Consultancy Services to Undertake Ecosystem Services Assessment, Valuation, and Guideline Development for the Koga Watershed

The THE WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE (WRI) in USA from Americas region had released this tender for Request for proposals are invited for Consultancy Services to Undertake Ecosystem Services Assessment, Valuation, and Guideline Development for the Koga Watershed Project Overview Background Helvetas is lead implementer for a project entitled “SUCCESS: Sustainable Utilization and Conservation through Compensation for Ecosystem Services (CES) in the Abbay Basin, Tana Subbasin, Koga Irrigation Reservoir”. WRI and Helvetas have signed an agreement for collaboration, making WRI a supporting implementer responsible for the delivery of selected activities in the project workplan. The overall goal of the project is to enhance the ecosystem services of watersheds for improved livelihoods of inhabitants and for the enhanced lifespan of downstream infrastructure, mainly the Koga irrigation reservoir. The project intervention areas encompass North Mecha and South Mecha woredas in West Gojam Zone of Amhara 10 G Street, NE Suite 800 Washington, DC 20002 USA (PH) +1 (202) 729-7600 (FAX) +1 (202) 729-7610 www.WRI.org National Regional State. Five micro-watersheds in the two woredas will be targeted with the envisioned CES mechanism directly benefiting Koga scheme users and farming households as ecosystem service providers. The first phase of the project runs from 1 November 2022 to 31 October 2023 and is funded by the European Union’s RESET plus Innovation Fund and a HELVETAS contribution. Helvetas is responsible for overall coordination and steering the implementation of the project, accounting, and reporting to the donor. The specific objectives of the project are: o Objective 1: To develop, based on cross-sectoral collaboration and negotiation, a system for compensation for ecosystem services (CES) and to formulate an enabling operational and institutional framework for applying CES for enhanced watershed (landscape) management in the Koga Watershed. o Objective 2: Implement environmental rehabilitation and climate change adaptation activities for resilience building and enhanced livelihood improvement in selected pilot micro-watersheds. The project rests on three main components/outcomes: ü Outcome 1: CES mechanism created. ü Outcome 2: Pilot CES implemented. ü Outcome 3: Scaling and communication. and four key intervention strategies: • Selection of 5 micro-watersheds in sub or major watersheds where soil loss is critical; • Development and testing of tools and guidelines for compensation and/or payment for ecosystem services in collaboration (CES/PES) with communities and relevant government agencies; • Implementation, based on co-funding, of a package of sustainable land and water management measures and the verification of these on sediment yield in streams and rivers; • Documentation and endorsement of the tools, guidelines and approaches for replication in the Tana Subbasin and possibly beyond. published on 11 May 2023. The tender expired on 17 May 2023. This tender is sourced from Official Website and is eligible for suppliers interested in consultancy services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 3111342.