Terms of Reference
For Individual Consultants / Contractors (IC)
Post Title: Consultancy Services on Integrated Rehabilitation of Degraded Sites on Lake Naivasha Water Catchment
Agency / Project Name: Africa Adaptation Programme-Kenya
1) General Background
The Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources (MEMR) is implementing the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP). The AAP is a two year project funded by the Government of
Japan, through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The main objective of AAP is to steer Kenya towards climate change resilient development by strengthening institutional and systemic capacity and leadership to address climate change risks and capture opportunities through a national approach to adaptation.
It is designed to support the long-term efforts of Kenya to further develop her capability to successfully identify, design and implement holistic adaptation and disaster risk reduction programmes that are aligned with national development priorities.
One of the support areas by the AAP-Kenya is that of piloting adaptation processes and approaches to climate change. In this respect, AAP is piloting rehabilitation of the Lake
Naivasha Water Catchment.
Lake Naivasha is a Ramsar site recognized as ecologically fragile ecosystem. Its rehabilitation requires compliance with Kenya’s internal commitment to protect it as well as ensuring that developments in this catchment are in strict compliance with Environmental Management and Coordination Act,1999 (EMCA).
The catchment is currently under severe stress manifested by dry rivers, loss of biodiversity, decreasing lake water levels and increased siltation. The MEMR is focusing on supporting restoration of the catchment through afforestation, reforestation, direct soil erosion control and rehabilitation of surface water dams/pans.
The MEMR in collaboration with stakeholders has done reconnaissance work on the water catchment that includes inventory, hydrology mapping and geo-referencing of the dams in
the Greater Nyandarua District and will extend this to the whole of former White Highlands.
To support successful restoration of the Lake Naivasha catchment, the MEMR through the AAP wishes to engage a consultancy to undertake a comprehensive study leading to prioritized actions for integrated rehabilitation of the catchment.
The consultancy will build on the already undertaken work that is mentioned above by the MEMR and other ongoing initiatives in the catchment. The consultancy team will therefore be expected to engage into active consultation with the MEMR’s and the target sectors’ technical staff involved in the restoration of the catchment.
The consultancy will form a case study to inform content of the National Master Plan for conservation of the water catchment areas in Kenya. Therefore the consultancy team will work
together with the Task Force responsible for developing the Master Plan for conservation of the water catchment areas, planned for completion by June, 2011.
2) Objectives of the Assignment
The objectives of the consultancy services are to:
For Individual Consultants / Contractors (IC)
Post Title: Consultancy Services on Integrated Rehabilitation of Degraded Sites on Lake Naivasha Water Catchment
Agency / Project Name: Africa Adaptation Programme-Kenya
1) General Background
The Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources (MEMR) is implementing the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP). The AAP is a two year project funded by the Government of
Japan, through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The main objective of AAP is to steer Kenya towards climate change resilient development by strengthening institutional and systemic capacity and leadership to address climate change risks and capture opportunities through a national approach to adaptation.
It is designed to support the long-term efforts of Kenya to further develop her capability to successfully identify, design and implement holistic adaptation and disaster risk reduction programmes that are aligned with national development priorities.
One of the support areas by the AAP-Kenya is that of piloting adaptation processes and approaches to climate change. In this respect, AAP is piloting rehabilitation of the Lake
Naivasha Water Catchment.
Lake Naivasha is a Ramsar site recognized as ecologically fragile ecosystem. Its rehabilitation requires compliance with Kenya’s internal commitment to protect it as well as ensuring that developments in this catchment are in strict compliance with Environmental Management and Coordination Act,1999 (EMCA).
The catchment is currently under severe stress manifested by dry rivers, loss of biodiversity, decreasing lake water levels and increased siltation. The MEMR is focusing on supporting restoration of the catchment through afforestation, reforestation, direct soil erosion control and rehabilitation of surface water dams/pans.
The MEMR in collaboration with stakeholders has done reconnaissance work on the water catchment that includes inventory, hydrology mapping and geo-referencing of the dams in
the Greater Nyandarua District and will extend this to the whole of former White Highlands.
To support successful restoration of the Lake Naivasha catchment, the MEMR through the AAP wishes to engage a consultancy to undertake a comprehensive study leading to prioritized actions for integrated rehabilitation of the catchment.
The consultancy will build on the already undertaken work that is mentioned above by the MEMR and other ongoing initiatives in the catchment. The consultancy team will therefore be expected to engage into active consultation with the MEMR’s and the target sectors’ technical staff involved in the restoration of the catchment.
The consultancy will form a case study to inform content of the National Master Plan for conservation of the water catchment areas in Kenya. Therefore the consultancy team will work
together with the Task Force responsible for developing the Master Plan for conservation of the water catchment areas, planned for completion by June, 2011.
2) Objectives of the Assignment
The objectives of the consultancy services are to:
- Collate and synthesize the existing information on the target catchment and others (e.g. soil quality and erodibility, hydrological status, social-economic profile, ecological characteristics, etc) and identify gaps in conservation interventions;
- Determine areas that need rehabilitation using various interventions (including community based and major actors’ actions) that entail growing trees, construction of soil and water conservation structures, waste management and engagement of the youth through “Kazi Kwa Vijana” approach.;
- Establish a baseline including identifying qualitative and qualitative indicators for monitoring impacts of land degradation and remedial interventions.
- Carry out cost benefit analysis of the interventions;
- Identify mechanisms for maintaining appropriate balance within the catchment and the lake water systems(i.e. sustainable water harvesting approaches);
- Estimate the cost of rehabilitating prioritized dams and pans in the catchment and the volume of water that can be captured after the rehabilitation;
- Establish the status of dam/pan in terms of existence/absence of beacons, the original designs of the dams and pans(if any) and re-design works (where necessary), including intake and spillways and the status of the catchment’s pans/dams;
- Assess the institutional arrangements appropriate for application of the Payment for Environmental Services principle;
- Recommend appropriate approach for rehabilitation of the catchment focusing on the four entry-points (e.g. Green Schools and growing trees, waste management, soil conservation and water harvesting); and
- Recommend possible linkages and synergies with other initiatives in the catchment.
- Support input of primary information content, writing and editing of the Master Plan for conservation of water catchment areas.
3) Scope of Work
The consultancy will lead the following deliverables:
The consultancy will lead the following deliverables:
- Inception reports detailing the understanding/interpretation of the TORs; the methodology of carrying out the assignment; time- bound work plan, financial proposal and implementation schedule which will be agreed upon with MEMR
- Assessments of the existing rivers and dam/pans capacities, status, and the cost of dams/pans rehabilitation. These may include re-design works (where necessary),
- Assessments of environmental and socio-economic impacts of dams/pans;
- Identify needs for construction of additional pans/dams especially to capture surface run-off water;
- Bids of the dams/pans rehabilitation/construction;
- An interim report on priority issues for rehabilitation;
- Draft project document;
- Presentation to stakeholders (MEMR and relevant sectoral teams);
- Final project document (Technical and Financial)
- Draft Master Plan
5) Required Expertise
Professional composition
A team of professionals that will form a consortium, which include but not limited to the following: water engineer, soil and water resources management expert, environmental
economist, project costing and financing expert, sociologist, forester/agro-forester, soil and water conservation specialist, gender specialist, institutional/organizational management expert and information documentation, editing and publishing expert.
Qualifications
At least a Masters degree with a minimum of five (5) years experience for assisting consultants; however the lead expert/consultants is expected to have more than ten (10) years of relevant experience.
Requirement for consideration
Professional composition
A team of professionals that will form a consortium, which include but not limited to the following: water engineer, soil and water resources management expert, environmental
economist, project costing and financing expert, sociologist, forester/agro-forester, soil and water conservation specialist, gender specialist, institutional/organizational management expert and information documentation, editing and publishing expert.
Qualifications
At least a Masters degree with a minimum of five (5) years experience for assisting consultants; however the lead expert/consultants is expected to have more than ten (10) years of relevant experience.
Requirement for consideration
- Each of the team members should demonstrate expertise in own area of profession, with a clear indication of successful delivery of similar assignment during the past five years
- Ability and commitment to work successfully as a member of a team as evidenced by a signed commitment agreement, deposited with the client;
- Proven track record of having accomplished results-oriented assignments and consultancy experience, demonstrated by references shown as listing of the main clients for whom similar services were delivered locally and internationally during the last five years
- CVs of the applicant (signed) confirming that will work in the consortium;
- Applicants that wish to lead the team must indicate so in the bidding letter;
Above requirements apply to firms that would like to forward applications.
Individual consultants are also encouraged to apply, since efforts will be made to constitute a consortium of experts.
Application Procedure
Interested and Qualified consultants should submit their application which should include the following;
Individual consultants are also encouraged to apply, since efforts will be made to constitute a consortium of experts.
Application Procedure
Interested and Qualified consultants should submit their application which should include the following;
- CVs and P11 forms for the consultant(s)
- Proposal for implementation of the include detailed methodology assignment
- Letter of authority to appoint the lead Consultant by the team of consultants (in case of consortia)
The full Terms of Reference (TOR) and requirements can be viewed by visiting the UNDP website: http://www.ke.undp.org/index.php/procurements
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