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Organizational Setting
The consultant shall be hired under the project “Building Adaptive Capacity and Resilience of the Forestry Sector in Cabo Verde” a multi-year project funded by the European Union and implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The main project objective is to increase resilience and enhance key adaptive capacity to address the additional risks climate change poses to desertification and land degradation in Cabo Verde at national level. Reporting Lines The consultant will work under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative for Cabo Verde, the direct technical supervision the Project Manager, and in close collaboration with the Assistant FAO Representative in Cabo Verde, the Operations Manager and the National Forestry Engineer. Technical Focus
The main objective of the project is to increase the resilience and adaptability to the additional risks climate change poses to desertification and land degradation in Cape Verde. In particular, this project aims to encourage forest management for civil society organizations with the goal of mitigating climate change-induced desertification processes and strengthening the resilience of communities in the specific context of Santiago, Fogo and Boa vista Islands. Also, this project aims to contribute to the national climate change mitigation targets, as indicated in the Cabo Verde INDCs (Intended Nationally Determined Contributions), by contributing to approximately 10% of the intended national reforestation target and CO2 removal. It has a duration of four years. The Project consists of three technical components\:
Tasks and responsibilities
The consultant will support the work of the project team in the following specific areas\:
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
FAO Core Competencies
Technical/Functional Skills
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Tagged as: Development, Sustainable
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