Draft Terms of Reference. Mozambique Climate Change Technical Assistance Project

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1 Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized 1. Background Context Draft Terms of Reference Mozambique Climate Change Technical Assistance Project Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Climate Change Development Policy Operation Series Mozambique has made impressive economic progress in recent years but remains one of the poorest countries of the world ranking 169 th for per capita GDP at US$802 per year. A decrease in rural poverty levels accompanied economic growth in Mozambique until 2003 at least. 1 The recent slow down in progress on poverty reduction results from a number of factors, but recent climatic impacts on Mozambique s economy have made a contribution to this. The country faces three major climate risks: (i) droughts, which impact upon agriculture and livelihoods, especially in the south of the country, including the major agricultural production area of the Limpopo watershed; (ii) floods, which are a major hazard to agriculture, infrastructure and livelihoods; and (iii) coastal erosion, storm surges and rising sea levels which threaten Mozambique s coastal zone and cities. The Strategic Program on Climate Resilience (SPCR) Mozambique is a pilot country for the Pilot Program on Climate Resilience (PPCR) and its Strategic Program on Climate Resilience (SPCR) was endorsed in June The SPCR was prepared by MICOA and MPD with support from the World Bank, African Development Bank (AFDB) and International Finance Corporation (IFC). The SPCR is an ambitious program that aims to mainstream climate resilience into key and vulnerable economic sectors and regions of Mozambique. It envisages a program arranged under three pillars: Pillar 1: Policy and institutional reforms. Pillar 2: Pilot investments Pillar 3: Programmatic monitoring, management and knowledge-related initiatives. The full SPCR document can be viewed and/or downloaded from the website of the Climate Investment Funds 2. E3037 v1 Pillar 1: Policy and Institutional Reforms 1. GoM currently lacks many of the necessary components of a national 1 Poverty declined from 69 percent in 1997 to 54 percent in

2 institutional framework that will be necessary for developing effective national and sectoral policies and plans for addressing climate change. It also lacks a nationally agreed, cross-sectoral climate change strategy which matches priority actions to budgets. Strengthened institutional coordination is required at both the policy and working level and specific reforms will be needed at sector level if policies for climate smart development are to be mainstreamed effectively into sector planning and budgeting. Pillar 2: Pilot investments The PPCR trust fund is providing support for 9 transformational pilot projects under Pillar 2 of the SPCR and these have been included in the investment portfolios of World Bank, African Development Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC). Each of the pilot projects are outlined in the SPCR document and each are now under preparation and development. They focus on urban, hydro-meteorological systems, rural roads, agriculture, land management, forest management (3 projects) and peri-urban water supply. A Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) of the SPCR is at an early stage of preparation and this will focus on assessment of the pilot projects and identification of relevant indicators for inclusion in the SPCR results framework. The SESA is being led by the Ministry for the Coordination of Environmental Affairs, the Ministry of Planning and Development and has the technical support of the African Development Bank. Management, monitoring and knowledge-related initiatives. The PPCR trust fund will also provide grant support for programmatic monitoring, management and knowledge related initiatives under Pillar 3 of the SPCR. This will focus on (i) Providing support for the preparation of GoM s national climate change strategy and (ii) Providing support for preparatory studies for DPO support, (iii) Studies to address key knowledge and evidence gaps identified in the SPCR - for example, for vulnerability assessments of the coastal zone and of the health and fisheries sectors, and (iv) Knowledge management activities to improve the flow of information, lessons and learning between different initiatives and stakeholders. The Development Policy Operation (DPO) Policy and institutional reforms under Pillar 1 of the SPCR will be supported by a World Bank Development Policy Operation (DPO) currently under preparation and likely to involve a series of three annual DPO cycles. DPOs provide rapidly disbursing policy-based financing to support a country s program of policy and institutional actions that promote growth and enhance the well-being and increase incomes of poor people. The Program Development Objective for the DPO would be to build effective institutional and policy frameworks for climate resilient development and would be pursued through policy actions in three policy areas: (i) Cross-sectoral and institutional issues; (ii) Resilience and disaster preparedness; and (iii) Incentives for private sector investment in low carbon development.

3 Policy Area 1: Cross Sectoral and Institutional Issues This policy area will support national level enabling reforms designed to clarify climate change policy and strengthen institutional coordination and implementation of climate smart planning. The implementation of policy actions included in this policy area will be supported by the knowledge management component of the accompanying technical assistance project. Mainstreaming climate change in the national development plan requires a clear policy framework agreed with stakeholders across government. Policy Area 2: Resilience and Disaster Preparedness This policy area will include policy actions that will build resilience into health, social protection, agriculture, transport and water resources (hydrometeorological services) and to strengthen the contribution that social protection measures will make in post-disaster situations e.g. following major cyclones and floods. Policy Area 3: Incentives for private sector investment in low carbon development. This policy area will support reforms that encourage private sector investment in low carbon development. Two areas for policy and institutional reforms are under consideration for support extending access to clean energy and private sector investment in forest carbon management. Policy reforms proposed for support by the DPO are currently under discussion. Indicatively, these are: Strengthening institutional, policy, planning and financing frameworks to better integrate climate smart development into national development plans. Strengthening the capability of the health sector to respond to severe climatic events as part of the national DRM response and to plan for, track and respond to longer-term climate trends. Introducing climate resilience and disaster risk management into the emerging social protection system. Improving climate resilience of the agricultural sector. Introducing climate resilience into design and construction standards for rural roads. Putting in place last mile connectivity to ensure that climate-vulnerable communities receive early warning of impending storms and floods. Promoting private investment in renewable energy. Improving regulatory framework for REDD implementation and development of demonstration activities. The Project Information Document (PID) for proposed DPO support can also be

4 viewed and/or downloaded from the Climate Investment Funds website 3. The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) The World Bank will support the preparation of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the policy and institutional reform proposed for support from the DPO. The SEA will be prepared in accordance with Operational Policy 8.60 (OP 8.60) which requires that in cases where country policies are supported by development policy loans, and where these may have significant effects on environment, the Bank should assess the borrower's systems for reducing such adverse effects and enhancing positive effects. The SEA will inform the umbrella Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA) outlined above and that will focus on the impacts of the transformational pilot projects under Pillar 2 of the SPCR. It is anticipated that findings of the SEA will also inform the Poverty and Social Impact Assessment (PSIA) which will be undertaken in parallel with the SEA for which separate terms of reference are available. Objective The objective of this assignment is to help GoM to identify significant environmental issues associated with the DPO, determine the priority actions that could be taken to address these issues and the capacity of GoM country systems to implement such actions. Specific objectives are to: (i) Explore the environmental and social effects of the policy reforms proposed or under consideration for the DPO (see above) particularly identifying potential risks. (ii) Examine the ability of existing national environmental and social management systems to effectively mitigate those risks, and the related need for strengthening of those systems> (iii) Identify options to mitigate eventual impacts arising from the first DPO in the series. (iii) Determine whether and how the policy reforms in the second and third DPO in the series might be revised to avoid, reduce or mitigate risks. Activities The SEA will help the Government of Mozambique and the World Bank to determine whether the Climate Change DPO series will cause significant effects on the country s environment, forests and other natural resources. The consultants will be expected to work closely with (i) The Ministry for the Coordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA) who have a mandate for both climate change policy and planning and also for environmental assessment. (ii) The Ministry for Planning and Development who lead on DPO support and have 3

5 responsibility for national development strategy and planning; and (iii) Other Ministries and agencies to be engaged as appropriate specifically those agencies responsible for delivery of policy actions in the first operation (DPO 1). The consultants will also be required to work closely with the DPO preparation team at the World Bank Mozambique Country Office and the consultant team engaged to prepare the Poverty and Social Impact Assessment (PSIA) of DPO reforms which will proceed in parallel with the SEA. Liaison with the team preparing a DPO for the agricultural sector will also be required. Strategic environmental assessment activities will focus on these proposed reforms and will include (indicatively): 1) Initial scoping and stakeholder engagement on the full range of environmental risks and opportunities that might result from the implementation of the DPO-supported reforms based on the DPO Project Concept Note (PCN) and draft policy matrix. Initial scoping should also review existing information on GoM country systems and capacity for environmental assessment and management particularly those in MICOA and should provide advice on their adequacy for managing environmental risks associated with the DPO. It should also include an analysis of key stakeholder groups and an initial assessment of the possible winners and losers for each of the policy actions proposed for inclusion in the DPO series. It anticipated that the scoping process would be supported by a round-table discussion with sector focal points on climate change which could be facilitated by MICOA and MPD. The scoping process will also engage with civil society, provincial, district and municipal stakeholders at workshops to be programmed as part of the consultation and preparation of the DPO and national climate change strategy. The scoping process will generate a stand-alone report with early recommendations for consideration in the design of DPO-supported policy actions. This would then be followed by more detailed assessment of sector issues and institutional capabilities. 2) Assessment of alternative policy and institutional reform options consistent with the Program Development Objective for the DPO and with the specific sector objectives for each policy area included in the DPO matrix. This should include an assessment of no intervention options for each of the policy actions proposed. This part of the SEA process should also consider likely environmental scenarios for each of the policy actions that take account of projected trends at macro and sector level. Scenario-based, economic modelling work for some sectors undertaken as part of the Mozambique case study for the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change 4 should provide useful guidance on this aspect of the work. 3) Assessment of the significance of risks and opportunities including of potential cumulative and residual impacts (i.e. those impacts that would remain even after mitigation efforts) of policy and institutional reforms. This subcomponent of the SEA should paint a clear picture as to whether there are substantial environmental risks and additional opportunities and if so, whether these risks could be mitigated or otherwise offset. This part of the SEA process 4 World Bank (2010). Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change: Mozambique. World Bank, Washington D.C.

6 will also need to consider institutional capacities to address risks and opportunities. Where possible, this information should be tabulated, with discussion focussed on areas of key risk and opportunity. 4) Identification of mitigation options that would eliminate or reduce risks and enhance positive environmental affects of the DPO. Significant issues are not anticipated for the first cycle of the DPO policy actions so the focus at this stage will be on identifying issues to be addressed during the National Climate Change Strategy development process. More detailed and concrete proposals could be identified for the policy actions to be included in the second and third cycle of the DPO series. These might include actions to adjust the focus of policy or institutional reforms, strength capacity for environmental assessment of MICOA or line ministries and agencies; and/or improve the knowledge and guidance base for improved environmental assessment for example through specific recommendations for the development of training modules or guidance material. This sub-component of the work will require close coordination with Ministry for Planning and Development and World Bank. 5) Stakeholder consultations and finalization of key findings. The consultants will prepare guidelines and briefing materials to provide practical information and guidance for the sector level on the environmental implications of the proposed policy and institutional options in a form accessible to key government officials and civil society stakeholders. The consultants will also be required to present interim findings to a national workshop on the DPO and National Climate Change Strategy and this should include specific measures to eliminate, reduce and/or mitigate environmental risks to be addressed in DPO series design and implementation. The consultants will then be required to revise and finalize the report by addressing comments received from World Bank, MICOA and MPD. Deliverables Scoping report (by July 31, 2012). This should not exceed 20 pages and should provide a clear outline of possible environmental risks, opportunities and institutional capabilities to address environmental management issues. Draft SEA report for review, workshop presentation and discussion (by August 31, 2012). This should not exceed 30 pages. Detailed technical information can be included as additional annexes as required. Final SEA report and workshop presentation - incorporating feedback from World Bank, by September 30, 2012). Powerpoint presentations of (i) Key points and issues identified in the scoping process, and (ii) The SEA analytical and consultative process and key interim findings (by August 31, 2012), adjusted and finalized by September 30, Time frame and inputs

7 July 2 September 30, 2012 (2 person months for 1 international and 3 person months for one national consultant). Reporting arrangements The consultants will report to Giovanni Ruta (Task Team Leader, AFTEN) and will work closely and in coordination with Ross Hughes (Senior Climate Change Consultant) of the World Bank Mozambique country office in Maputo. Consultant qualifications CVs from qualified consultants to carry out this consultancy are invited. The successful consultants will be expected to assume responsibility for all matters related to the completion of the deliverables. The international consultant must demonstrate: A minimum of a Masters degree or similar. Proven experience of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), environmental management and work on climate changes issues. At least 8 years of experience in similar assignments on environmental assessment, management and/or climate change. Fluency in Portuguese and English; Knowledge of the Mozambique country context is desirable but not essential. The national consultant must demonstrate A minimum of a Masters degree or similar. Proven experience of work on environmental assessment and preferably on climate-related issues. At least 8 years of experience in similar assignments on environmental assessment, management and/or climate change. Fluency in Portuguese and English; A strong working knowledge of Mozambique institutions and policy.