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OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The objectives of the assignment are seeking technical support to identify and develop financing
strategies for climate change adaptation in marine and coastal areas, with a specific focus on private
sector engagement. The expert will help to respond to current challenges including the lack of a
financing strategy for NAP components, weak public-private collaboration on adaptation-related
investments, limited CCA understanding in the private sector, and limited demonstrated bestpractices
for mechanisms and incentives to engage the private sector in co-financing marine and
coastal area adaptation. The expert will also help to develop two concept notes for the GCF which
includes the private sector, CSOs and local communities (e.g. vulnerable groups and gender
advocates) and enhances natural resource management in targeted project area. These concept
note should be aligned with GCF investment criteria. In addition, the expert will propose solutions
for further action and work collaboratively with other consultants to identify adaptation options.

SCOPE OF WORK
Key duties and responsibilities include:

Task 1: Prepare an inception report and brief summary of intended approach for the assignment:
 Literature review of key documents, reports, and other related literature on financing
strategies for climate change adaptation in marine and coastal areas, including but not
limited to, Thailand national adaptation plan 2016-2020, as well as non-governmental
organisation, private sector entities, academia, UN agencies, and donors;
 Review stocktaking report, risk and vulnerability assessment to climate change reports
provided by national and international consultants of the project.
 Identify the most appropriate methodology/tool, in consultation with the Project
Management Unit (PMU), UNDP and ONEP for technical guidance to identify climate
adaptation options to improve natural resources management and adaptation needs and
priorities suited to marine and coastal areas along the Gulf of Thailand;
 Prepare a draft inception report, brief summary, and contents of the exercise including
power point presentation in English languages; and
 Co-work and assist the international consultant on Climate financing strategies for climate
change adaptation in marine and coastal areas to prepare concept note of climate financing
strategy for climate change adaptation in marine and coastal areas to foster financial
engagement of private actors from one relevant priority sector.
 

Task 2: Conduct analysis of existing policies, tools and approaches in BCG economy, Environment,
Social and Governance (ESG) policy, Social Enterprise, carbon credit market and trade, GCF-related
policy, climate mitigation and adaptation and the current economic and fiscal policy as key inputs
to design and develop climate financing strategy.
 Review existing policies including relevant documents of viable options and mechanisms for
scaling up adaptation finance, including through public-private partnerships such as public
private partnerships, fee/levy systems, dedicated funds, on-lending schemes.
 Conduct analysis of existing policy and relevant documents of viable options and
mechanisms.
 Prepare the analytic results of existing policy and relevant documents of viable options and
mechanisms to support the international consultant for developing climate financing
strategies and two concept notes.
 Co-work and assist the International Consultant to identify financial instruments and other
mechanisms and evaluate the cost-effectiveness of adaptation options and prepare the
finding or results to support developing financing strategies to leverage public funding (e.g.
through public private partnerships or fiscal instruments)
 Prepare the findings/results of identified financial instruments and other mechanisms and
the cost-effectiveness of adaptation options to support developing financing strategies.
 Prepare report of this task, brief summary including power point presentation both in Thai
and English; and
 Consult with Project Management Unit (PMU), ONEP, and UNDP for technical guidance.

Task 3: Participate and facilitate key sector stakeholders (public and private) to discuss with
representatives of relevant local and international development organizations, banking, and
financial institutions, the Office of Social Enterprise, the National Innovation Agency and other public
and private entities to gather insights and recommendations for developing a financing strategy for
the implementation and scale-up of the NAP focusing on one relevant priority sectors namely
tourism, agriculture, fisheries and enhances natural resource management in targeted project area.
 Design a discussion platform (virtual/physical meetings or consultations or small focus group
discussions) to gather representatives of of relevant local and international development
organizations, banking, and financial institutions and other public and private entities to
collect insights and recommendations for developing a financing strategy aligned with the
Green Climate Fund’s criteria.
 Consult with the international consultant to identify list of discussing points and prepare
agenda of the discussing points.
 Prepare materials (ppt, tools) in Thai language to present and facilitate the discussion.
 Prepare reports/minutes of discussion including recommendations to develop a financing
strategy and two concept notes aligned with the Green Climate Fund’s criteria and
implementation and scale-up of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) focusing on one relevant
priority sector (e.g., tourism, agriculture, fisheries)
 Prepare a presentation and policy brief and recommendations in a simplified manner and
with an eye toward actionable decision making in Thai language.

Task 4: Assist the international consultant to finalize two concept notes namely 1) concept note of
selected adaptation priority of concern to climate-responsive natural resource management4; 2)
adaptation project concept note to up-scale identified best-practices and locally feasible adaptation
action, including co-finance strategies involving private sector finance5 for the GCF which includes
the private sector, CSOs and local communities (e.g. vulnerable groups and gender advocates).These
concept notes should be aligned with GCF investment criteria.
 Assist the international consultant to organize a workshop to validate the financing strategy
 Prepare the workshop’s materials (ppt, tools) in Thai language to present and facilitate the
validation workshop.
 Facilitate key sector stakeholders to critically thinking and participating in reviewing,
discussing and developing two concept notes prepared by the International consultant for
the GCF and enhances natural resource management in targeted project area.
 Prepare the final two concept notes by synthesizing recommendations from the validation
workshop in Thai and English languages.
 Co-work and assist the International Consultant to finalize two draft concept notes to be final
concept notes for submitting to GCF.
 Prepare two final concept notes in Thai language.
 Prepare a presentation and policy brief and recommendations in a simplified manner and with an
eye toward actionable decision making in Thai language

Task 5

Support organizing a consultation/workshop for knowledge sharing on best practices in
planning for and engaging the private sector in climate risk-informed development in coastal
settings
 develop the prospectus of the consultation/workshop

All documents can be downloaded at: https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=94255

Please click on the link below to apply: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=108356

Closing Date               :      19 April 2026 (11:59 PM, Bangkok Time)