The Organization
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) delivers research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people's lives. Alliance solutions address the global crises of malnutrition, climate change,biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation.
With novel partnerships, the Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to transform food systems and landscapes so that they sustain the planet, drive prosperity, and nourish people in a climate crisis.
The Alliance is part of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
About the position
The Consultant - Economist is expected to contribute to the Alliance's expanding research portfolio on Climate Action and the CGIAR Hub for Sustainable Finance (or OneSF) in the Asia region. The Climate Action Lever is a framework that guides the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT's work on climate change mitigation and adaptation. It focuses on enhancing the resilience of agricultural systems, supporting policies and institutions for climate action, and strengthening research and innovation. The goal is to transition towards more sustainable, resilient, and equitable food systems in the face of climate
change.
OneSF was established in 2022 to leverage the CGIAR scientific expertise and extensive network to accompany private investors through the transition to sustainable and climate resilient food, water and land systems. As part of CGIAR's ongoing transition towards One CGIAR, the CGIAR has reaffirmed its commitment to work with the private sector (Open for Business: Pathways to strengthen CGIAR's responsible engagement with the private sector). As a member of the Asia team for Climate Action and OneSF- the incumbent will be part of the team of scientists working on climate risk assessment of agriculture communities and commodities and sustainable finance. More specifically, the candidate will provide technical support to ongoing climate insurance projects, sustainable finance, and proposed bilateral projects on climate risk management and advisory services. He/she will focus his/her work on the areas of impact assessment and economic valuation.
Responsibilities
Participate in interdisciplinary, collaborative projects and activities:
- Assessing willingness-to-pay of farmers on drought index climate insurance in order to develop tailor-fitted weather protect insurance;
- Ex-ante and Ex-post impact assessment of weather protect climate insurance and crop advisory;
- Measuring and valuing ecosystem services or CSA practices (e.g. water, soil, biodiversity, productivity) to develop indicators for the OneSF Analyzer.
Coordinate in-country research operations and initiatives for further program development:
- Managing relationships with partners and stakeholders.