Under the Indo German Bilateral Development Cooperation, the focal areas currently are:

• Energy;
• Environment and Management of Natural Resources; and
• Sustainable Urban Development

GIZ in partnership with Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MoEFCC, is implementing a Technical Cooperation project “Wetlands management for biodiversity and climate protection” with funding support from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) under the International Climate Initiative (IKI). The goal of the project is to strengthen the institutional framework and enhance capacities for an ecosystem- based integrated management of wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites) in India.

The project is implemented in close cooperation with the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA) of the MoEFCC with an overall objective to establish an integrated management approach at four Ramsar sites (namely, Pong, Renuka, Bhitarkanika and Point Calimere). The project is being implemented at these Ramsar sites in partnership with the respective State Wetland Authorities and site level management institutions.

The project is seeking services of an expert agency to assess inter-linkages between livelihoods and ecosystem services provided by the wetland and recommend measures to improve livelihoods while sustaining ecosystem services.

The assessment should primarily be based on participatory approaches and it should;

• Identify key ecosystem services
• Major livelihoods that depend on the wetland
• Changes in wetland characteristics that impact current livelihoods
• Identify activities that negatively impact the wetland characteristics
• Recommend an institutional arrangement for integrated management of Bhitarkanika Ramsar site
• Develop a strategy for long-term engagement with all interest groups, at local community as well as state-level
• It should also consider the impact of COVID-19 and assess the post-lockdown scenario in terms of changes in livelihoods, migration and natural resource use

Please refer to the bidding conditions and follow the instructions carefully.

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 eligibility of firms
• Bidding Conditions
• The General Terms & Conditions of Contracts

Tender timelines are:

• Posting date : 24^th August, 2020
• Deadline to receive queries : 28^th August, 2020
• Clarifications to the queries to be uploaded on web portals : 2^nd September, 2020
• The deadline for submission of proposal is: 10^th September, 2020

F.A.Q

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.