The Regional Environmental Centre for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus) announces
a tender for the Climate Finance Expert
within the GEF-funded project “Georgia`s Integrated Transparency Framework for Implementation of the Paris Agreement”
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REC Caucasus is executing the project “Georgia’s integrated transparency framework for implementation of the Paris agreement”, which aims to meet the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) requirements under the Paris agreement.
Overall objective of the project is to propose actions that will allow the country to use more detailed level of emissions calculation to better track the trend of emissions changes in the sector and to check the level of measurement, reporting and verification.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
for Climate Finance Expert
Project Title: Georgia’s Integrated Transparency Framework for Implementation of the Paris Agreement
REC Caucasus Project ID: 024RECC/G/UNEP
Contract type: Consultancy Service Contract
Position: Climate Finance Expert
Starting Date: 21 March, 2022
Duration: 6 months (21 March, 2022 – 21 September, 2022)
Duty Station: Tbilisi, Georgia
1. PROJECT BACKGROUND
Contract is concluded for implementation of the GEF-financed Project (2019-2023) “Georgia’s Integrated Transparency Framework for Implementation of the Paris Agreement”.
The Paris Agreement, adopted at the 21st Conference of Parties (CoP) in December 2015, sets out a global action plan that puts the world on track to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C. The Agreement refers to ‘Nationally Determined Contributions’ (NDCs) that each individual country should make to achieve the worldwide goal set of reducing anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases. As part of this Agreement, all countries agreed to an Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) for action and support (Article 13), with built-in flexibility which considers Parties’ different capacities and builds upon collective experience. For Georgia there is a need to set up new transparency governance structures, develop and implement MRV procedures, and update, implement, and integrate new data and information flows with pre-defined periodicity. Two parallel ongoing climate activities at the central and local levels in the country need to be aligned under the Domestic Enhanced Transparency Framework. The clear, comparable, accountable and flexible MRV system should integrate mitigation strategies, measures and their effect into the national level. A key condition for successful implementation of the Paris Agreement’s transparency requirements is the provision requiring adequate and sustainable financial support and capacity building to enable developing countries to significantly strengthen their efforts to build robust domestic and regulatory processes. For the above purposes, the GEF-funded Project “Georgia’s Integrated Transparency Framework for Implementation of the Paris Agreement” is planned to be implemented in Georgia.
The overall objective of the project is to meet the ETF requirements under the Paris Agreement.
Project Components:
1. Strengthening vertical integration in Georgia for transparency-related activities;
2. Georgia’s National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory system and HFC data management system are aligned with the ETF;
3. Climate Change Mitigation in Georgia’s transparency system.
Outset situation
The Government of Georgia adopted its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) pursuant to decree #167 dated 8th of April 2021 and submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Within the adoption of the NDC, the economy-wide approach is selected for the low carbon development of the Country. Seven sectors such as transportation, building, energy generation and transmission, agriculture, industry, waste, and forest are taken into consideration for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions (paragraph 8, NDC).
The updated NDC has enhanced, in terms of mitigation, its unconditional (35%) and conditional (50-57%) GHG emissions reduction targets by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. The unconditional commitment is envisaged to be fulfilled by implementation of the mitigation measures listed in the Climate Action Plan adopted by the Government of Georgia with the NDC.
At the international level the carbon market mechanism is appeared to develop in accordance to the Outcomes from Glasgow Climate Conference. Countries that struggle to meet their emissions-reduction targets under their national climate plans (known as “nationally determined contributions,” or NDCs), or want to pursue less expensive emissions cuts, can purchase emissions reductions from other nations that have already cut their emissions more than the amount they had pledged, such as by transitioning to renewable energy. If the rules are structured appropriately, the result can be a win-win for everyone involved — both countries meet their climate commitments, the overachiever is financially rewarded for going above and beyond, finance is provided to the country generating the emissions reductions, and the world gets a step closer to avoiding catastrophic climate change.
The implementation of this approach relies on the Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement, Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement, and Work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement.
2. OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
Specific Objective of the Assignment
RECC engages national Climate Finance Expert for identification of the macro/micro-economic progress indicators for tracking NDC implementation through the analysis of the CAP activities and prepare recommendations on the role of market and non-market mechanisms in NDC implementation based on the gap-analysis.
Planned activities are as follows:
The following work steps are needed within the assignment:
Step 1. Identify the macro/micro-economic progress indicators for effectively track the NDC implementation in Georgia through the analysis of the mitigation measures listed in the CAP. [Project Activity: 3.1.4];
This task includes:
• consultations with MEPA on selection of the progress indicators.
Step 2. Analyse the gaps for the market and non-market mechanism development in Georgia through the juxtaposing Guidance on cooperative approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 2, of the Paris Agreement and updated NDC implementation process in Georgia. [Project Activity: 3.1.4];
This task includes:
• consultations with MEPA on identified gaps;
• Implement other duties as requested from MEPA;
Step 3. Analyse the gaps for the market and non-market mechanism development in Georgia through the juxtaposing Rules, modalities and procedures for the mechanism established by Article 6, paragraph 4, of the Paris Agreement and updated NDC implementation process in Georgia. [Project Activity: 3.1.4];
This task includes:
• consultations with MEPA on identified gaps;
• Implement other duties as requested from MEPA;
Step 4. Analyse the gaps for the market and non-market mechanism development in Georgia through the juxtaposing the work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement and updated NDC implementation process in Georgia. [Project Activity: 3.1.4];
This task includes:
• consultations with MEPA on identified gaps;
• Implement other duties as requested from MEPA;
Step 5. Prepare and present the presentation on gap analysis for the market and non-market mechanism development in Georgia. [Project Activity: 3.1.4];
Step 6. Prepare recommendations for role of the market and non-market mechanisms in NDC implementation. [Project Activity: 3.1.4];
This task includes:
• consultations with MEPA on recommendation;
3. QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
– Master’s degree in economics, social sciences, environmental studies, development studies, or a related field;
– Two years of working experience in financial sector;
– Working on technical aspects of climate finance (will be an asset);
– Good analytical and managerial skills, ability to express ideas clearly and concisely both orally and in writing;
– Ability to plan and manage tasks independently;
– Good interpersonal and communication skills;
– Fully experienced with computer software and other office equipment.
4. WORKING AND REPORTING LANGUAGES
Working and reporting language shall be English and/or Georgian.
5. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS REGARDING REPORTING FORMAT
All reports shall be produced in the following format:
Alignment: Justified
Font: Arial for English / Sylfaen for Georgian
Font Size: 11
Lane Spacing: single
Spacing before: 0’
Spacing after: 0’
At: 0
OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:
Interested applicants should submit a current CV meeting the required qualification and a filled in technical offer form (see Annex) to the following e-mail address: vacancy@rec-caucasus.org with a copy to Project Administrative Assistant: sopo.gelashvili@rec-caucasus.org
Email subject line: Climate Finance Expert
Deadline for application is March 17, 2022, 15:00 (GMT+4).
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.