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Nepal AOTA: NEP 40545-01

Project Impact
Project Outcome
Project Outputs
Procurement
Project Processing Stage
Status of Consulting Services
Project Officer
Project Name
Strengthening Capacity for Managing Climate Change and the Environment (CDTA)

Executing Agency
Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology
Tel. No. : 977-1-4211661
Address : Singha Durbar, Kathmandu
Nepal

TA Amount (US$ '000)
500.00

Sector/Subsector
Law, Economic Management & Public Policy /Economic Management

Date of First Listing
28 August 2008


Project Impact
The impact of the TA will be reduced environmental risk through improved environmental protection and better management of climate change risks.

Project Outcome
The expected outcome of the TA is strengthened country capacity for environment and climate change management. The TA will assist Ministry of Environment, Science, and Technology (MOEST) and other line agencies responsible for enviornmental management, in building new and strengthening existing capacities and skills and to mainstram environmental and climate change considerations into sectoral policies and the national development agenda in general.

Project Outputs
(a) Establishment of an effective legal, policy, and institutional framework for integrating environment and climate change into the national development agenda; and (b) Development and implementation of a public education, information and awareness program on environment and climate change that will be sustained after TA completion.

Consulting Services
All consultants will be recruited on an individual basis, in accordance with the Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2007, as amended from time to time). Consulting services for the TA will total 42 person-months (pm) [3 person-months of international and 39 person-months of domestic consultants]. The expertise required are as follows: International - Legal/Policy/Institutional Specialist (3 pm) Domestic: Project Facilitator/Change Management Specialist (18 pm) Training Specialist (9 pm) Policy Specialist (9 pm) Financial Management Specialist (3 pm)

Project Processing Stage
Approved by the Bank : 18 November 2008

Recruitment of Consultants
Recruitment of consultants is expected to take place tentatively in Sep/Oct 2008.

Project Officer
Cynthia (Cindy) Malvicini (632-5927)
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Social Services Div, SARD
cmalvicini@adb.org