Call for Proposal - Conservation International
Sustainable
Landscape Partnership (SLP)
CONSULTANT
- Identifying
suitable areas for sustainable agriculture expansion of palm oil, coffee, cocoa
and rubber in North Sumatra that accounts for the potential impacts of climate
change
Conservation International, an international
non-governmental organization is now looking for a vendor to produce integrate
climate change vulnerability assessment for the crops based on downscaled
climate models into this analysis to ensure the areas identified remain viable
for these crops over the long term.
SLP is a grant facility established with
financial support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
and the Walton Family Foundation. The
SLP is working to identify, develop and test new solutions aimed at avoiding
deforestation and degradation and other associated GHG emissions. Through the
development of public-private partnerships, SLP aims to reduce potential
emissions due to specific land-use change investments within five years
(2011-2016), and is currently focused in two districts (Madina and TapSel)
The successful proposal will apply the RCA
methodology to identify opportunities for sustainable expansion of cocoa,
coffee, palm oil and rubber for North Sumatra. It will also include analysis of
the long-term viability of these expansion sites based on climate change models
for the region. Each of these activities is described in more detail blow. The results will contribute to objectives
related to monitoring and evaluation, strategic environmental assessment and
development planning for agriculture in Madina, Tapanuli Selatan and Tapanuli
Utara.
Interested applicants are welcome to apply. The
submission deadline is Friday, 10 February
2014. Eligibility criteria for
applicants and the Call for Proposals (RFP) can be found in our website:
APPLICATIONS
CLOSE: 10 February 2014
