Under the Indo German Bilateral Development Cooperation, the focal areas currently are:

• Energy;
• Environment and Management of Natural Resources; and
• Sustainable Urban Development

GIZ in partnership with Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change MoEFCC, is implementing a Technical Cooperation project “Wetlands management for biodiversity and climate protection” with funding support from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) under the International Climate Initiative (IKI). The goal of the project is to strengthen the institutional framework and enhance capacities for an ecosystem-based integrated management of wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites) in India.

The project is implemented in close cooperation with the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA) of the MoEFCC with an overall objective to establish an integrated management approach at four Ramsar sites (namely, Pong, Renuka, Bhitarkanika and Point Calimere). The project is being implemented at these Ramsar sites in partnership with the respective State Wetland Authorities and site level management institutions.

The project is seeking services of an expert agency to develop online training course on wetland management.

This assignment will develop online training course on wetland management. The nature of the course should be self-paced and interactive, comprising of multiple modules. The course should be designed based on existing content and in consultation with GIZ project team and resource persons. The course should be hosted/integrated into the learning platforms and will be open to public. The online course would largely focus on – wetland ecology, integrated wetland management, Wetland Rules and governance, stakeholder engagement, wetland monitoring, rapid assessment of wetland ecosystem services.

Please refer to the bidding conditions and follow the instructions carefully.

The detailed documentation with regards to this call for proposals includes –

• The Terms of Reference for the Assignment
• The Technical Evaluation Grid
• Grid for assessing eligibility of firms
• Bidding Conditions
• The General Terms & Conditions of Contracts

Tender timelines are:

• Posting date: 11^th November 2020
• Deadline to receive queries: 16^th November 2020
• FAQ to be uploaded on web portals: 18^th November 2020
• The deadline for submission of proposal: 24^th November 2020

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