Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience Tender, Ethiopia - 50946847

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Country : Ethiopia

Summary : Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience

Deadline : 15 Mar 2021

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 50946847

Document Ref. No. : 1273308

Financier : World Bank (WB)

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Tender Value : Refer Document

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Expression of Interest are invited for Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience in Ethiopia.

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Selection Information

Assignment Title

Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience in Ethiopia

Publication Date

03-Mar-2021

Expression of Interest Deadline

15-Mar-2021 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time - Washington D.C.)

Language of Notice

English

Selection Notice

Assignment Country

ET - Ethiopia
Funding Sources

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment/services under:

BB - BANK BUDGET
TF0B5068 - T1- Ethiopia Addis Ababa - Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience
Individual/Firm

The consultant will be a firm.

Assignment Description

SELECTION FOR CONSULTANTS BY THE WORLD BANK GROUP

REQUEST FOR ExPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Electronic Submissions through World Bank Group eConsultant2
https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html

ASSIGNMENT OVERVIEW

Assignment Title: 1273308 - Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience in Ethiopia

Assignment Countries:
- Ethiopia

ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTION

The objective of the proposed activity is to support climate smart urban development in AA by (i) integrating Climate Smart Capital Investment Plans (CsCIP) into urban development planning, and (ii) preparing an integrated action plan, including policy actions, prioritized investments and institutional building towards green, climate-resilient urban development. In alignment with other ongoing WB engagements and based on international experiences in adapting to Covid-19, a locally attuned CS-CIP and action plan will be developed in coordination with AA City Administration.

FUNDING SOURCE

The World Bank Group intends to finance the assignment / services described below under the following:
- BANK BUDGET
- T1- Ethiopia Addis Ababa - Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility restrictions apply:
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INDIVIDUAL / FIRM PROFILE
The consultant will be a firm.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The World Bank Group now invites eligible firms to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested firms must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc. for firms; CV and cover letter for individuals). Please note that the total size of all attachments should be less than 5MB. Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

Interested firms are hereby invited to submit expressions of interest.

Expressions of Interest should be submitted, in English, electronically through World Bank Group eConsultant2 (https://wbgeconsult2.worldbank.org/wbgec/index.html)

NOTES
Following this invitation for Expression of Interest, a shortlist of qualified firms will be formally invited to submit proposals. Shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding.

Only those firms which have been shortlisted will receive notification. No debrief will be provided to firms which have not been shortlisted.

Attachments

Optional TOR File
Qualification Criteria

1. Provide information showing that they are qualified in the field of the assignment.
2. Provide information on the technical and managerial capabilities of the firm.
3. Provide information on their core business and years in business.
4. Provide information on the qualifications of key staff.
* - Mandatory

Shortlisted consultants will be invited to respond to a Request for Proposal. Contract awards will be made in accordance with the World Bank Group Procurement Policies and Procedures.




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Climate-Smart Urban Development and Urban Resilience in Ethiopia
TERMS OF REFERENCE
1. BACKGROUND
Ethiopia - Africa- second most populous country with one of the region-s lowest urbanization
rates - is urbanizing rapidly. Ethiopia is poised to absorb one third of the country-s population
into urban areas within the next decade. Urban population will triple from 15 million in 2012 to
42 million by 2037 at 3.8 percent a year under a conservative scenario.1
If not managed properly,
Ethiopian cites will struggle to provide jobs, infrastructure and services, and run the risk of
reduced productivity and economic growth as well as suffer from the impacts of climate change.
The Capital City of Addis Ababa is the largest urban agglomeration, demographically and
economically. The city-s recent growth is remarkable. Between 1980 and 2015, Addis Ababa-s
population grew on average at an annual rate of 4.2 percent, experiencing its highest population
growth between 1984 and 1994 when it increased by nearly 50 percent. The Capital-s urban built
up area has similarly expanded considerably in the last few decades, at an annual average rate
of 16.8 percent between 1975 and 2014. According to the City Resilience Program: Addis Ababa
City Scan, the city-s core has extremely high density (15, 000-30, 000 per km), with 30 percent of
residents occupying 8 percent of the land.2
Rapid urbanization and sprawl exacerbate Addis Ababa-s urban development challenges. The
spatial expansion of the city is far outpacing population growth. Between 1987 and 2017 there
has been a three-fold increase in urban land, while the urban density (people/built-up area km2
decreased by nearly 25%. As land is being developed at the city-s fringe, there is a growing spatial
mismatch between housing, jobs and services. Connectivity is low and transport and
infrastructure are not adequately supporting accessibility, with the effect that the city has
become crowded and congested and unable to meet the basic needs and services. Similarly, the
rapid conversion of green into built-up areas - between 1986 and 2015 the share of green spaces
has decreased from 21% to 5% - has degraded environmental ecosystems, decreased livability
at the neighborhood level and contributed to an increase in land surface temperature in the city
(i.e. heat island effect). Moreover, inadequate drainage, housing development along riverbanks
and increasing surface runoff are exacerbating the city-s vulnerability to flooding.3

Addis Ababa is in urgent need for more integrated approaches to support green urban growth.
Ethiopia was one of the first countries in Africa to develop a green growth strategy (2011) and
since 2007 Addis Ababa is part of the C40, a group of 40 large cities committed to tackling climate
change. Despite notable advances towards green and climate-resilient urban development, there
is specific need to scale up the city-s efforts to; (i) reduce GHG emissions and the share of fossilbased fuels, (ii) mitigate future impacts of climate related hazards (e.g. urban flooding, extreme
heat, landslides), (iii) tackle the mounting solid waste problem, and (iv) foster livable, mixed-use
and green urban areas.
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The proposed activity is financed by City Climate Finance Gap Fund (or “Gap Fund”) which aims
to help cities in low- and middle-income countries transition towards low-carbon and climateresilient pathways in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
This assignment is aligned with the Government-s priorities as well as ongoing engagements
with the World Bank to address urban development challenges related to green growth,
environmental sustainability and climate change. The project sets out to support climate-smart
capital investment planning (CsCIP) through the budget cycle. Cities in Ethiopia are required to
produce 3 year rolling CIPs, but they currently lack knowledge on mainstreaming a climate
mitigation and climate adaption focus within these plans. CsCIP ensures that climate change
implications of investments will be considered at an early stage in their design and
implementation process, supporting AA to more effectively achieve its climate change and GHG
reduction goals and avoid the need for costly retrofits. Integrating climate change into the
planning process will help cities to achieve their low-carbon, climate resilient goals more costeffectively. The project will help Addis Ababa contribute to the Paris Declaration and meet the
ambition of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), as well as to achieve the desired
transformational impacts at the city-level. The assistance will deliver climate-smart capital
investment plans for the cities, directly building the capacity of the staff of the city to identify
both resilient and low-carbon solutions for projects in their pipelines. By projecting project
operations over 15+ years, resilient and low-carbon solutions will translate into lower life-cycle
costs for projects that will directly support higher quality of life and more sustainable
infrastructure services. These solutions will also feed into country reporting to the Paris COP
resolutions of 2016.
2. OBJECTIVES & ExPECTED OUTCOMES
Objective
The objective of the proposed activity is to support climate smart urban development in AA by (i)
integrating Climate Smart Capital Investment Plans (CsCIP) into urban development planning, and
(ii) preparing an integrated action plan, including policy actions, prioritized investments and
institutional building towards green, climate-resilient urban development. In alignment with
other ongoing WB engagements and based on international experiences in adapting to Covid-19,
a locally attuned CS-CIP and action plan will be developed in coordination with AA City
Administration.
Expected Outcomes
The expected outcomes are: (i) Improved strategy for low-carbon, green, climate-smart and
green development of AA, and (ii) enhanced capacity of AA to prepare high-impact low-carbon,
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