BACKGROUND
The project is being
conducted in the Garang River Basin area, which falls under the administrative
boundaries of Semarang City and Semarang Regency of Central Java Province. The
overall goal of TRANSFORM is to reduce loss and damage caused by flooding in
Semarang City. This will be achieved through the project’s intermediate goal
which aims to have mechanisms in place that enable government representatives,
communities and other relevant actors to prioritize flood-reducing
interventions and investments that benefit upstream and downstream communities
of Garang River Basin.
Initially, the TRANSFORM
team assumed that upstream area only contributes to risk factors such as deforestation
and shifting land use that exacerbate flood risk in downstream areas. The
rapidly degrading upstream environment is also a stress factor that threatens
upstream households. However, based on project findings, the upstream areas are
also affected by flooding, and the key stakeholders in the upstream areas would
like to reduce the extent of the flooding taking place in their communities..
Out of 16 upstream villages in the TRANSFORM program area, 6 have been
identified as flood-prone area. This includes Susukan Sub-district, Bandarjo
Sub-district, Ungaran Sub-district, Kalirejo Sub-district, Sidomulyo
Sub-district, and Lerep Village. Between August and October 2017, IRDEM
(Initiative for Regional Development and Environmental Management) as Yayasan
Mercy Corps Indonesia research partner has conducted a baseline assessment
using the Flood Resilience Measurement Tool (FRMT) developed by Zurich
Alliance. It is identified that floods are triggered by river’s overflow or
clogged drainage. Floods that have occurred in this region did not cause
casualties, but rather the loss of assets and property. In addition to causing
loss of property, flood also causes disruption of access.
As part of building
flood resilience of the six communities, Yayasan Mercy Corps Indonesia (YMCI)
has worked together with IUCCE (Initiative for Urban Climate Change and
Environment) in making Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM)
documents which is similar to community action plans between November 2017 and
January 2018. Series of workshops and community meetings have been done to
complete the CBDRM document for each village/sub-district. The documents
consist of flood area mapping, evacuation route and site, problem
prioritization, and list of strategies. One of the workshop also evaluated the
possibility of the proposed strategies to be implemented and looked at the
willingness to participate from community’s side. As additional information, YMCI
has worked in the 16 downstream flood-prone communities through Zurich Flood
Resilience Program before. TRANSFORM Program aims to build social bonding
between flood prone communities in both upstream and downstream through better
disaster preparedness capacity.
Based on the
prioritization using several criteria, there are some actions that are
recommended to be implemented to build community flood resilience in the 6
mentioned upstream areas. The action is ranging from disaster preparedness
group establishment, flood preparedness and first aid training, to
communication and disaster-stakeholders network establishment. By working on
these actions, it is hoped to build community resilience in several themes such
as life and health, assets and livelihood, also governance.
WORKING
SCOPE
Following the completion of CBDRM or
community action plans in 6 flood-prone communities in Semarang Regency,
TRANSFORM Program is planning to assist the implementation of prioritized
actions. Therefore, TRANSFORM is looking for a consultant that works for this
scope:
a.
Carry
out implementation of prioritized actions that build community flood resilience
based on CBDRM:
o
establish
disaster preparedness groups;
o
first
aid and flood preparedness training;
o
establish
flood emergency response communication mechanism and network
b.
Work
together with key stakeholders in disaster field to make sure the
sustainability and ownership of the deliverables
All activities will be implemented closely with the
assistance from Yayasan Mercy Corps Indonesia.
OUTPUT
To achieve the objective above, the implementing partner needs
to produce the following output:
1. Disaster Preparedness Group in
communities that have the willingness to establish the group (at least in
Lerep, Bandarjo, and Susukan, as mentioned in CBDRM);
2. Training or capacity building events
of first aid and flood preparedness (involving all 6 flood-prone communities in
upstream area of Semarang Regency and 16 flood-prone communities in downstream
area of Semarang City – to build social
cohesion of cross-communities in Garang River Basin);
3. List of important telephone number for
flood emergency response that connects and informs the 6-flood prone
communities in upstream area (and communication mechanism if possible);
4. Summary activity report that provides
the process, result, and lessons learned. (in Bahasa Indonesia and English)
The processes, approach and quality of
outputs will be reviewed and require approval from Yayasan Mercy Corps
Indonesia throughout the process.
WORKING
DURATION
3 months, started from Mid-March
2017 until Mid-June 2018.
QUALIFICATION
SUMMARY
Consultant must meet
the following competencies:
1.
Have
resources and experience working on DRR at the community level for at least 3 years, particularly on Flood Risk Reduction
to community around river banks;
2.
Have
a good understanding of the Semarang area, its vulnerability and resilience
strategies.
3.
Have
resources and experience in assisting community related to strengthening
livelihood activities and understanding market systems;
4.
Have
resources and experience on community development at least for 3 years;
5.
Have
good relationship and experienced in working with related government
institutions; Capable to write report both in English and Bahasa Indonesia.
OWNERSHIP
OF PRODUCT
Yayasan Mercy Corps
Indonesia retains ownership of research produced under this contract. The consultant
will be able to use materials based upon agreement with Yayasan Mercy Corps
Indonesia regarding the public usage, distribution or publishing of the
research or any material produced under this contract. Both parties agree to properly credit the
other party on public presentations or any form of dissemination of the
material borne from this initiative.
Applicants
should send their CV/portfolio to procurement@id.mercycorps.org before 21 March 2018
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