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Activity 3.2.7 Organizing workshops with municipal officials to reinforce the establishment of Local Emergency Operation Centers (LEOCs)

Introduction about the Consultancy:

Climate Change Adaptation, Promotion of Green Economy are the integral part of capacity enhancement of CDM/KZE/MISEREOR’s Community Resilience Programme. It intends to coordinate and collaborate with local governments and other community actors such as CBOs, Users Committee, schoolteachers, youth center, child club (environment management subcommittee) who can play a pivotal role on environment friendly initiatives at local government and community levels. To develop them as climate champions to drive climate agenda through public awareness and capacity development is the need of the era when climate change has huge effects on lives, and livelihoods of People Impacted by Climate Change and Discrimination (PICCD) and gender-based discrimination. 

Nepal is one of the world’s forty-eight least developed countries. Poor socio-economic conditions, and diverse geographic regions make the country extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. According to a study conducted by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) on climate trend analysis (2017), the annual maximum temperature trend is increasing by 0.056°C/year and Nepal’s average yearly precipitation has declined by 1.3 mm per year over the observed period (i.e., 1971-2014). As per the German Watch Report, Nepal ranked 12th in the Global Climate Risk Index in 2019, and 10th in the period 2000-2019. A rapidly changing climate in Nepal, including in the proposed districts (Rupandehi and Nawalparasi) has led to a range of adverse impacts on the socio-economic, natural, and physical environment. The climate crisis has a devastating effect on women, youth and children’s learning, safety, and wellbeing, destroys livelihood options, education services and household food security and income, forcing youth to migrate other countries and children to drop out of school to support their family with domestic duties or work. 

This assignment will mainly focus on strengthening LEOC in the proposed rural municipality. 

Objective of the Consultancy: 

The objective of this assignment is to enhance capacity of LDMC and/or LEOC to prepare for and respond to emergencies. Specific objectives include-

–      Reinforce the establishment of Local Emergency Operation Centres (LEOCs) through workshop

–      Develop the capacity of LDMC through strengthening LEOC in the Palika

Scope of work for the consultant/ trainer/facilitator (Deliverables)

The consultant /trainer/facilitator is responsible for the following deliverables:

–      A workshop report that focuses on strengthening LEOC

–      Development and submission of LEOC strengthening plan with recommendations for strengthening LEOC

–      Submission of Materials and Equipment (supported in previous phase) Utilization Plan for the Palika 

–      Submission of both soft and hard copies of the LEOC strengthening plan that also includes Materials and Equipment Utilization Plan and recommendations in Nepali

–      Submission of the assignment completion report.

The project will achieve deliverables mentioned above through conducting training/workshops, developing plans on DRR/emergency response and strengthening LEOCs.

Participants

Municipal authorities and officials are engaged in development of the plan. Participants include Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Chief Administrative Officer, Ward Chairpersons and Executive members, relevant technical officers from the municipality.

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2. Terms of Reference (ToR)

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3.2.5 Supporting Local Governments to identify disaster risks (with a focus on schools) and develop Environment friendly School-based Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan for Marchawari Rural Municipality in Rupandehi Districts of Lumbini Province.

Introduction about the Consultancy:

Climate Change Adoption and Promotion of the Green Economy are integral parts of the capacity enhancement of CDM/KZE/MISEREOR’s Community Resilience Programme. It intends to coordinate and collaborate with local governments and other community actors such as CBOs, Users Committee, schoolteachers, and youth centres, child clubs (environment management subcommittee), who can play a pivotal role in environment-friendly initiatives at the local government and community levels. To develop them as climate champions to drive climate agenda through public awareness and capacity development is the need of the era when climate change has huge effects on lives, and livelihoods of people affected by climate change (PICC) and gender-based discrimination.

 Nepal is one of the world’s forty-eight least developed countries and such poor socio-economic conditions make the country extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. According to a study conducted by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) on climate trend analysis (2017), the annual maximum temperature trend is increasing by 0.056°C/year and Nepal’s annual average precipitation has declined by 1.3 mm per year over the observed period (i.e., 1971-2014). As per the German Watch Report, Nepal ranked 12th in the Global Climate Risk Index in 2019, and 10th in the period 2000-2019. A rapidly changing climate in Nepal, including in the proposed districts (Rupandehi and Nawalparasi) has led to a range of adverse impacts on the socio-economic, natural, and physical environment. The climate crisis had a devastating effect on women, youth and children’s learning, safety, and wellbeing, destroys livelihood options, education services and household food security and income, forcing youth to migrate other countries and children to drop out of school to support their family with domestic duties or work. 

In this connection, this consultancy is therefore, proposed to identify disaster risks (with a focus on schools) and support Palika to develop school-based disaster preparedness and response plan in participation of local disaster management committees (LDMC) in Marchawari Rural Municipality of Rupandehi District.

Objective of the Consultancy: 

This assignment aims to enhance the capacity of LDMC to develop Environment-friendly School Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan. Specific objectives include-

·      Conduct vulnerability and capacity assessment to identify high-risk schools jointly with Palika /ward members 

·      Facilitate a two-day workshop session with LDMC members to develop Environment-friendly School-based Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan

·      Prepare and submit Environment friendly School-based Disaster Preparedness and response Plan in Nepali 

·      Submit final assignment completion report in English with all annexes

Scope of work for the consultant/ trainer/facilitator (Deliverables)

The consultant /trainer/facilitator is responsible for the following deliverables:

·      Submission of vulnerability and capacity assessment report that identifies high-risk schools in relation to multiple hazards with analysis

·      A report on a two-day workshop to develop Environment-friendly School-based Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan in English with photographs

·      Submission of a Environment friendly School-based Disaster Preparedness and response Plan in Nepali 

·      Submit final assignment completion report in English with all annexes

Targeted Locations: Marchawari Rural Municipality of Rupandehi District.

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3. Terms of Reference (TOR) 

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Development of the Local Disaster and Climate Resilience Plan (LDCRP) for Siyari and Sammarimai Rural Municipalities in Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province.

As part of the Community Resilient Programme III (CRP III) in Rupandehi district, CDM-Nepal is inviting proposals from qualified individuals /consulting firm for preparation of the Local Disaster and Climate Resilience Plan (LDCRP) for Siyari Rural Municipality and Sammarimai Rural Municipality in Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province.

2.     Objective of the assignment:

The overall objective of the assignment is to access climate and disaster risk and prepare the Local Disaster and Climate Resilience Plan (LDCRP) for Siyari and Sammarimai Rural Municipalities of Rupandehi District based on the Nepal Government’s LDCRP guidelines (2017).

3.     Scope of Work:

The scope of theassignment includes,but is not limited to, thefollowing:

–   Organize a introductory meetingwith CDM Nepal andmunicipal team. 

–   Carry out ward-level vulnerability and risk assessments with ward/community members to identify vulnerabilities, risks and capacities.

–   Consolidate ward level vulnerability and risk assessments into municipal levelVulnerability and CapacityAssessments(VCA) for each municipality. 

–   Develop LDCRP based on VCA findings 

–   Hold a validationworkshop in eachmunicipality andshare the draftLDCRP forfinalization.

–   Incorporatefeedback receivedon the draftLDCRP, finalizeand submit thefinal version ofthe LDCRP

–   Submit assignment completion report together with all annexes 1) LDCRP in Nepali, 2) Workshop report in English, 3) VCA findings and analysis and 4) Assignment completion report 

2.     Methodology

The consultant will adhere to the LDCRP guidelines and include a detailed methodology in the technical proposal. Please also refer to the details incorporated in the workplan/schedule with the provided methodology and propose accordingly. The methodology should encompass:

a)    Preliminary Planning and Coordination Meeting: Stakeholder engagement and formation of a core plan formulation team for each municipality. Additionally, forming Local Disaster Management Committees (LDMC) and planning sub-committees, if they do not already exist. (1 preliminary planning meeting in each municipality)

b)    Community/ward level risk assessments: Conducting ward level risk assessment in each ward 

c)     Municipal level Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA): Consolidate ward level VCA findings to develop municipal level VCA report. 

d)    Development of the Draft LDCRP: Developing draft LDCRP for feedback.

(Separate LDCRP for each municipality)

e)     Facilitate municipal level validation and draft sharing workshop: Presenting the draft LDCRP, and VCA findings for collecting feedback and validating the plan. (organizing one municipal level validation workshop foreach municipality)

f)     Finalization, Sharing and Endorsement: Revising and submitting the final LDCRP together with all annexes

g)    Submit assignment completion report 

3.     Key Deliverables

–      An inception report outlining the detailed methodology and work plan in English.

–      Reports from briefing meetings and orientation workshops in English.

–      VCA report detailing findings from the ward and stakeholder engagement.

–      Local Disaster and Climate Resilient Plan for both Municipalities in Nepali.

–      Assignment completion report in English.

Time deadlines: The assignment must be completed by 10^th December 2025.

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