Environmental protection

Tender description

The project improves the institutional capacity, knowledge management and implementation skills related to climate change adaptation of Tunisian authorities and civil society. The core of the project is the development of individual management capacities to strengthen the institutional structures regarding adaptation to climate change especially in the priority sectors agriculture, water, coastal protection (ecosystem), health and tourism. The project supports: 1) the central steering unit for climate policy in the Ministry of Environment; 2) cross-sectoral cooperation and data collection regarding adaption measures between the ministries; and 3) and setting up a format for a dialogue on CC adaptation. Coordination between the relevant ministries and the nationwide exchange of information between the interest groups will be intensified. The project supports the elaboration of the adaptation chapter on emissions reduction of the NDC. This will help the Tunisian government to comply with its international commitments on climate protection. The contractor of lot 2 (81257282) is expected to deliver the following results: Elaboration of the Tunesien National Strategy for Resilience Development (Adaptation) to Climate Change (NSRD-CC). The main objective of this mission is to elaborate the Tunesien Long Term Climate Resilient Strategy (LTCRS). This strategy must be part of a global approach, considering current and future developments especially in the sectors prioritised by the Tunisian Government and the climate and the socio-economic situation of the country. This strategy will contribute to national sustainable development through the elaboration and implementation of a set of intersectoral actions, measures and mechanisms for adaptation. It will also contribute with reliable data to the regular reporting to the UNFCCC. The mission will include the following actions: — definition of a working methodology for the elaboration of the LTCRS, detailing the approach to be adopted as well as the tools and instruments based on the orientations for the development of a long term resilient strategy, proposed in the Guidelines developed by the Ministry of Environment and the GIZ in 2018; — diagnosis of the situation and local framework conditions related to climate change in Tunisia; — development of a long-term strategic vision for Tunisia in terms of adaptation to climate change; — analysis of the vulnerability of key sectors based on what already exists and definition of approaches to vulnerability assessment; — identification of appropriate adaptation measures and proposal of ambitious national and sectoral adaptation targets for 2050; — definition of the framework conditions for the implementation of the LTCRS and proposal for a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) concept; — development of communication support materials; — support/advice on the integration of the LTCRS (Adaptation) into the consolidated national long term climate strategy (LTS both: Lot 1 Mitigation (81257279) and Lot 2 881257282) Adaptation) in order to have an inclusive national long term strategy (LTS) of both: long term low emission strategy (Mitigation Lot 1) and a resilience strategy (Adaption Lot 2).