Practical Action
Consultancy Assignment to Conduct Ward Climate Change and
Vulnerability Assessment and Development of Ward Level Climate Change Action
Plans – Turkana County
Practical
Action is an international development organization putting ingenious ideas to
work so that people in poverty can change their world.
We
help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems.
Challenges
made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality.
We
work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions
for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean
energy.
And
we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.
We are committed to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment through all our work.
At
a minimum, we ensure that all our work is gender sensitive, seeking gender
transformative approaches as our overall ambition and in accordance with
context.
Turkana
County is extremely susceptible to impacts of changing climate.
Over
the years, the county has come face to face with unprecedented challenges of
climate change impacts and the corresponding socio-economic losses to
communities living in the County.
Most
livelihoods and economic activities in the County are reliant on climate
sensitive sectors namely agriculture, livestock, fisheries, water, forest, and
wildlife.
Dependence
on these natural resources means that recurring droughts, locust, erratic
rainfall patterns and floods because of climate change will continue to negatively
impact livelihoods and community assets.
Pastoral
and agro-pastoral production forms the dominant livelihood in Turkana County,
involving about 80 percent of its population.
Major
sources of income within this livelihood include sales of livestock, livestock
products, fish and crop production which account for over 80 percent of all
county income.
Climate
change is happening now and is projected to worsen in the future.
Turkana
County is extremely susceptible to impacts of climate change because most
livelihoods and economic activities are reliant on climate sensitive sectors.
The
most vulnerable sectors impacted on by climate change in the county are
agriculture, livestock, pastoralism, forestry, water resources, health, energy,
rangelands, tourism, social infrastructure and human settlement and the
physical infrastructure.
In
order to cushion key sectors against the impact of climate change, the County
needs to undertake Wards and County Climate change vulnerability assessment to
provide valuable information that will be used to develop management actions in
response to climate change.
Practical
Action in collaboration with Turkana County Government (TCG) is seeking a
qualified consultant with vast knowledge on Climate Change risks, adaptation,
and Mitigation to support the county and the local ward committees in
undertaking risks and vulnerability assessments and creating /developing Ward
Climate Change Action Plans.
The
overall objective of the consultancy is to engage local stakeholders at the ward
level through a participatory way, collate and produce 9 Ward Climate Change
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment reports which will lead to the development of
evidence-based ward climate change action plans for the 9 wards in Turkana
Central and Loima Sub Counties.
A
detailed Terms of Reference can be DOWNLOADED HERE.
How to
Apply
Interested
consulting entities that have capacity to deliver this TOR are invited to
submit the below listed items to recruitment@practicalaction.or.ke with subject
line ‘Ward Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessment and Development of
Ward Level Climate Change Action Plans – Turkana County’ to reach Practical Action
on or before 31st January 2023.
A
cover letter outlining relevant experience in line with the key competencies
required.
Proposal
and capability statement with clear methodological approach and tools for
Climate risk and vulnerability assessments including community and
stakeholders’ engagement plan.
Detailed
financial proposal in Kenyan Shillings
Annexed
to the proposal should be CVs of key expertise outlining previous experience
while demonstrating the skills and knowledge required to undertake this assignment.
Evidence
of experience in similar work.
Practical
Action is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications from
under-represented groups.
We
stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse working environment and
believe that people from different backgrounds or cultures give us different
perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we will
be.
By
building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected and valued we give
everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
We
are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and
as such candidates will be subject to pre-contracting checks.
The
successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in
Kenya.