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Project backgroundMexico is a country particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, due to its geographic location, topography and socioeconomic characteristics. The inertia of the climate system makes the climate changes expected in the near future mostly inevitable, so adaptation actions and strategies in the socioecosystem are necessary and urgent. Namely, Mexico’s climate scenarios for the period between 2015 to 2039 show annual temperature increases of up to 2°C in the north of the country, with variations of 1 to 1.5°C throughout most of its territory. This is expected to have significant economic, social, and environmental consequences: a 1°C-increment over the average global temperature could reduce the Gross National Product (GNP) between 0.77 and 1.76%. The Mexican Government (through its Sectoral Program for Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, PROMARNAT 2020-2024) has estimated that 68% of population and 71% of the GNP are exposed to adverse climate change impacts. It has been estimated that the increase in temperature will cause losses in agricultural, industrial, and public services. Even under a scenario of compliance with the Paris Agreement, net climate change costs are projected to increase in this century, exceeding 130% of Mexico’s Gross Domestic Product of 2010 (this figure will be larger under a global inaction scenario). The Mexican islands most affected by rising sea levels are in the Gulf of California and the Caribbean Sea. In scenarios of sea level rise of 1 and 5 meters, between 1 and 3.8% of the national island surface could be submerged. Left unchecked, it is projected that by 2050, up to 11% of the Mexican population –14.6 million people– could be internally displaced for climate reasons, affecting women and girls disproportionately.
To counter this, Mexico recognizes that adaptation is a fundamental component in the long-term global response to the impacts of climate change. To reduce the vulnerability of the region and increase its resilience it is necessary to transit from the ad hoc implementation of individual adaptation projects, to streamline adaptation into policies and to plan with a medium and long-term perspective. National Adaptation Plans (NAP) provide the framework to mainstream adaptation in all sectoral policies and foster adaptation in the long-term. The NAP process seeks to identify medium- and long-term adaptation needs, informed by the latest climate science. Once major vulnerabilities to climate change have been identified, the NAP process develops strategies to address them. The NAP approach was established under the Cancun Adaptation Framework (CAF) and re-emphasized in the Paris Agreement. Crucially, NAPs follow a continuous iterative process that is country-driven, participatory, and transparent. The two overarching objectives of NAPs are to:
Countries can utilize the NAP process and its outcomes to update and improve the adaptation elements of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), a central part of the Paris Agreement.
Several financial support channels will be available for the NAP process, including bilateral and multilateral channels. In Paris in 2015, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was requested to expedite support for the formulation of NAPs and the implementation of programmes, projects and policies identified in the NAPs in developing country Parties. Through the GCF Board decision B.13/09, paragraph (e), the GCF provides financial support for the formulation of NAPs through its Readiness and Preparatory Support Programme.
Mexico’s updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2022, which includes a specific section on adaptation and, above all, an ecosystem-based approach. Namely, Mexico’s National Adaptation Policy (NAP) document will mirror the NDC’s 5 key subcomponents from its adaptation chapter (e.g., Subcomponent A. Prevention and attention to negative impacts on the human population and in the territory; Subcomponent B. Resilient productive systems and food security; Subcomponent C. Conservation, restoration and use sustainable biodiversity and ecosystem services; Subcomponent D. Integrated management of water resources with climate change approach, plus Subcomponent E. Protection of strategic infrastructure and tangible cultural heritage) as its backbone; furthermore, current administration (2024-2030) has foreseen the need to include a sixth sub-component F. National Security and Climate Change.
GGGI’s trusted advisory role
GGGI has consolidated its role as a trusted advisor to Mexico’s federal and subnational governments in the design, implementation, and financing of green growth and climate change initiatives. Overall, the GGGI Mexico Programme aims to: a) deliver transformational programs with measurable attributed and contributed outcomes; b) ensure government ownership, commitment, and support for GGGI interventions in Mexico, foster strong partnerships, and facilitate resource mobilization to accelerate the adoption of green growth; c) promote knowledge sharing by bringing together a cross-selection of GGGI experts to deliver a “One GGGI” country approach; and d) strengthen linkages between Mexico’s development agenda with global commitments (e.g., Paris Agreement; 2030 Agenda) and GGGI’s 2030 Strategy.
Despite Mexico updating its NDCs with more ambitious goals, the country still lacks a coherent “umbrella” policy framework (understood as a National Adaptation Plan, NAP) to establish a clear pathway towards achieving the country’s adaptation goals. The absence of a NAP deters the removal of relevant bottlenecks of diverse nature (policy, stakeholder capacities, information technologies and systems, finance) and the advancement of comprehensive adaptation planning and implementation in Mexico. To cover this gap, the Government of Mexico, with the support of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will strengthen its adaptation planning through a coherent “umbrella” policy framework, supported by the creation of adequate, inclusive governance structures, generating relevant evidence-based assessments, an prioritized measures portfolio and information systems capable of catalyzing additional investments, plus enabling the adoption of sound monitoring and evaluation tools to track the progress of the NAP.
Objectives of the assignmentThis consultancy will provide inputs and active support to GGGI and the Government of Mexico, conducive to the development of Mexico’s National Adaptation Policy Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) system.
This consultancy is a key component of a multi-year preparedness project funded by the GCF, implemented by GGGI, which seeks to support the development of Mexico’s National Adaptation Policy, taking in consideration the subject matter expertise of the subcomponent. The intended Mexico NAP structure mirrors the adaptation component of its upcoming NDC 3.0.
Suggested methodology and competition requirementsThe development of the consultancy will be monitored and coordinated primarily through periodic review and planning meetings -the precise schedule will be determined once the consultancy starts by GGGI and the consultant. The consultant’s work progress will be monitored through these review meetings addressing topics such as the strategic direction of activities, coordination of actors and the definition of inter-agency conciliation tables, as well as reporting on progress about the objective of consulting and deliverables.
All reports or results must be written in Spanish, except for Deliverables 4 and 8 (see Table above) which shall be delivered both in English and Spanish, in accordance with GGGI’s formatting requirements, and must be sent in electronic copy along with the detail of the products associated with the deliverables, including attendance lists of the concertation spaces, memory aids generated and complete sets of raw data and research materials.
SupervisionThe consultant will work embedded with the personnel of the Climate Change Adaptation and Ecology General Coordination (CGACCE) of the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC), reporting periodically to the Mexico Deputy Country Representative of the GGGI Mexico team.
Expertise requiredThe consultant must meet the following requirements:
Interested consultants shall submit following documentations:
Date to close is Korean Standard Time (KST). Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered Application. Cover Letter, and CV must be sent in English. A consortium, or a firm may not be engaged for the individual consultant assignment.
Contract Duration 24 months
Deadline 31/07/2025
