The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
To remain aligned with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, countries are expected to submit updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The first Global Stocktake (GST) under the Paris Agreement highlighted the need for increased ambition and accelerated climate action, calling for significant reductions in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 and 2035.
The Gambia submitted its second NDC in 2021, covering the period 2020–2030, and has since developed its Long-Term Strategy (LTS) providing a pathway for reaching net zero GHG emission by 2050. With support from the NDC Partnership, the Government of The Gambia has requested assistance from UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC) to support the preparation of its third NDC (NDC 3.0), which will define climate mitigation and adaptation commitments for the 2035 horizon and align with the outcomes of the Global Stocktake as well as The Gambia’s LTS. The process builds on ongoing stocktaking of the current NDC 2.0 and involves consultations with national stakeholders across key sectors.
To support this process, a national consultant will be recruited to support stakeholder engagement and data collection. The purpose of this assignment is to design and implement a structured stakeholder engagement and data collection process that directly supports emissions modelling, mitigation scenario development, and national validation of NDC 3.0.
The consultant will ensure that: stakeholder inputs are systematically translated into modelling inputs; sector data is collected, validated, and documented; consultations are aligned with NDC development phases and national ownership and validation of the NDC are achieved.
The consultant will work under the technical guidance of the NDC Technical Lead and in close coordination with:
● Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR)
● National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS)
● Sector ministries and agencies
● UNEP-CCC team/Technical Lead -NDC 3.0
The overall objective of the consultancy is to support the development of The Gambia’s NDC 3.0 by facilitating stakeholder engagement, collecting and validating sectoral data, and ensuring institutional ownership and technical credibility of all modelling inputs, assumptions, and outputs.
Specifically, the consultant will:
● Facilitate structured engagement with sector ministries, agencies, and other stakeholders throughout the NDC 3.0 development process.
● Collect, compile, and validate sectoral datasets (Energy, AFOLU, Waste, IPPU), macroeconomic and demographic assumptions, and policy/mitigation measures.
● Document and consolidate stakeholder feedback, assumptions, and decisions to support transparency, auditability, and alignment with UNFCCC reporting requirements.
● Ensure the consistency of all data and inputs with previous phases (baseline, mitigation scenario, LTS alignment) and prepare them for integration into the final NDC 3.0 submission.