Reference No:
IC/UNDP/REDD+/099/2014
Country: Indonesia
Description of the
assignment: REDD+ Expert Consultant for Forest Fire
Project name: REDD+
Period of
assignment/services (if applicable): August – December 2014
CLOSING DATE: 13 AUGUST
2014
I.
BACKGROUND
Context of the REDD+
initiative:
Indonesia is the third
largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2) and the world’s largest emitter from
agriculture, forestry and other land use. Over the past five years, Indonesia’s
annual deforestation rate has averaged around 1 million hectares, which
contributes to an estimated 87 percent of Indonesia’s annual emissions. In
response to this situation, in 2009, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, made a
voluntary commitment to the world to reduce emissions as much as 26 percent
under a business-as-usual scenario or up to 41 percent with international
support by 2020.
According to the Second
National Communication from Indonesia to the UNFCCC, Indonesia is expected to
emit around 2.9 million metric tons (gigatons) by 2020 under the
business-as-usual scenario. A commitment to reduce that amount by 26 percent
would mean a reduction of 0.8 gigatons, while 41 percent would amount to a
reduction of 1.2 gigatons. A reduction from an expected 2.9 to 1.7 gigatons by
2020 is a challenging commitment for a country aiming to maintain its 7 percent
annual growth rate. Nevertheless, this commitment has been translated into a comprehensive
National Action Plan known as RAN-GRK (PP 61/2011).
The National Action Plan
for the Reduction of Green-house Gas Emissions (RAN-GRK) estimates that 87
percent of the emission-reduction target - approximately 1 gigaton - relates
directly to the forestry and peat land sectors and, to address this, the
government has adopted an incentive mechanism to improve management of the
country’s vast forest resources while supporting climate-change mitigation.
This mechanism, known as REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and
Forest Degradation), has five primary objectives: (a) reduction of
deforestation; (b) reduction of forest degradation; (c) conservation of carbon
stocks; (d) sustainable forest management; and (e) enhancing carbon stocks.
On 26 May 2010 the
Governments of Indonesia and Norway signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to
establish a REDD+ Partnership. The first phase of this REDD+ Partnership (Phase
1) was to establish an agency with the capacity to implement and manage REDD+
projects initially in the pilot province Central Kalimantan and progressively
in other priority provinces across Indonesia. A Task Force (Satuan Tugas,
Satgas) was established to support this initial phase and, as of June 2013 at
the end of the Task Force’s mandate, the following progress was achieved:
•
Drafting of an integrated Presidential Regulation regarding the establishment
of a REDD+ Agency and governance of REDD+ in Indonesia;
•
Finalisation of a REDD+ National Strategy (Stranas) and development of
Provincial Strategies and Action Plans (PSAPs) for the eleven priority
provinces;
•
Agreement on, and legal basis for, the structure and operations of a REDD+
Financial Instrument (FREDDI); its implementation awaits the establishment of
the REDD+ Agency and the subsequent release of funding for Phase 2 of the LoI;
•
A methodology for the structure and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the
MRV technical unit; while international standards and an international/national
REDD+ registry remain in development, the unit is ready for mobilisation
following the establishment of the REDD+ Agency;
•
Legal review of regulatory requirements related to REDD+ implementation in
particular land tenure, forest and peat-land governance, forest monitoring and
law enforcement, consolidation of land concessions, and a Moratorium on all new
concessions for conversion of peat and natural forest in Indonesia; and
•
Successful implementation of a wide range of projects by the REDD+ Task Force
in the pilot province Central Kalimantan with a focus on developing an
operational capacity and an enabling environment for REDD+ projects.
These achievements have
prepared a basic foundation for a future REDD+ national programme that aims to
address the emission-reduction target for the forestry and peat-land sectors
and the national long-term goals associated with sustainable economic
development and poverty reduction.
Context of this ToR:
Based on the information
obtained from Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG), the impact
of El – Nino this year will result in extended drought and fires, which is
predicted to happen in July and will get worse in November 2014. Owing to this
information we need to conduct some efforts of prevention and mitigation. On 12
June 2014, on the meeting led by Vice President of Indonesia, it was agreed
that at least there are 13 actions to be done to prevent fires. One of the
actions is audit on compliance on the companies working in the high risk area.
Through this audit it will be clear to see how prepared the companies and local
governments are in preventing and mitigating the forest/land fires. In
addition, the audit also plays an important role in ensuring the fulfilment of
companies’ responsibility to prevent the fires in the companies’ concessions.
For the pilot area, it is agreed to choose Riau province. The selection
of Riau as the pilot province is based on the history of forest fires in the
province, and the number of hot spots.
The audit will focus to
the companies which operate in the high risk areas, the provincial government
of Riau and several districts in Riau. The aspects being audited by the team
are the system; the resources and facilities; and the biophysics.
BP REDD+, through the
Working Group of Legal and Law Enforcement, has agreed to form a team
consisting of an expert on forest fires, an expert on land degradation, an
expert on corporate liabilities, and an expert on environmental law. This
TOR is for Expert Consultant for Forest Fire.
Objectives of Assignment:
From this audit it is
expected that the team obtain valid perspective on the companies’ level of
compliance to fire prevention. In addition, this audit is also meant to give
feedback for a better policy and to bring a better prevention and mitigation of
forest/land fires.
II.
SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORK
Scope of work:
1.
Developing intensive communication with Governor and Chief of Police;
2.
Conducting audit of compliance based on the Terms of Reference;
3.
Developing the recommendation based on the audit;
4.
Implementing the recommendation.
III.
REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
I. Academic
Qualifications:
•
Doctoral degree in Forestry, with 10 years’ experience related to forest fire.
II. Years of experience:
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Experience in handling forest fire.
•
Experience in conducting research and sound knowledge of multi-door approach
law enforcement.
•
Ability to produce (bilingual – Bahasa Indonesia and English) written material,
targeting a wide-range of stakeholders.
•
Experience in handling differences and similarities of a wide range of social
groups.
•
Sound experience in managing programs and building national and international
networking.
III. Competencies:
Corporate Competencies:
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Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN's values and ethical standards;
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Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals;
•
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and
adaptability; and
•
Treats all people fairly without favouritism.
Functional Competencies:
Knowledge Management and
Learning:
•
Promotes knowledge management and a learning environment in the office through
leadership and personal example; and
•
Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or
more practice Areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.
•
Development and Operational Effectiveness:
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Ability to conceptualise issues and analyse data;
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Ability to coordinate the work of others;
•
Ability to implement new systems (business side), and affect staff
behavioural/attitudinal change;
•
Good knowledge of Results Management Guide and Toolkit; and
•
Ability to demonstrate good knowledge on Climate Change and/or REDD issues.
•
Management and Leadership:
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Builds strong relationships with clients, focuses on impact and result for the
client and responds positively to feedback;
•
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
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Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
•
Leads teams effectively and shows mentoring as well as conflict resolution
skills; and
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Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills.
Other Requirements:
•
In addition to the scope and output stated above, the incumbent will be
required to undertake other ad hoc tasks that may arise during the contract
period. These tasks should not impede on the incumbent’s ability to meet
contractual obligations/deliverables.
•
All materials and other intellectual property produced while working under
contract including, but not limited to, documents, presentations, white papers,
photographs and other media, will remain the property of the REDD+ Taskforce
and are required to be submitted to WG Coordinator for archiving.
•
This assignment will require extensive communications with stakeholders from
different locations and in different circumstances and, with this in mind, it
may be necessary to accommodate some irregular working hours.
IV.
EXPECTED RESULTS
1.
Report of the audit on compliance in Riau;
2.
Action plan and recommendation regarding the prevention of forest/land fires;
3.
Report on the implementation of recommendation.
No
Deliverables Due Date
1
• Field report on
the first batch and second batch of audit in Riau;
•
Report on the coordination and evaluation on the first and second batches of
audit in
Riau;
September 2014
2
• Field report on
the third and fourth batches of audit in Riau;
•
Report on the coordination and evaluation on the third and fourth batches in
Riau. October 2014
3
• Evaluation on the
results of the audit;
•
Report on the action plan and recommendation based on the audit conducted;
November 2014
4
• Report on the implementation
of recommendation. December 2014
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