Beschreibung der Beschaffung
Work package 1: Assistance in the preparation and implementation of four SEA and improvement of territorial or sectoral development plans.
A1.1 Screening and Scoping Phases: Supporting GIZ in communicating with local environmental departments in the focus regions to identify suitable normative acts that can be supported with SEA and used to increase resource efficiency, as well as to clarify support needs.
A1.2 Documentation and Consultation Phase: Conducting four SEAs.
A1.3 Decision Making Phase: Based on the four SEA, advising public administrations on the finalization/amendment of four area development plans based on the SEA.
A1.4 Monitoring phase: Monitoring of resource efficiency gains following up on the SEA.
Work package 2: Based on the four SEA, preparation of information for gaining resource efficiency in key economic activities of the pilot regions and develop recommendations on viable (ecologically sustainable) economic alternatives to promote economic diversification, and green economy.
Based on the information collected during the SEA process, the consultancy shall provide investment-relevant cross-sectoral information on the sustainable use of environmental goods, such as ecosystem and ecosystem services, soil/ water/ air/ landscape, biodiversity, human health, cultural assets and interactions between the objects of protection mentioned above for two Uzbek and two Kazakh districts in the Aral Sea region. Thereby, issues of climate risks, climate change mitigation and adaptation options are to be considered, as well.
So far, information for individual resources is available, but cross-sectoral information for specific territories is missing. The information, which is based on data/documents collected by the consultant during the SEA process, provided shall include
- evaluation and dissemination of studies on sustainable use of environmental goods in the project"s pilot sectors (agriculture, livestock production, forestry, fishing or water management in the selected districts of of the Aral Sea region,
- analysis and interpretation of regional models, scenarios and forecasts (especially on climate and water) with regard to their relevance for the Aral Sea region.
Work package 3: Based on the four SEAs, elaboration of recommendations for improving the regulatory, institutional and technical framework for conducting SEA in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
M3.1 Preparation of recommendations to improve the institutional and technical framework and capacities for the implementation of the SEA.
M3.2 Preparation of methodological guidelines for the implementation of SEA.