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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Research Brief on Habitability and Traditional Knowledge in the Context of Climate Mobility

Background

Ensuring that all Pacific peoples remain resilient to the impacts of climate change and disasters and can lead safe, secure and prosperous lives is one of the key priorities under the 2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent.

2. At the 52nd Pacific Island Forum Leaders Meeting, Leaders endorsed the Pacific Regional Framework on Climate Mobility (PRFCM), a first of its kind anywhere in the world. In adopting the Framework, the Forum commits to ensuring that Pacific islands and people are resilient and ‘future-ready’ by being able to anticipate, prepare for and respond to the hazardous impacts of climate change, including in relation to mobility.

3. The PRFCM makes commitments across a range of mobility types, including migration, relocation and displacement. However, helping Pacific Island people stay in their homes with safety and dignity is a fundamental priority for Forum Leaders. To enable informed decision making about staying in place or relocation requires placing communities at the centre of habitability knowledge. Within the Pacific region, and as stipulated in the PRFCM, defining habitability and inhabitability and if, when, and how to respond to the changing habitability, requires consideration of both science-based and traditional-knowledge based tools, technologies and indicators.

Purpose

4. Provide guidance and recommendations on best practice methodologies for incorporating science-based and traditional knowledge-based considerations into processes for determining habitability and relocation of communities effected by climate change.

Scope of Work

The Consultant will carry out the responsibilities and tasks as per specifications set out under the Terms of Reference (TOR) document which can be downloaded from www.tenders.net/forumsec.

Knowledge and Experience
• At least ten years of experience working in the Pacific Islands region;
• Proven understanding of the impacts of climate change on the Pacific Islands region;
• Knowledge of climate change mobility in the Pacific Islands region, including different types of mobility;
• Demonstrated understanding of traditional knowledge in the Pacific Islands region, including in the context of climate change adaptation;
• Desirable: Proven experience writing policy briefs.

HOW TO APPLY

Submissions should be entitled:

OPEN TENDER – RESEARCH BRIEF ON HABITABILITY AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE MOBILITY

Method of Submissions:

Submissions must be forwarded in PDF format following the instructions at www.tenders.net/forumsec

Note: Tenders must be submitted with clear labelling of the technical offer and the financial offer. The Technical Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “A. Technical Offer”. Financial Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “B. Financial Offer”.

The electronically submitted documents should be converted to the PDF format.

Deadline for Submissions:

Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 4pm (Fiji Time), Friday 11 April 2025.

Late or incomplete tenders will not be considered.

Questions and Answers

All queries or request for information must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum at www.tenders.net/forumsec . Tenderers may submit questions in writing to the mentioned Question and Answer Forum before the stated “deadline for requesting clarifications” 7 April 2025. The Secretariat has no obligation to provide clarification after this date.

Note: The Secretariat will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the Bid documents due to any reason whatsoever.

Any complaints regarding the Secretariat’s tender must be directed to the following email: Tender.Complaints@forumsec.org. This email address will forward your complaint to a person that is independent and removed from the tender process. Complaints must be well founded and should not be used as a mechanism for notifying displeasure with the outcome of a tender award. Further information on making a complaint can be found on the Policies & Information page at http://tenders.forumsec.org.

In the event that further information is required by the Secretariat in relation to the tender for consultancy, the Secretariat reserves the right to seek the required information without the need for calling for resubmission of proposals.