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OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The objectives of the assignment are seeking technical support to develop a guideline on climate
change related risks and opportunities and private sector engagement in certification schemes for
climate change adaptation in marine and coastal areas, with a specific focus on private sector
engagement. The expert will help to respond to facilitation of certification of tourism, agriculture,
and fishery enterprises through advising enterprises on how to fulfil certification requirements and
inform them about benefits to comply with climate resilient certification standards; and 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 best-practices for mechanisms and incentives to engage the private
sector in co-financing marine and coastal area adaptation. In addition, the expert will propose
solutions for further action and work collaboratively with other consultants by sharing and
exchanging data and information including results and recommendations to synergize or integrate
into the guideline.

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 relevant documents, reports, and other literature to solve or
overcome barriers related to
 Lack of financing strategy and framework for NAP components addressing marine and
coastal zones;
 Limited knowledge by or negative perceptions of private actors about adaptation;
 Limited available best-practices of mechanisms and incentives to engage the private
sector in co-financing coastal and marine area adaptation; and
 Weak public-private collaboration and coordination to pool and harmonize adaptationrelated
investments
 Review stocktaking report, risk and vulnerability assessment to climate change reports and
other project’s relevant 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 with key stakeholders from
targeted sectors and adaptation needs and priorities suited to key economic sectors (e.g.
tourism, agriculture, and fisheries) in 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
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 Assist the international consultant on climate finance for climate change related risks and
opportunities in marine and coastal areas to prepare concept note, guideline on climate
change related risks and opportunities and private sector engagement in certification
schemes for climate change adaptation in marine and coastal areas to foster financial
engagement of private actors from one relevant priority sector.
 

Task 2: develop guidelines and support integration of climate adaptation and natural resource
conservation practices into certification schemes
 Review reports of public-private collaboration on adaptation-related investments, climate
resilient business and value-chain development in perspective to enhance natural resource
management practices, best-practices for mechanisms and incentives to engage the private
sector in co-financing marine and coastal area adaptation.
 Assist the International Consultant to undertake a rapid assessment of the gaps and needs
of the enabling environment for the NAP implementation process at sub-national levels
(focusing on human resources, institutional capacities, data and information, including on
age, gender, etc.); the potential barriers to the planning, design, and implementation of
adaptation activities, including Community-based Adaptation (CbA); and to assess the ability
to mainstream adaptation issues into key economic sector stakeholders, such as SMEs and
cooperatives, about sector-specific climate risks for enterprises and value chains, sector
strategies and action plans;
 Summarize and synthesize the finding of the review and assessment to develop guideline
tailored to the context and needs of integration of climate adaptation and natural resource
conservation practices into certification schemes (e.g. collaborating with Green Leaf
Environmental Standard for Thai Hotel Operation, 7 Green Scheme under the Tourism
Authority of Thailand, Good Agricultural Practice (GAP));
 Prepare recommendation to improve climate-risk informed business development and
planning at the provincial, sub-district, and local levels;
 Assist the international consultant to prepare brief summary of the guideline including
power point presentation both in Thai and English languages;
 Assist the international consultant prepare recommendations on improving access and
reporting of climate finance which are prepared according to the GCF criteria;
 Support the international consultant to facilitate and conduct validation workshop with all
relevant national stakeholders, private sector actors.
 Prepare the workshop’s tool/materials (e.g. PPT, hand-out in Thai and English versions) and
present the draft guideline and obtain feedback to finalize the guideline and endorsement.
 As a complement to the guideline, prepare a policy brief that delivers the assessment
findings and recommendations in a simplified manner and with an eye toward actionable
decision making;
 

Task 3: create synergies between different economic sectors in national and sub-national marine
and coastal areas:

 Assist with the international consultant on climate finance for climate change adaptation in
marine and coastal areas to undertake analysis of different economic sectors in national and
sub-national marine and coastal areas, financial sources of climate finance, including
instruments used and institutions providing support to countries involved in the needs-based
climate
 Assist the international consultant to prepare result and recommendation of the analysis
 Assist the international consultant to prepare synergies between different economic sectors
in national and sub-national marine and coastal areas based on the result of analysis.
 Assist the international consultant to synthesize the recommendation and synergies into the
guideline for the implementation and scale-up of the National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
focusing on one relevant priority sector (e.g., tourism, agriculture, fisheries)

Task 4 organize and facilitate a workshop/training on certification of tourism (hotels) and
agriculture, and fishery enterprises to foster awareness and adaptation investments through the
process:
 Assist with the international consultant to prepare the training/workshop’s prospectus,
agenda, materials, and presentations.
 Assist the international consultant to facilitate and present presentations and
recommendations to key stakeholders.
 Prepare summary report of the training/workshop and recommendations 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=94262

Please click on the link below to apply: https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=108361

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