Terms of Reference for a Consultant to “Conducting Poverty, Vulnerability and Climate Risk Assessment and Developing Local Disaster and Climate Resilience Planning”
PR5481
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Background information/context Save the Children International (SCI) is an international non-governmental organisation working in Nepal for children's wellbeing since 1980. SC has two field offices in Nepal working across all 77 districts aiming to ensure that children and their families are healthy, educated, safe from disasters, adopt climate smart practices and technologies and are better able to exercise their rights. SCI has gained experience of implementing community based approaches and practices since 2003 (Kailali, Kanchanpur, Bardiya, Pyuthan, Kapilvastu, Banke, Surkhet, Dang, Accham, Siraha, Ilam and Taplejung) with intention of integrating disaster and climate resilience in annual plans, policy and programmes particularly in Province-2, Province-5 and Karnali Province.
Currently, SCI is implementing various projects including Youth Employment Bvlgary, ABASAR, Community Livelihoods and Social Protection (CLSP) project and Sponsorship projects in 12 districts (Udaypur, Saptari, Sarlahi, Mahottari, Jajarkot, Dailekh, Kalikot, Bajura, Jumla, Surkhet, Achham and Banke. It is evident that children are directly affected by hazards and climate change. Government of Nepal (GoN) have developed several policies and
ToR for PR5481 Page 1 of 7 guidelines to address the impact of climate change through adaptation and mitigation approaches and measures. For example, National Adaptation Programme of Action (2010); Priority Framework for Action on Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture (2011); National Framework of Local Adaptation Plans for Action (2011); Climate Resilient Planning Tool (2011); Climate Change Budget Code (2012); Environment Friendly Local Governance Framework (2013); Nationally Determined Contribution (2016); National Climate Change Policy (2019); Local Governance Operation (LGO) Act, Local Disaster and Climate Resilient Planning (LDCRP) guidelines. However, climate risk issues of children in relation to disasters and climate resilience plans are still a major gap to address through these policy directives and appropriate implementation.
In this connection, this assignment intends to support two municipalities in Dailekh district (Aathabis and Chamunda Bindrasaini municipalities) in Karnali Province for “Conducting Poverty, Vulnerability and Climate Risk Assessment for making risk informed decisions, risk- informed sectoral policies and planning (annual and periodic) by municipalities including developing local disaster and climate resilience planning.
Objective Overall objective:
The overall objective of the assignment is to support two municipalities in Dailekh district to identify poverty pockets (settlements and HHs) and climate risk and vulnerability mapping resulted due to poverty, inequalities, and sociocultural behaviour that informs municipalities in developing risk-informed policies, planning and local disaster and climate resilience planning.
Specific objectives: The specific objectives of assignment are:
• To carry out poverty, vulnerability, disaster and climate risk assessment including detail household survey using the developed PVCRA guidelines in two municipalities; • To consolidate PVCRA findings towards development of poverty, vulnerability and climate risk profiles that will be integrated (as of the chapters) in municipal profiles • To deliver capacity building events to municipal team and partner staff on climate resilience with focus on resilient livelihoods, safe school (from climate crisis), child protection in emergency and local governance • To submit all deliverables and quality report capturing objectives as mentioned above. After successfully completion of the assignment, the consultant may be provided with further opportunity to work with municipalities in capacity building, risk-informed planning and policies development/update.
Location and official travel involved This assignment is targeted to two municipalities of Dailekh district. The consultant is required to spend at least 90% of her/his time in Aathabis and Chamunda Bindrasaini municipalities in Dailekh/Karnali Province working in close coordination with SCI project team, partner and municipalities. Regular office hours are 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday. Office space will be provided at partner’s office, but the consultant is responsible for bringing his/her own IT equipment. The Supplier will not be required to travel to other locations. Any required travel will need pre-approval by line manager in accordance with SCI’s Travel Policy and applicable CO Expense Policy.
Services the Supplier will provide Key actions of the consultants include:
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• Develop gender responsive and inclusive PVCRA guidelines including tools for conducting poverty, vulnerability and risk assessment in two municipalities (adapting existing tools and guidelines) • Desk review on municipal profiles and other stakeholders’ database to identify available information and gaps before conducting PVCRA in two municipalities • Carry out poverty, vulnerability, disaster and climate risk assessment including HH survey1 using the PVCRA guidelines and Household vulnerability Index (HVI) in two municipalities covering all wards • Consolidate PVCRA findings to develop the PVCRA profile of two municipalities in a succinct and infographic presentation to integrate these into municipal profile • Conduct two capacity building events (one day orientation to municipal authorities/policy makers and one day refresher; and a four-days training (full of practices) to municipal thematic /technical officials and partner staff on PVCRA and climate resilient planning and two days refreshers in both municipalities • Prepare training report of all training events with recommendations to follow up • Submit all deliverables and quality report capturing objectives as mentioned above.
Key methodology includes: The consultant is supposed to do a desk review and use participatory tools such as mapping (vulnerability mapping, red, yellow and green zoning..), ranking (ranking of wards and settlements; wellbeing ranking..) as well as use of qualitative tools such as FGD, SII, consultations and checklist/questionnaires to identify and analyse climate risk, poverty and vulnerability conditions arises due to socio-economic and attitudinal issues. The consultant is required to share the methodologies, key steps including both qualitative and quantitative tools and get sign off from SCI.
• Gender friendly and inclusive PVCRA guidelines; • Revisiting/reframing HH vulnerability index (HVI); • Orientation to enumerators to conduct PVCRA and HH survey • Mobilizing trained enumerators/volunteers to carry out HH survey based on agreed HH vulnerability index/HH survey covering all wards, deployed by SCI/partner • Carry out PVCRA and HH vulnerability Index (using both quantitative (HH survey information shall be used for climate sensitive social protection and implementation of other approaches) and qualitative tools (FGD, SII, Mapping, Ranking, consultation) in relation to education, protection, livelihoods, disaster and climate risk • Prepare PVCRA profile of both municipality using the findings of PVCRA and HVI with comprehensive analysis covering above mentioned sectors including climate vulnerability, exposure and sensitivity – succinct profile with infographics is essential. • Make sure that municipal team takes lead and involvement of municipal IT officer, municipal DRR and environment focal points and municipal planning committee are leading the assessment process including development of climate vulnerability and risk profile • Make sure that climate risk profile is integrated as one of the chapters of municipal profile • Train participants based on training package (to be developed by consultant) reviewing sectoral training manuals such as FSL, education, protection, disaster and climate resilience and environment – targeting technical officials from municipalities and partner staff (4 days package full of practice sessions) and refreshers LDCRP is comprised of 1) risk profile integrated in municipal profile, 2) adaptation and risk reduction plans (ARRP), and 3) municipal preparedness and response plans (MPRP). The
1 Household survey: The consultant is supposed to review, consolidate and finalize the HH survey questionnaires /checklists in close coordination and inputs from SC team; and ensure that SC technical team is well equipped with knowledge, tools and guidance to conduct detail HH survey in coordination with municipality.
ToR for PR5481 Page 3 of 7 consultant can hire assistant consultant/s to mobilize her/him during field level activities and /or carrying out climate risk zoning.
Experience and skill set required The consultant should be based in field office with local partner so that s/he can work closely in coordination with partner DRR staff and municipal local disaster management committee and DRR and climate change unit. Bidder should stipulate the proposed number of resources, along with the competencies, qualifications and experience. Bidder need to attach the CV and other relevant documentation supporting their relevant experience of proposed individual/team when responding. Minimum competencies: • Demonstrated experience of providing similar services in country and in INGO context • Advanced University Degree (Master) in international development, social sciences or a related discipline • An excellent command of the English and French languages – both written and oral • Ability to produce quality work within deadline and under pressure • Experience in a conflict setting considered a strong attribute
Expected Deliverables SCI expects the following deliverables to be provided:
Deliverable Deliverable Description Format and number title style
1. • Inception report The report is to define the project’s Presentation exact work plan and scope for the delivered to rest of the duration. The report should Project team be supported by quantitative/qualitative evidence from internal and external analysis 2. • PVCRA PVCRA guidelines using draft To be guidelines LDCRP guidelines, LAPA and developed, including previous plan is recommended which need to be Household also include HH survey, analysis of signed off by Vulnerability which should be done using HVI SCI Index (HVI) technical adviser 3. • Orientation report Organize orientation to enumerators hired by local implementing partners to carry out PVCRA/Field assessment and HH survey; Local partner will bear the cost of enumerators 4. • Poverty, This report is produced after To be vulnerability and conducting poverty, vulnerability, proposed by climate risk climate risk assessment using the assessment various participatory qualitative and consultant report also called quantitative tools such as social and referring to PVCR profile– vulnerability mapping, HH survey and the LDCRP succinct and analysis need be done using the HVI and LAPA infographic (to be developed by the consultant); presentation focusing two municipalities
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5. • Two training Two training guideline/manuals (one Refer to guideline/manuals technical training manual 4 days MOFAGA -one technical package that also includes two days DRR/CCA training manual 4 refreshers targeting municipal training days package technical staff; and another, one day guidelines, another, one day orientation guidelines with one day EFLG and orientation refreshers targeting municipal LAPA guidelines authorities) need to be developed training guidelines The manual shall be developed reviewing sectoral training manuals such as FSL, education, protection, disaster and climate resilience and environment. 6. • Four training Training report (1 A 4-days training TBD reports report including 2) 2 days refreshers training report and 3) one day orientation report including 4) one day refreshers orientation report 7. • Task completion Task completion report including TBD report recommendations for improvement in future covering the objectives of the assignment submitted – format can be submitted during the inception report All deliverables must be aligned with municipal priorities and need to work closely to ensure municipal buy-in.
Timeline Estimated Commencement Date: 15th July 2021 Estimated End Date: End of February 2022
Delivery of outputs will be completed within 86 days scattered over 7 months. Upon successful accomplishment and delivery of this assignment, the contract can be further extended for additional assignment. This will come into effect from signing date of contract. Tentative days required for the assignment are illustrated below:
Activity Number of days
1 Develop gender responsive and inclusive PVCRA guidelines for conducting 10 PVCRA in two municipalities (adapting existing tools and guidelines) that also includes revision of the detail HH survey including submission of inception report 2 Desk review on municipal profiles and other stakeholders’ database to 2 identify available information and gaps before conducting PVCRA in two municipalities (CVCRA, PCVA, HEA, CIJ) – SCI will share child-friendly tools and guidelines
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3 Carry out PVCRA in two municipalities with focus on qualitative and 18 quantitative tools including HH survey including orientation to enumerators2
4 Analyse findings of HH survey using HH vulnerability Index 6
5 Consolidate PVCRA findings to develop the municipal PVCRA profile based 18 on the PVCRA report and the HH vulnerability Index for both municipalities in a succinct and infographic form and support municipality to integrate PVCRA profile in municipal profile. 6 Provision of GIS specialist and assistant consultant to prepare a succinct 10 profile with mapping (red, green and yellow zoning) 7 Conduct two types of training: 1) One day orientation to municipal 20 authorities/policy makers and one day refresher (2) A four-days technical training (full of practices) to municipal thematic officials, SCI and partner staff on PVCRA and climate resilient planning and two days refreshers in both municipalities. 8 Submit all deliverables with quality outputs 2
Total 86
The training, workshop and meeting cost will be covered by Save the Children /Everest Club. In order to complete deliverables in time, the consultant should work closely with SCI and partner staff, the consultant should submit monthly plan and get approval from line manager.
Status updates/reporting The Supplier shall provide monthly progress update with project team for the duration of the services.
Acceptance The success/satisfactory completion of the deliverables will be measured/verified and accepted by SCI technical Team within 15 days of delivery date
General assumptions and dependencies Partner DRR staff will fully support to deliver the expected results. The consultant should work closely with partner / SCI staff and municipalities during the project period. SCI will identify the key stakeholders to be engaged as part of the project as well as local implementing partner will cover the cost of meetings and workshop.
Payment information The payment arrangement for the services is made on a milestone basis, on specific dates or all on satisfactory completion of the work.
Deliverable title Payment Delivery date
• Inception report
2 The consultant will work closely with SCI MEAL, technical and IT team as SCI will support the consultant in using mobile technology for HH survey under the guidance of the consultant. Consultant will lead the CVCRA process and ensures quality of the product.
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• PVCRA guidelines including 25 % of the total cost payable End of July Household Vulnerability Index (HVI) within 15 days of satisfactory 2021 completion of these deliverables • Orientation report (enumerators) 50% of the total cost payable within End of • Poverty, vulnerability and climate 15 days of submission of November risk assessment report including satisfactory completion of these 2021 PVCR profile – succinct and deliverables infographic presentation • Two training guideline/manuals -one 25% of the total cost payable within End of technical training manual 4 days 15 days of satisfactory completion February package another, one day of these deliverables 2022 orientation guidelines • Four training reports • Task completion report
The Fees are inclusive of all costs, overheads and expenses, including travel, subsistence and accommodation.
Other important information The consultant may hire GIS or other technical expert to deliver high quality deliverables (such as Mapping of municipalities – red, yellow and green zoning; guideline preparation and /or designing tools/HVI/PVCRA.
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