📋 Tender Overview
Contract partner: Zoï Environment Network
Country: Moldau Contract type: Work contract Project start: 01.08.2025 Funding amount: € 80.000,00 End: 31.07.2027
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Overall goal
The Ministry of Environment (MoEnv), acting as the GCF National Designated Authority (NDA) in Moldova, approached ADA regarding a potential GCF project, with the tentative title Climate Change Adaptation: Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) in semi-arid ecosystems to increase rural resilience in Moldova . Based on a GCF-endorsed Concept Note (CN), ADA will coordinate the development of a full Funding Proposal (FP) with a view to submit it to the Green Climate Fund, with ADA acting as the Accredited Entity. With this background, a Consultancy firm for specific tasks related to the quality assurance of the GCF Funding Proposal (FP) will be hired. The purpose and objective of this assignment is to draft a conflict sensitivity analysis, assuring the quality of the FP and technically reviewing specific Annexes as to be submitted to the GCF. The review shall draw on the relevant documentation and focus on quality assurance, especially the accompanying studies and the GCF Programming Manual.
Expected results
Based on the objective, the assignment foresees to achieve the following outcomes: Task 1: Development of a Conflict Sensitivity Analysis, Task 2: First quality assurance round of specific documents, Task 3: Second quality assurance round of specific documents, and Task 4: GCF Funding Proposal Re-Adjustment.
Target group / Beneficiaries
The highly context-specific nature means that technical and economic studies require a high degree of local knowledge and significant stakeholder engagement across target areas in the Republic of Moldova. The descriptions and estimation of direct and indirect beneficiaries (e.g.; vulnerable rural population, local government units, local enterprises, farmers, etc.) will be reviewed, specifically outlining the assumptions behind the calculations for direct and indirect beneficiaries, highlighting the respective adaptation benefits and the targeted GCF support where applicable in line with the provisions of the GCF results-handbook.
Activities
- Task 1: Development of a Conflict Sensitivity Analysis
The Consultant shall develop a Conflict Sensitivity Analysis. Depending on the evolution of the conflict in neighboring Ukraine, the conflict sensitivity analyses should discuss the risks of spillover to Moldova, possible implications to project implementation, and mitigants/adaptative measures, if any and if feasible. In general, acknowledging the risks of spillovers from the conflict in Ukraine throughout the FP package is requested. The Consultant shall integrate the findings and mitigation measures into the FP.
- Task 2: First quality assurance round of specific documents
The Consultant shall technically assess and review the following documents, which ADA will receive from the PPF Service: Draft of the Fundin
