Consultancy Services for the EWACC Project - UNDP

The project “Economy-wide Adaptation to Climate Change” implemented by the Government of Samoa in collaboration with UNDP became operational in November 2014 with the objective to address expected impacts of climate change in losses of lives, livelihoods, and assets of vulnerable communities in Samoa.

The US $12.3 million project, funded by the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), will contribute to overcoming barriers to climate change adaptation by strengthening institutional capacity within the government; enhancing inter-ministerial coordination of climate change adaptation; promoting the inclusion of climate change concerns into development strategies across all sectors; climate-proofing of communities’ physical assets; introducing more climate-resilient livelihoods options; and sharing lessons learned and best practice on climate change adaptation across the Pacific region. The Implementing Entity is the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment. Responsible parties include the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Women, Communities and Social Development, the Land Transport Authority and the UNDP.

MNRE will invest the bulk of the LDCF resources in Component 2, aimed to enhance the resilience of communities as first responders of climate change-induced hazards. This component focuses on flood-protection infrastructure interventions, ecosystem-based adaptation approaches, resilient livelihoods support and revision and implementation of Disaster Risk Management plans for 100 villages. 

UNDP is recruiting a Chief Technical Advisor to provide technical and operational support to the project management unit and the GoS in the inception phase (first year) of the project, especially focusing on providing strategic and technical guidance to the interventions under Component 2.

The CTA must have strong expertise in the areas of water engineering, water resource management, climate change adaptation project design and management, disaster risk management, and community-based interventions.

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