PAKISTAN: LT-LEDS CONSULTANT - WASTE SECTOR ANALYSIS
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INTRODUCTION TO GGGI
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PROJECT BACKGROUND
The objective of this expert position is to support GGGI in assisting the Government to coordinate and implement a national-level stakeholder dialogue and strategic planning process that results in the development of a low emission development strategy (LEDS). The work will include conducting extensive analysis, preparing greenhouse gas emissions and development scenarios, and identifying policy and financing options and priorities.
Countries are invited to produce LEDS in the Paris Agreement to provide a roadmap for decarbonization in the long-term, through 2050. Understanding a countryโs options for decarbonization is particularly useful in the context of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are five-year mitigation and adaptation targets. However, only three developing countries have developed and submitted LEDS to date. The Paris Agreement indicates that countries should develop and submit their LEDS before 2020 or soon thereafter. These long-term decarbonization pathways can then be used to benchmark against revised and new NDCs.
The overall aim of the LEDS will be to enhance the Governmentโs ability to plan for decarbonization of its economy in the long-term by providing a framework and a pathway for a progressive revision and enhancement of targets under its NDC to reduce CO2 emissions to 2030 and beyond. The overall impact of the project is that the country will continue to take the lead in setting a pathway to a low carbon future and will be able to effectively plan to reduce its GHG emissions and contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
The LEDS project is organized around four outputs aligned with the LEDS process.
Output 1: LT-LEDS Process Organized - Institutional Arrangements, Coordination, and Multi-Stakeholder Engagement Process Established and current national context assessed Output 2: Climate Actions Analyzed - BAU and Low Emission Development Scenarios Developed and Analyzed Output 3: Finance, Implementation, Mainstreaming and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems established/ improved Output 4: LT-LEDS Document for Pakistan preparedThe overall aim of the LT-LEDS development is to enhance the Government of Pakistanโs ability, to plan for low emission and climate resilient development in the long-term, by providing a framework and pathway for a progressive revision and enhancement of targets under its NDC to reduce GHG emissions and achieve its climate resilience objectives to 2035 and beyond. The specific objective of the proposed work is to support the Government to develop a robust and comprehensive LT-LEDS through a participatory stakeholdersโ consultation process and describing the pathways to low-carbon and climate resilient development of Pakistan, for reaching climate neutrality by 2050 while realizing multiple development benefits. The overall impact of the project is that Pakistan will be able to set its pathway to a low carbon and climate resilient future and to effectively plan to reduce its GHG emissions and enhance its climate resilience through targeted interventions and sustained actions, while simultaneously, achieving multiple development objectives and contributing to the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The LEDS will:
Identify the potential evolution of specific sectors (e.g. power, transport, forestry, etc.) in a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario (i.e., in the absence of additional low carbon policies and actions). Identify technically and politically feasible low-carbon development options that have the potential to mitigate GHG emissions and enhance resilience. Assess the mitigation potential of low- carbon options, as well as costs and financing options. Development of a Business as Usual (BAU) and LT-LEDS scenarios in priority sectors, and at the economy wide level. Prioritize and assess pathways and climate actions based on their mitigation as well as associated costs and investment requirements, Assessment of the macroeconomic effects and socio-economic benefits of low carbon and climate resilient interventions to inform the development of the LT-LEDS towards an economically robust low carbon and climate resilient pathway. Development of a finance plan, and improvement of institutional and M&E structure as part of the LT-LEDS process.
OBJECTIVES / PURPOSER OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The purpose of the consultant position is to support the components of the LEDS addressing solid waste disposal, biological treatment of solid waste, incineration and open burning of waste, and wastewater treatment and discharge (hereinafter referred to collectively as โwasteโ), insofar as emissions are relevant, through an analysis to determine the emissions baseline, business-as-usual (BAU) scenario, and low emission development scenarios (including a basic model of emission projections); writing the relevant waste-focused sections of the LEDS report; and preparing and delivering presentations to key Pakistani government and non-government stakeholders to inform and lead to decisions on priority LEDS pathways.
SCOPE OF WORK
The consultant will support activities of the project with a specific focus on waste management during the period 2020 to 2050, including: Prepare materials, participate, and write-up notes from stakeholder consultations, including all provincial and national level stakeholdersโ workshops. Collect existing data and policy documents as needed for the baseline, BAU, and scenario development and modeling tasks for the sector (Note, it is not expected that the consultant will collect new primary data but will rely on existing data sources). . Develop Pakistanโs baseline and BAU scenario for the waste sector based on best available information (GHG inventory, current policies), with clear assumptions, as agreed to by the Steering Committee, the relevant Ministry and GGGI team. Develop various other alternative scenarios including scenarios based on available funds for waste management projects in line with additional low emission pathways, with clear assumptions, considering the short, medium, and long term and reflecting low-, medium-, and high-level conditional and non-conditional emission reduction pathways. Prepare a written report on the baseline, BAU scenario, and alternative scenarios, including tables, charts, and graphics, which will later be used to develop the waste section of the LEDS document. Based on feedback from stakeholders, refine the scenarios and recommend targets at 5-year intervals. Incorporate final consideration of policy options, high level costing, and financing options for selected scenarios and assist in proposing targets. Revised written BAU and alternative scenario reports reflecting government decisions on priority options and proposed targets; and Based on the impact of different scenarios, facilitate prioritization of actions with stakeholders and define final scenarios and targets; final scenarios should include the timeline for implementation of the key actions, description of each, and estimated costing; Propose a basic outline for an MRV framework for the waste sector; and Write the final waste chapter (including references) in the LEDS document.The consultant must always work as part of a team with GGGI and the other LEDS consultants.
OUTPUT/REPORTING REQUIREMENTS/DELIVERABLES
The consultant will report regularly to the Global Technical lead and Project Lead (in-Country).
Proposed deliverables to be produced and provided to GGGI during this consultancy include:
Submission of an inception report. Submission of a written report on the baseline, BAU scenario, and alternative scenarios from 2020 to 2050, including tables, charts, graphics, and reference list, to be used for the LEDS document. Submission of presentation materials and report regarding participation in all stakeholder workshops (including presentations using standard GGGI format, and other preparatory materials). Submission of a written waste sector chapter in LEDS document including tables, charts, graphics, and reference list; and Submission of a report on collected data/database organized in Microsoft Excel or other easily utilized file format, including complete sets of final data tables/datasets, charts, tables, graphics, tools, models, written reports, and all other materials and resources used to prepare the waste management-related baseline, BAU scenario, and all alternative scenarios in electronic format.All the consultantโs work products developed and used for Pakistan LT-LEDS will be transferred to and become the property of the Government of Pakistan and the Global Green Growth Institute.
Deliverables
Due Date*
Payment amount
Deliverable 1: Submission of an inception report
02 weeks after commencement
10%
(1,050)
Deliverable 2: Submission of a written report on the baseline, BAU scenario, from 2020 to 2050, including tables, charts, graphics, and reference list, to be used for the LEDS document.
06 weeks after commencement
20%
(2,100)
Deliverable 3: Submission of a) presentation materials and report regarding participation in all stakeholder workshops (including presentations using standard GGGI format, and other preparatory materials) and b) a written report on alternative scenarios in the waste sector.
22 weeks after commencement
25%
(2,625)
Deliverable 4: Submission of a written waste sector chapter in LEDS document including tables, charts, graphics, and reference list
36 weeks after commencement
25%
(2,625)
Deliverable 5: Submission of a report on collected data/database organized in Microsoft Excel or other easily utilized file format, including complete sets of final data tables/datasets, charts, tables, graphics, tools, models, written reports, and all other materials and resources used to prepare the waste management-related baseline, BAU scenario, and all alternative scenarios in electronic format.
52 weeks after commencement
20%
(2,100)