The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), on behalf of Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) invites qualified interested firms to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) to participate in the upcoming solicitation for the implementation of technical assistance on Assessment of innovative adaptation technologies in cities of Uruguay. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on behalf of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) requires the services of an institution to deliver the technical assistance as approved by National Designated Entity from Uruguay. The objective of this Technical Assistance is to strengthen Uruguay's capacity to prioritize vulnerable urban localities and design climate change adaptation measures by generating local climate information on extreme temperatures and the behavior of wind as a modulator of the microclimate. In the current climate change scenario, Uruguay faces several threats associated with the increase in average and extreme temperatures, intensity and frequency of extreme events determined by increased rainfall and winds, and sea level rise (Barreiro et al. 2019, Barreiro et al. 2021). These variables have shown sustained historical patterns, and the climate models used to predict their future trends project an increase in all of them towards the end of the century. As part of the Nature4Cities regional GCF Readiness Support Project (co-financed by Euroclima+), climate risk analyses were carried out at the local level and adaptation measures based on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) were explored, providing relevant inputs for this technical assistance. The overall objective of the technical assistance is to strengthen Uruguay's capacity to identify and implement innovative technologies to improve climate change adaptation conditions in cities in the face of the effects of extreme temperatures and the role of wind in the generation, intensification, and spread of urban heat islands, including their monitoring and evaluation. The project will focus on urban areas with more than 5,000 inhabitants with a high proportion of impervious surfaces and/or uncovered soils without vegetation cover. Some of the expected outputs are: 1. Project Management. 2. Generation of knowledge on Urban Heat Island (UHI) risk, including monitoring technologies. 3. Technical feasibility and benefits of the suggested adaptation measures and feasibility of replicability of the proposed monitoring network. 4. Preparation of a Concept Note to be submitted to UNFCCC financial mechanism/ cooperation fund. The complete details of the requirement will be provided in the tender documents that will be issued to bidders after this request for EOI is closed. Specific Requirements/Information The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) is the Operational arm of The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and hosted by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The mission of the CTCN is to promote accelerated development and transfer of climate technologies at the request of developing countries for energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient development. CTCN provides technical assistance to the countries using its own funds ( which it recives through voluntary contributions of donor) or through the other funding sources specifically the Green Climate Funds (GCF) through the Readiness Programme. The requests for Technical Assistance (TA) are submitted to the CTCN by the National Designated Entity (NDE) of the respective country. In this present case the CTCN has developed a response plan and expect to implement the technical assistance on its own funding. In case you are not a CTCN network member yet, you may apply for this REOI and subsequent soliciation (Request for Proposal), subject to the condition that you submit your completed application for CTCN membership before the proposal submission closing date, which will be communicated in the subsequent Request for Proposal in due course of time. Furthermore, the contract award – should your proposal be selected – is conditional to your application for CTCN network membership being approved by CTCN management. The requirement to join the CTCN network is only relevant to the main bidder and not subcontractors. Please find more information to join CTCN Network at- https://www.ctc-n.org/network The purpose of this REOI is to identify suitable firms who may be invited for the Request for Proposal after the REOI is closed. In addition to CTCN registration, all applicants should also be registered (free of charge) at United Nations Global Marketplace (www.ungm.org). IMPORTANT: Please note that this REOI is not an invitation for submission of tenders. Its purpose is to identify companies that would be interested and eligible to participate in the solicitation when issued. UNON will examine the outcome of this request for EOI and will consider those companies that have expressed their interest . UNON reserves the right to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the EOI and/or solicitation process. Thus, submitting a reply to this Request for EOI does not automatically guarantee your company will be considered for receipt of the solicitation when issued.