UNDP Vietnam is looking for a qualified National Consultant to prepare technical report on Vietnam’s blue carbon potential with a focus on seagrass to inform Vietnam’s Nationally Determined Contribution 3.0 (NDC 3.0)   Viet Nam faces significant impacts from global climate change, with its coastal zones and low-lying river deltas at heightened risk. Between 2000 and 2019, Viet Nam was the thirteenth most affected country globally by climate-related loss events, according to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021[1]. Indeed, the areas along Viet Nam’s 3,260-kilometre-long coastline experience saline intrusion, droughts, coastal degradation and erosion, storm surges, typhoons, and floods[2]. Contingent upon Viet Nam’s emissions pathway, it is estimated that between six and twelve million people will be affected by coastal flooding by 2070-2100 without effective adaptation action[3]. [1] Germanwatch. (2021). Global Climate Risk Index 2021. Retrieved from https://www.germanwatch.org/en/19777 [2] World Bank. (2020). Resilient Shores: Vietnam’s Coastal Development Between Opportunity and Disaster Risk. Retrieved from https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/7597ee8c-95f2-582a-b362-6e15b8397717 [3] World Bank Group. (2021). Climate Risk Country Profile: Vietnam. Retrieved from https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/15077-Vietnam%20Country%20Profile-WEB.pdf The objective of this consultancy is to support the integration of emission reduction measures from seagrass into the NDC 3.0 by developing the Business-As-Usual (BAU) scenario of GHG removals, emissions and net emissions, proposing potentially new measures for increasing carbon sequestration and reducing GHG emissions, estimating the total potential emission reduction, and analyzing costs and financial needs for implementing those measures (conditional and unconditional targets). The assignment will contribute to enhancing the scientific basis and ambition of NDC 3.0, ensuring that seagrass is recognized not only as critical nature-based solutions for climate mitigation and resilience, but also as valuable assets for sustainable coastal development. Offers must be submitted directly in the system following this link: http://supplier.quantum.partneragencies.org using the profile you may have in the portal. In case you have never registered before, you can register a profile using the registration link shared via the procurement notice and following the instructions in guides available in UNDP website: https://www.undp.org/procurement/business/resources-for-bidders. YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT UNDP QUANTUM FOCAL POINT ([email protected]) TO CHECK IF YOU ARE HAVING A PROFILE IN THE SYSTEM. Please follow this important guidance for the “Supplier name”: For both company and individual, please insert exact your bank account name (name as it appears on bank account). This name should be the same as the information provided in the bank proof. Do not create a new profile if you already have one. Use the forgotten password feature in case you do not remember the password or the username from previous registration or contact UNDP focal point to check if you have a profile yet. Search for this specific tender using search filters and subscribe to the tender in order to get notifications in case of amendments of the tender document. Please indicate whether you intend to submit a bid by creating a draft response without submitting directly in the system. This will enable the system to send notifications in case of amendments of the tender requirements. Should you require further clarifications, kindly communicate using the messaging functionality in the system. If any discrepancy between deadline in the system and in deadline indicated elsewhere, deadline in the system prevails. Female consultants are encouraged to bid for this required service. Preference will be given to equally technically qualified female consultants. Submission obtaining the highest weighted points (technical points + financial points) will be selected subject to positive reference checks on the consultant’s past performance. Interviews with the candidates may be held if deemed necessary. Any request for clarification must be sent in writing via messaging functionality in the portal. UNDP will respond in writing including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry. ATTENTION: PROPOSALS (OR ANY PART OF IT) SHALL NOT BE SUBMITTED IN THIS MESSAGING MANNER.   Sincerely, Procurement Unit UNDP Viet Nam