National Consultant for Capacity Building Needs Assessment
English
The UNDP-GEF Sustainable Forest and Land Management in the Dry Dipterocarp Forest Ecosystems of Southern Lao PDR Project (SAFE Ecosystems Project) aims to support the government of Lao PDR to facilitate a transformative shift towards sustainable land and forest management in the forested landscape of Savannakhet Province. This sustainable management will help to secure critical wildlife habitats, conserve biodiversity and maintain a continuous flow of multiple services such as the provision of quality water and flood prevention.
Under supervision of the UNDP Head of Natural Resources Management and Climate Change Unit and the SAFE Ecosystems Project - National Project Director and Project Manager, the consultant will be required to undertake the following duties:
- Prepare a stakeholder analysis to identify all stakeholders and actors involved in sustainable land and forest management;
- Undertake a situational analysis in order to establish baseline levels of capacity for the stakeholders including authorities, sectors and communities with the most impact and/or dependence on natural resources;
- Develop a monitoring, reporting and verification strategy as part of operationalizing the action plan for achievement of capacity building objectives within the project duration.
