Call for EOI: Mangrove Carbon Assessment in the Mekong Delta

CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

MANGROVE CARBON ASSESSMENT IN THE MEKONG DELTA

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

SNV is an international not-for-profit development organisation, working in more than 25 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. SNV specializes in supporting the resourcefulness of development actors by developing local capacities, improving performance and services, strengthening governance systems, helping to create access for excluded groups and by making markets work for the poor. Our global team of advisors use their specialist sector expertise in Agriculture, Renewable Energy and WASH to facilitate sustainable change in the livelihoods of millions of people living in poverty.

The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD)

The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) provides finance and Technical Assistance (TA) to mobilize and scale external private sector funding for climate smart development. The DFCD’s Origination Facility (OF) managed by SNV and WWF identifies investment opportunities that support climate change adaptation, mitigation as well as key sustainable development co-benefits such as biodiversity conservation, environmental protection, poverty reduction and gender equality. The OF supports the further elaboration of projects with private sector partners through the provision of TA for project design, feasibility assessments, piloting, and other activities which de-risk and enable the graduation of projects for commercial investment.

The OF has identified CAMIMEX as a good opportunity to support the development of an investment proposal for climate resilient mangrove shrimp production in South Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, which will protect biodiversity and ecosystems, improve livelihoods for smallholder famers, and sequester millions of tons of greenhouse gases... It forms an important additional instrument for the Dutch government’s efforts in contributing to the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Camimex and the DFCD

Camimex was established in 1977 as the first shrimp processor in Ca Mau province, the capital of shrimp producers in Viet Nam. Since 2000, it became one of the world’s earliest producers to be certified in the whole supply chains, by Naturland and IMO for organic shrimp. Camimex now is now Vietnam’s leading supplier of organic shrimp.  Camimex’s vision is to become the leader in the organic shrimp farming system, through their sustainable value chain: from farming, hatcheries, processing, and sustainable markets.

The DFCD’s Origination Facility Investment Committee has approved an origination project proposal to support the development of climate resilient mangrove shrimp production in the Mekong Delta, which is being undertaken by Camimex (the Camimex Group JSC)

It’s also noticed as an innovative climate business that practicing Ecosystem Base Adaptation in the vulnerable coastal areas that’s supported resilient forestry communities in both environment and livelihoods. The mangrove and shrimp business model contributes essential value of mangrove carbon and plays crucial role in emission reduction for the areas.

Objectives

This assessment will review and assess methodologies and scientific results related to measure mangrove carbon sequestration and GHGs emissions reduction of mangrove-aquaculture model in the MKD to recommend for implementation of national policy on mangrove carbon sequestration services payment, GHGs emissions reduction from mangrove forest and contribute to NDC.

Objectives:

The mangrove carbon sequestration and emission assessment for mangrove shrimp business model will focus on:

• Methodology assessment and selection for mangrove carbon sequestration in the MKD.
• Recommendations about mangrove carbon sequestration services payment and emission reduction of organic shrimp production to policy makers to support NDC’s and global contribution.

Detailed objectives:

• assess and select the most suitable methodologies for mangrove carbon sequestration measurement and credits in the MKD, VN;
• organize different level consultations that aim to provide scientific base and recommendations for MARD, MONRE on mangrove carbon credit measurement, contributing to government policy implementation.
• research and measure mangrove carbon sequestration and GHGs emissions reduction from mangrove shrimp business (CMX)
• recommend for policy makers on methodology and measurement of mangrove carbon credits; incentive policy for mangrove reforestation and protection; contribute mangrove carbon into NDC; contribute to the resolution 120 and MKD masterplan implementation.

Key tasks by TA:

• Review current policies, scientific literatures; analysis of methodologies and results up to date on mangrove carbon sequestration globally, especially studies conducted in the region and VN;
• Assess and suggest the most suitable methodologies and results of most valuable references/authors/studies that suitable for mangrove carbon sequestration measurement in the country, region, and the MKD;
• Conduct different levels consultation workshop in the MKD for carbon experts (from VN and international), research institutes and relevant stakeholders to comment for these proposal and recommendations for the national policy makers.

Recommendations for policy makers on applicable standards which include voluntary carbon standards, methodologies, and measurement results of mangrove carbon sequestration; contribute mangrove carbon into NDC; contribute to the resolution 120 and MKD masterplan implementation, decree 06/CP

For more details on the Expression of Interest process, submission requirements, and evaluation details, please see corresponding sections below:

Selection Process
SNV will review all Expressions of Interest received in accordance with the guidelines and criteria in this solicitation. SNV reserves the right to exclude any EOIs that do not meet the guidelines. Please note that SNV is unable to provide detailed feedback to those EOIs that are not selected.

Step 1: SNV will shortlist selected EOIs, and unsuccessful respondents will be notified. Successful applicants will be contacted by SNV.
Step 2: SNV will release Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the specific activities and contract with the selected organizations/ consultants.

Protection of Information

We request that Expressions of Interest responses be free of any intellectual property that the applicant wishes to protect. Should offerors wish to include proprietary intellectual property that they believe would be helpful for SNV, please note the proprietary nature of such information. Costing information will be kept confidential and will not be shared beyond SNV.

Issuance of this EOI does not constitute a commitment, award, or engagement on the part of SNV nor does it commit SNV to any future commitment or engagement.

Note: SNV reserves the right to change or cancel this requirement in the EOI/or solicitation process at any time.

The document is attached HERE for more information.