![business](https://portalpune.com/storage/88/undp.png)
Local Expert_ supporting drafting of the Sustainable Foods Roadmap for Prizren and Suharekë/Suva Reka municipalities
| |
Location : | Prizren and Suharekë/ Suva Reka municipalities, Kosovo, UNSCR 1244 (1999) |
Application Deadline : | 08-Jul-22 (Midnight New York, USA) |
Time left : | 8d 21h 3m |
Type of Contract : | Individual Contract |
Post Level : | National Consultant |
Languages Required : | English |
Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) | 15-Jul-2022 |
Duration of Initial Contract : | 15 July 2022 – 30 November 2022 |
Expected Duration of Assignment : | 15 July 2022 – 30 November 2022 |
| |
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
|
Background
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The project Strengthening Local Climate Action (SLCA) supports Kosovo municipalities in their transition towards zero-emission development pathways by building on the results of the successful project “Urban NAMAs” in Prizren and extending it to sustainable rural development and the Municipality of Suharekë/Suva Reka. EU Green Agenda for the Western Balkans demonstrates the rising focus on systems of waste, packaging, transport, and consumption, particularly at the local level and the rural-urban nexus. The Green Agenda and the Green Deal – a plan to make the EU climate neutral by 2050 – is a blueprint for possible measures to be adopted jointly by the EU and each of the Western Balkan partners. The Farm to Fork Strategy is part of the European Green Deal and aims to make food systems fair, healthy, and environmentally friendly. It is also moving into the area of local sustainable food systems and the deficiency in compliance with the EU animal and plant health, food safety, and animal welfare standards in Western Balkans. In Kosovo, the sector of agriculture contributes 11.9% to GDP, and agriculture accounts for around 26.7% of total employment. The agricultural sector also accounts for 16% of total export value and remains an important economic sector. On the other side, Kosovo still depends a lot on imported agricultural products, which accounted for 24.4% of overall imports. Due to the high demand for agricultural products, i.e. food, agriculture even though small and still undeveloped, remains to be a sector with a potentially high impact on global climate change. Kosovo’s agricultural development is supported by investments in physical assets of agricultural economies, product processing and trade, and farm diversification and business development. Also, the farmers are supported with agricultural inputs, agricultural loans and loan guarantees, agricultural sector insurance, and capacity building. Kosovo Institutions has also been stimulating youth engagement in agricultural and other non-agricultural activities by setting age limits for farm owners when applying for investment subventions and grants, training and access to different information. Thus, women and young people are more likely to work in agriculture (especially at collection points for organic agriculture). Most (88%) of the agricultural land ownership in Kosovo is private and 12% is public. Around 93% of agricultural households own farms smaller than 5 ha, with most of them ranging between 2 and 5 ha. This land fragmentation remains a challenge to feasible food production, collection, and transportation processes. The global debate over food security became a challenging issue in particular after food price in 2022 saw a rapid increase and shortages of food supplies around the world. The compounding crises in different parts of the world were caused by compounding geopolitical, economic, and natural causes, such as extreme heat, flooding, and drought caused by climate change. Kosovo is undergoing the complex economic, political, and structural adjustments of the transition process. It is a net importer of food commodities displaying a chronic trade deficit. Therefore, the implications of global food price volatility are crucial in maintaining fragile food security. At the same time, Kosovo is considered to be self-insufficient in meeting domestic demand for the key food staples. Thus, increasing the consumption of local foods is key to stimulating local production and food self-sufficiency, which in turn reduces dependency on food imports and associated costs. The agricultural sector in Kosovo contributes to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at a rate of 11.9%, and can contribute to economic development and employment opportunities, especially in rural areas, which is why agriculture is included among the priorities of the Kosovo institutions. The Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector account for about 13% of the total greenhouse gas emissions. AFOLU) sector consists of three different subsectors; the subsector of Livestock generates about 600 thousand tons of CO2 eq. per year; the subsector of Land use generates about 2,750 thousand tons of CO2 eq. per year and fertilizer management and the subsector crop fertilization, which in total emits about 800 thousand tons of CO2 eq. In the Municipality of Prizren, the second-largest city in Kosovo, 53% of inhabitants live in the urban area. The local economic activity is mainly based on agriculture, trade, tourism, construction, and food processing, and the municipality is one of the leading municipalities from the perspective of economic activity. In Suharekë/Suva Reka, only 17% of the inhabitants live in the urban area and the economy is predominantly based on rural agriculture, the processing of rubber and garment, production of beverages and other types of manufacturing. The city of Prizren has developed the first Greenhouse Gas (GHGs) emissions for 2014, with the estimation of emissions from energy, agriculture, and waste management sectors. The net GHG emission in 2014 was 1,370,821 tCO2eq. The stationary energy sector/energy use emitted 26.50 %, the agriculture sector emitted 70.17%, waste sector emitted 46,139 tCO2eq. of the total GHG emissions. Suharekë/Suva Reka municipality has not yet developed GHG inventory. The first GHG emission inventory will be developed with project support in 2022. The project is seeking to hire a local expert to support Prizren and Suharekë/Suva Reka municipalities to accelerate the transition toward more sustainable food systems, mapping the current food system, production, behavior, etc., and mobilize women-led initiatives and private and informal businesses dealing with recycling and repurposing and facilitating networking between the different actors involved in the intercepting value chains. Objectives of Assignment The objective of this assignment is to create a road map on how to increase local sustainable food systems while minimizing negative effects on the environment and reducing the contribution to climate change and GHG emissions; design pilot initiatives to reuse food waste in the private sector and define an awareness campaign among women and men on sustainable food production and consumption for Prizren and Suharekë/Suva Reka municipalities.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duties and Responsibilities
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Local Expert works closely with Municipal Green Growth Centre in Prizren and Suharekë/Suva Reka, the project, and the International Experts and shall be responsible for: 1. Support creating a roadmap on sustainable food systems
2. Drafts pilot initiatives to reuse food waste in the private sector
3. Define an awareness campaign on sustainable food production and consumption for Prizren and Suharekë/Suva Reka municipalities
Any other activities may be required in line with the objectives of the assignment.
Remuneration - Lump Sum Amount The Contract is based on lump sum remuneration and shall be processed subject to deliverables as per the schedule listed below:
Required Presentation of Offer: The following documents are requested:
Criteria for selection of the Best Offer Offers will be evaluated utilizing a combined Scoring method – where the qualifications and technical proposal will be weighted a max. of 70% and combined with the price offer which will be weighted a max of 30. Technical score: 70% weight allocated as follows: A/ The evaluation of the technical offer will be as follows:
Financial score: financial offer (30% weight) B/ Evaluation of the financial offers: Only the financial proposals of the applications selected following the technical evaluation with a minimum of 70/100 points will be considered for the financial evaluation.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Competencies
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate Competencies
Functional Competencies
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Required Skills and Experience
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education:
Experience:
Language requirements:
Application Instructions:
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
REFER A FRIEND APPLY NOW |