Climate Focused Drought Management Study

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Posted date	20th September, 2024	Last date to apply	30th September, 2024
Country	Pakistan	Locations	Kunri
Category	Consultancy
Type	Consultancy	Position	1
Experience	10 years

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51664_job_TORs for Hiring consultant for te Drought Management Study.pdf

TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)

Title of Assignment:	Climate Focused Drought Management Study
Project:	Umerkot Integrated WASH, DRR & Livelihood Project Phase II
Donor:	BMZ and Humedica Internation
Location:	Taluka Kunri, District Umerkot
Duration:	30 Days
Project Start Date:	1^st -January -2023
Project End Date:	31^st -December -2025

Introduction/Background

Pak Mission Society (PMS) in Taluka Kunri , District Umerkot is implementing Umerkot Integrated WASH ,DRR & livelihood Project in 30 new and 60 old villages of 07 union councils; UC Nawababad, UC Sher Khan Chandio , UC Shakh Darelo and UC Talhi , UC Nabisa , UC Shaheed Mai Baktawar , UC Kunri Memon .The 36 months project is funded by BMZ and Humedica International

Therefore, Pak Mission Society (PMS) plan Climate focused drought management studies to gather critical information that informs the risks of Drought situation in the region , projection regarding climate change , risk mitigation, resource optimization, policy-making, community resilience, and environmental protection efforts and recommendations for governmental and non-governmental stakeholders of District Umerkot.

Objectives

To understand the specific risks and vulnerabilities associated with drought in the study area.
Analyse the effects of drought on various sectors such as agriculture, drinking water, economy, and the environment.
Analysing historical climate data and drought patterns.
Identifying high-risk areas and populations of District Study area.
To design effective short-term and long-term response strategies that minimize the negative impacts of drought on communities.
Identify practices and policies that enhance the resilience of communities.

Scope of Work

Consultant is responsible to review existing studies, reports, and data on drought management, climate patterns, water resources, and related policies within the study area.
Data collection on water consumption patterns across different sectors and compare them to drought occurrences.
Existing climate models predicting the drought condition in different scenarios should be analyzed.
Explore innovative approaches, such as advanced irrigation techniques, drought-resistant crops, and water recycling etc.
Existing policies and regulations related to water management and drought response.
Assess the economic costs of drought, including direct costs (e.g., crop losses) and indirect costs (e.g., impacts on local economies).
Conduct a cost-benefit analysis of proposed drought management strategies to evaluate their feasibility and effectiveness.
Establish metrics to measure the effectiveness of drought management strategies and interventions.
Create a feedback mechanism to continuously assess and refine drought management practices based on new data and experiences.
Consider how technology can be integrated into existing systems and what barriers might exist.
Consultant is responsible to collect quantitative and qualitative data related to drought frequency, severity, impacts, and current management practices.
Analyse historical and projected climate data to understand drought patterns, including precipitation trends, temperature changes, and water availability.
Identify and assess the vulnerability of different sectors (e.g., agriculture, water supply, public health) and communities to drought risks.
Identify gaps and weaknesses in current drought management practices.
Develop drought management strategies and action plans, focusing on prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.
Conduct the focused group discussions / meetings with key stake holders’ stakeholders (Irrigation department, Agriculture department, Social Welfare department, Meteorological Department, Dryland Agriculture Research Centre (PARC-AZRI, Umerkot) and Civil society organizations/NGOs to gather input, share findings, and proposed strategies.
To make an analysis of drought and to prepare a list of vulnerable Union Councils and areas of the concerned Talukas of District Umerkot.
Responsible to develop indicators and questionnaire for the drought management study.

Timeframe

The duration of the study will be one (01) month.

Deliverables

The following are the expected deliverables:

Indicative Deliverables	Timeline/Deadline	Estimated Number of Days
Questionnaire and Tools Development	7^th till 9^th October 2024	03 Days
Inception Report of Drought management Study	15^th October 2024	07 Days
Feedback/Comments incorporation	16^th October till 18^th October, 2024	03 Days
Data Collection/analysis	19^th October till 29^th October 2024	10 Days
Final Report Submission	30^th October 2024	07 Days

Selection Criteria

Eligibility criteria of the consultant/firm (may be included depending on the kind of consultant/firm we are looking for)

Consultants should have expertise in drought management, climate/environmental sciences, water resource management, and related fields.
Experience in conducting similar studies or projects, particularly in drought-prone Districts.
Experience with methodologies for risk assessment, vulnerability analysis, and strategy development.
Command on the local Sindhi Language
Have good understanding of local culture and traditional and social norms.
Experience working in rural communities of Sindh Pakistan.

Evaluation Criteria

Following are the evaluation criteria for the consultant/firm:

Criteria	Marks
The consultant must be Masters or equivalent degree holder in Environmental science/studies, or a related field.	10
Proven experience in conducting similar studies especially drought management study/climate change and share previous work of similar nature at least two assignment reports.	10
Technical Proposal demonstrating good understanding of drought cycles, impacts, vulnerability assessments, sustainable water resource management, and agricultural resilience techniques as well as knowledge of hydrological and meteorological data analysis. Focusing/addressing the scope of the study specifically along with a presentation summarising technical proposal.	20
Financial Proposal	10
Total	50

Technical Proposal

Interested consultant firms should submit their cover letters, profiles, and CVs of the team members, together with the technical proposal till COB, 30^th September 2024 at the following address

Procurement Officer -House # 333, Street 29, Sector G-14 /4 – Islamabad

Financial Proposal

Interested consultant firms should submit a sealed financial proposal along with proper breakdown costing of the proposed activities (PDF and Excel) till COB, 30^th September 2024.

How to Apply

Please submit sealed proposal along with proper breakdown costing of the proposed activities (PDF and Excel) till COB, 30^th September 2024.

Procurement Officer

House # 333, Street 29

Sector G-14 / 4

Islamabad

051-8446166