Specialist in Spatial Analysis for Climate Risk
Job Opening
Job Opening ID: 239617
Job Network : Economic, Social and Development
Job Family : ENV
Category and Level : Consultants, CON
Duty Station : PANAMA CITY Department/Office : United Nations Environment Programme
Date Posted : Jul 26, 2024
Deadline : Aug 9, 2024
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Result of Service
The objective of this consultancy is contributing to the efficient implementation of the project “Building capacity to advance National Adaptation Plan Process in the Dominican Republic” by executing the tasks outlined in the Terms of Reference. Output 3. NAP Implementation facilitated Deliverables: Product 1: Methodological proposal for strengthening local and institutional capacities in using Geographic Information Systems to evaluate climate vulnerability and risk associated with variability and climate change. Product 2: Training tools and guides to collect information and analyze threats, exposure, vulnerability and climate risk using QGIS. Product 3: Training tools and guides to collect information and analyze threats, exposure, vulnerability and climate risk using GEP. Product 4: Report on future climate, exposure and vulnerability mapping under CMIP6 models for Enriquillo region and Neiba and Las Terrenas municipalities. Product 5: Report on future climate, exposure and vulnerability maps under CMIP6 models for Ozama region, and Santo Domingo Este and Verón-Punta Cana Municipalities. Product 6: Report on future climate, exposure and vulnerability maps under CMIP6 models for Cibao Nordeste region and Puerto Plata municipality. Product 7: Report on technical assistance inputs given to Santo Domingo Este and Verón-Punta Cana municipalities to strengthen climate adaptation elements of disaster risk reduction plans. Product 8: Spatial analysis report of the impact of proposed adaptation measures for for Enriqullo region, and Neiba and Las Terrenas municipalities. Includes: risk zoning, proposals to change land use classification, expansion of non-developable areas, maps that visualize the potential beneficiary population, etc. Product 9: Spatial analysis report of the impact of proposed adaptation measures for for Ozama region and Santo Domingo Este and Verón-Punta Cana municipalities. Includes: risk zoning, proposals to change land use classification, expansion of non-developable areas, maps that visualize the potential beneficiary population, etc. Product 10: Spatial analysis report of the impact of proposed adaptation measures for Cibao Nordeste region and Puerto Plata municipality. Includes: risk zoning, proposals to change land use classification, expansion of non-developable areas, maps that visualize the potential beneficiary population, etc. Product 11: Report of training workshops on the use of GIS to analyze vulnerability and climate risk for strengthening local and institutional capacities in DR. The Specialist in Spatial Analysis for Climate Risk will contribute to the effective implementation of the project by developing the following activities: a. Analyse climate hazards, exposure, sensitivity, and risks through GIS maps. These maps should also visualize, to the extent possible, current development conditions (municipal infrastructure, building footprints, natural resources (such as hydrological resources), topography, geology, geomorphology, etc. b. Prepare GIS maps using a variety of different sources, e.g. importing data from PDFs, AutoCAD files, TIFFs (or similar images), Adobe Illustrator files, etc. and converting information into shapefiles and other dependent files. c. Further develop a geospatial database that can be turned in to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and the target regional and municipal government institutions for their use. d. Alongside the Climate Adaptation Specialist, conduct information dissemination and validation sessions with regional and municipal climate adaptation planning committees. e. Update geospatial data based on feedback received from climate adaptation planning committee and other other key stakeholders during validation sessions. f. Manage training sessions on the use and interpretation of GIS maps, including how to load the data, basic fundamentals of working with shapefiles, spatial databases and map layers, and interpreting climate risks for adaptation planning.