Beschreibung der Beschaffung
Within the framework of the COMIFAC project, GIZ invites bidders for services that contribute to the achievement of the project's objectives. These are the following work packages:
Work package 1: Environmental diplomacy and negotiation This work package aims to strengthen COMIFAC's effectiveness in fulfilling its environmental diplomacy mandate. The tasks to be performed by the contractor(s) (NA) are as follows: i.) Strengthen the capacities of the Focal Points (climate, biodiversity, forest governance) on the various issues and challenges linked to the international conventions in the fields of biodiversity, forest governance and climate and on the understanding and identification of priority themes which will be the subject of position papers, ii.) Propose the analytical tools needed to take into account the common positions of the COMIFAC area during regional and international negotiation sessions and iii.) build the capacity of the focal points (climate, biodiversity, forest governance) in international negotiation techniques.
Work package 2: "Protected area management + Forest landscape restoration" degree courses
This work package aims to broaden the protected area management university stream with practical elements and human rights and conservation themes. The bidder will assist the project by a pool of consultants in its mission to support COMIFAC in developing training modules on 1.) the management of protected areas and 2.) landscape restoration, incorporating aspects relating to nature conservation, human rights, gender equality and digitisation.
Work package 3: Strengthening COMIFAC communication
This work package aims to increase COMIFAC's influence through institutional communication and specialised communication to influence sustainable management of the Congo Basin forests. The bidder will assist by a pool of consultants COMIFAC in organising regional events and media lobbying for the institution.
The subcontractor offers staff for the following positions:
Expert 1: Team Leader, for the overall management of the short term experts - up to 220 working days
Expert 2: Climate expert - up to 40 working days
Expert 3: Biodiversity expert - preserving ecosystems and endangered species, taking account of the link between health and the environment - up to 25 working days
Expert 4: Expert in Forest Governance - European and Asian (China) legislation on forest management, agricultural issues, protection of forest areas, industrialisation and wood processing - up to 25 working days
Expert 5: Environmental diplomacy - Expert in negotiation techniques - up to 30 working days
Expert 6: Landscape restoration expert - up to 45 working days
Expert 7: Expert in protected area management - up to 45 working days
Expert 8: Pedagogical expert - up to 20 working days
Pool of Communication experts: i.) information and communication expert, ii.) event management and general logistics, iii.) filming - up to 90 working days
Location of all Experts: worldwide via MS Teams with travel in the Central African region
The services offered must be provided in the period between Nov./Dec. 2023 and 31.10.2025.