The USAID Vietnam Forest and Deltas Program, from 2013 to 2018, is being implemented through Winrock International, the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV), American Red Cross, Vietnam Red Cross and Centre for Sustainable Rural Development. The USAID Vietnam Forest and Deltas Program is embarking upon a five-year effort that will support four provinces to accelerate their transition to climate resilient, low emissions development through investments in reducing net emissions from forests, and enhancing resilience of people, places, and livelihoods to short and long-term climate impacts.
The sustainable landscape component will focus on upland landscapes, with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forests degradation, maintaining and enhancing existing forests stocks and increasing climate change resilience and sustainability of landscapes. Interventions will improve forest management, afforestation, but also to promote climate resilient livelihoods in forested areas. This is of special importance in areas where food insecurity, natural hazards and governance issues lead to increased pressures on forests. Increased income for local people, and the stabilization of upland agricultural systems, has been identified as important steps in reducing forest dependence and increasing resilience to potential impacts of climate change, hazards and economic difficulties. Communities in rural mountainous people are vulnerable to extreme weather and flooding and yet have a high dependence upon natural resources for their livelihoods.
We are seeking for a national consultant/ Group of consultants to analyse livelihoods, issues and opportunities with respect to upland communities in Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces. Please find the attached ToR HERE [1]
Your offer, comprising a technical proposal and financial proposal, should reach the following address no later than 17:00 Hanoi time, 22 th April 2014:
Submission to: Ms Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong at [email protected] [2]