DFID 7968 Building Climate Resilience into the Improving Rural Access in Tanzania Programme - Call Down Contract

Tender description

To develop the climate change adaptation strategy for rural access, the Supplier will need to achieve the following specific tasks, and including others as identified during the inception and other stages of this consultancy. Develop and pilot a methodology in a selected geographical area to assess the climate vulnerability, risks and impacts on the rural road network and rural communities. Assess current strategies and develop them to produce climate adaptation strategies and plans for the road network and communities in the selected geographical area. Assess current planning and design process and develop guidelines which enable district engineers (and others) to incorporate climate adaptation into district planning, design and budgeting cycles. Produce guidelines on design, standards and specification for roads and associated structures to be more climate resilient. Provide training materials and train district staff/ PORALG/ TARURA staff as appropriate in the selected area. Carry out an options study, on how to improve the Road Emergency Fund (currently held by the Road Fund Board), is distributed on as needed basis, but is insufficient in size.