1. Background:

Climate change is recognised as a key global and national challenge by the Government of India - as evident in the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) the subsidiary State Action Plans on Climate change (SAPCC), as well as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). With the submission of the NDCs to the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2015, there is an increased need to develop the necessary capacities to implement these commitments. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) plays a key role in the NDC implementation process; and therefore, requires strengthened capacities to process relevant expert knowledge, formulate effective policy, put it into practice and monitor results. At the same time, the exchange of Indian research on climate change impacts and action needs to be enhanced

2. Objective

The project “Supporting the Institutionalisation of Capacities on Climate Change Studies and Actions” (ICCC), implemented by the MoEFCC and GIZ, aims to develop capacities in the areas of climate protection and NDC implementation as well as transdisciplinary issues. In this context, GIZ invites proposals for the assignment “Analysing the Indian Research Landscape in the Climate Sector: matrix development aligned with NDC”.

3. Scope of the assignment:

India is one of the top-ranking countries in the field of Climate Change related research. Nevertheless, there are still gaps in the research fields of NDC implementation measures. This assignment is meant to analyse the Indian research landscape and identify gaps in view of India’s NDCs in particular in the following fields:

• Reduction of emissions intensity;
• Renewable energy;
• Forestry: creation of carbon sinks;
• Adaptation particularly in agriculture and water resources;
• Sustainable lifestyles

The detailed documentation with regards to this call for proposals includes:

• The Terms of Reference for the Assignment
• The Technical Evaluation Grid
• Grid for Assessing the Eligibility of Firms
• Bidding Conditions
• The General Terms & Conditions of Contracts

Timeline

Deadline to receive queries: 12^th October, 2018
Clarifications to the queries: 16^th October, 2018

The deadline for submission of proposal is:  25^th October, 2018, by 17.30hrs

GIZ reserves the right to cancel/modify this tender and / or reject a bid document including subsequently a technical and financial proposal, without assigning any reasons.