SNV Consultancy- To Conduct the Climate Risk Assessment in the Cotton, Dairy and Horticulture Value Chains Jobs in Zambia
SNV Consultancy- To Conduct the Climate Risk Assessment in the Cotton, Dairy and Horticulture Value Chains Jobs in Zambia
Company DescriptionSNV is a not-for-profit international development organization with long-term, local presence in more than 30 of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Our team of local and international advisors work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organisations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development across three sectors: Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH).
Job Description
What risks exist to secure the supply chains in these three sectors?
To answer this question, climate risk assessments are to be undertaken.
The objective of the assessment is to support stakeholders in the agricultural value chain in
Identifying and prioritising climate related risks in the selected value chain
Creating awareness on the impact of climate change along the selected value chains to the key stakeholders
Identifying mitigation measures to stabilize or reverse the impacts of climate change
Identifying opportunities for business cases addressing climate related risks
The assessment is designed for the project and its stakeholder in order to solicit information and analyse findings on climate risks and its impact on stakeholders along the selected value chains.
The climate risk assessment combines a focus on climate information for better coping with current climate variability and for the use of climate projections assessing how these vulnerabilities may change in future.
The climate risk assessment in the value chain involves a process consisting of the following -interrelated- four (4) steps
Step 1: Value chain mapping. Identification of climate variables relevant to value chain stakeholders and generating first insights into climate/weather related hazards that value chain stakeholders are experiencing as well as climate change projections for specific regions.
Step 2: Assessing impact of climate change on water
availability and crop and milk production - this step will address the major question “given the climate change projections, how might the crop and dairy production and water resources be affected?’’ To address this question, a quantitative impact assessment of climate change on water availability vs crop and dairy production will be required, but also to include an alternative approach based on existing literature and expert knowledge.
Step 3: Climate change risk assessment - The third step identifies the risk that climate change poses to each of the stakeholders’ business in the value chain. Here climate risks are potentially severe adverse consequences for social ecological systems resulting from the interaction between climate-related hazards and vulnerability of people and systems exposed to these hazards. This step will involve three major activities.
Qualifications
The evaluation is to be done by a local consulting firm.
The lead consultant should have wide knowledge on climate change and experience with the Zambian agriculture and natural resources sector.
Should have a minimum of a Master’s degree in Environmental studies, Agriculture, Agricultural Economics, or a related field, and at least have a minimum of 7 years’ experience working in Natural resources or related fields and in carrying out Climate Change assessments, demonstrable academic and practical experience in qualitative and quantitative research methodology, evaluation design and implementation.
The Consultant should also have strong analytical, facilitation and communication skills (both written and oral) and demonstrated experience working in rural areas in Zambia.
Additional Information
Deliverables
All written documents are to be submitted in English using Microsoft Word in both soft and hard copy.
All primary data collected, and analysis conducted, for the purpose of the assessment will remain the property of SNV and must be submitted electronically and in a clear and comprehensible format.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; SNV Consultancy- To Conduct the Climate Risk Assessment in the Cotton, Dairy and Horticulture Value Chains Jobs in Zambia
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