts.
Request for Application (RFP) Application Procedure
Interested and qualified consulting firms from the East African Community (EAC) Partner States should request the RFP for this consultancy through the following email address: preparedproject@gmail.com.
The deadline for submission of proposals in response to this RFP is 20 June 2014.
Tetra Tech ARD encourages proposals from consulting firms from any of the EAC Partner States of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Tetra Tech ARD is committed to diversity and gender equality in all of its operations. We encourage applications from women-owned and underrepresented firms.
Tetra Tech ARD is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.