Selection Information
Assignment Title: Long-term Low Carbon Development Options for Turkey
Publication Date: 04-Aug-2021
Expression of Interest Deadline: 18-Aug-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)
Language of Notice: English
Selection Notice
Assignment Country: TR – Turkey
Funding Sources: The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:BB – BANK BUDGET, TF0B4127 – Turkey – NDC-SF JIT Grant
Individual/Firm: The consultant will be a firm.
Background
Climate change is unravelling previous gains in shared prosperity and current global emissions pathways are predicting warming of around 3 degrees Celsius by 2100 with a continuing increase in temperature afterwards. The World Bank (WB) is well positioned to help client countries achieve climate-smart development, create jobs and promote social inclusion by supporting the decarbonization of their economies and accelerating the adoption of sustainable and climate-resilient infrastructure.
Long term country-led planning for low carbon development provides a route for securing better growth, a stronger COVID-19 recovery and ambitious climate and development outcomes. Exploring long-term options to achieve low carbon development is a first step. Client countries can then consider these options and translate where suitable into long-term objective and vision, together with practical short- to medium-term targets and actions for key sectors to enable implementation. The extended time horizon for exploring options – to 2050 – encourages an ambitious vision for the future, and the integration of climate change objectives into the country’s development priorities.
This Terms of Reference (ToR) relates to such a type of long term options study for Turkey. Under the Low Carbon Development Options project, the WB will work with the Government of Turkey and other stakeholders to explore the steps to achieve long-term low carbon development for Turkey. It is a comprehensive engagement that emphasises the role of the government and covers technical assistance, capacity building, consultation, and dialogue with relevant ministries. The options identified should be suitable for informing core policy making on low carbon growth.
The ToR seeks to engage an international technical consultant who will project manage the engagement, and take charge of technical work, data collection, analysis, modelling as well as plan and facilitate workshops and consultation activities. The consultancy team should include a local technical partner, with specific understanding of Turkey, the low carbon development context for institutions and the main emitting sectors. The local technical partner will also play an essential role in local consultation activities.
The project is embedded in the Turkey Green Growth and Sustainable Recovery Advisory Services & Analytics (ASA), which began in 2020 and aims at informing and scaling up policy dialogue and strategic engagement on green growth and climate change. The multi-year programmic ASA includes a series of thematic papers and engagement on priority issues. One thematic paper concerns the priority issue of climate mitigation and consists of the Low Carbon Development Options project described herein.
Scope of Work
This ToR is to secure the services of a firm/s to undertake a long-term low carbon development options analysis. It is expected to be fulfilled by a partnership of international and local (Turkish) consultancies. The work will involve delivering the work packages below. The main Government counterpart for the World Bank for this activity is the Presidency of Strategy and Budget (PSB) office. The PSB will facilitate any engagement with line ministries.
The consultant is expected to participate in the project kick-off meeting with the World Bank and the Government. The consultant is expected to contribute to detailed work planning of the work packages outlined in this ToR.
Qualification Criteria
- 1. Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment.
- 2. Provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm relevant to the assignment.
- 3. Provide information on their core business and years in business.
- 4. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff.