The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) have
launched a joint programme to support the mainstreaming of natural capital
approaches in African development finance. A key pillar of the programme seeks
to apply and test robust natural capital approaches to infrastructure projects
in Africa.
As part of the programme, AfDB and GGKP have launched a Request
for Proposals (RfP) to identify a technical partner to apply robust natural
capital methods, support data collection and generate convincing results to
influence infrastructure decision making in African development finance, in
particular an AfDB project in Madagascar and Mozambique.
This Request for Proposals aims to identify a
technical partner and methods for demonstrating the value of the natural
capital approach in an AfDB infrastructure project in Mozambique, namely, the
“Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor Special Agro-Industrial
Processing Zone (SAPZ)” (hereinafter the “Project”).
The main objective of Phase I (2021-2023) is to
improve agricultural productivity and agribusiness development to generate
surpluses that can be marketed and processed further for value addition. The
specific components of Phase II are currently under development and will focus
on value addition. Additional information about the Project is available upon
request.
Applicants are asked to present a set of NCAA
support activities for the Project to achieve the following outcomes:
- Committed stakeholder
engagement to prioritize NCAA activities and facilitate the application of
results;
- Demonstration of the value of
the natural capital approach to AfDB infrastructure finance
decision-making in Mozambique;
- Facilitation of the
co-creation, uptake, and replication of results through stakeholder
workshops, communications, and public events.
Funding Information
Proposals must be designed to ensure that
project scoping is completed by 31 October 2021 and that initial results are
available by 31 January 2022. Final results, including the incorporation of
peer review and stakeholder comments, formatting and copy-editing, must be
completed by 15 March 2022. A detailed budget proposal must be included not
exceeding USD 50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Request is open to
not-for-profit institutions involved in work related to the natural
capital assessment of infrastructure projects in Africa.
- Preference will be given to a
proposal which involves both an institution which works closely with
African development finance institutions and national stakeholders.
- There are opportunities for
multiple institutions and individuals to collaborate and apply as a
consortium.
Post Date - 28-Jul-2021