Individual Consultant to Update Risk Profile/Maps in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)

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Project Title: Recovery and Resilience Building in the Philippines

Project Description

The Philippines is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and hazard induced disasters. Mindanao is highly sensitive to El Niño phenomenon, which has suffered from severe drought events, the most recent of which was in 2016. Medium-scale climate projections for the Philippines indicate increases in annual mean temperatures ranging from 0.90C to 1.10 C in the 2020s and 1.80C to 2.20C in the 2050s; with declining rainfall over Mindanao during the wet season (June to December)

Flooding events, seldom in the 1970s, has now become rampant, on account of climate change, deforestation and uncontrolled land use change in major watersheds and river basins. The Lanao Fault system and Cotabato Trench expose the region to earthquakes and tsunamis. The devastating earthquakes in Cotabato in December 2019 resulted in major damages to infrastructures and shelters and displacement of the population. As of August 2020, the UNHCR recorded 27,323 families [123,508 individuals] have not returned to their homes and/or not able to have access to permanent shelters.

The region is known for its internecine warfare and protracted conflicts between revolutionary groups and state forces as well as among Moro groups/clans resulting in internal displacements and outward migration. Land conflicts resulting in “rido” continue to persist in the region. These interrelated issues have placed significant challenges in enabling the region to recover better, faster and in a more inclusive manner from disasters caused by extreme climate events, violence, and pockets of armed conflict. Violence and disasters result in displacement; in turn and/or as a result, aggravates land conflicts. There is a risk that the many decades of conflict and delays in socio-economic support is slowly leading to significant loss and destruction of the natural resource base. These unsustainable activities compromise the region’s natural resilience and could lead to greater damages from the impacts of climate change and disasters. The absence of clear public land tenure policies and regulations over vast areas could also lead to conflicts and resource use rights. The open access conditions encouraged in such set-up could lead to long-term devastating consequences for the region and its people.

In the aftermath of small- to medium disasters and conflicts, response and recovery in the BARMM region has been largely focused on infrastructure rebuilding and one-time cash transfers while socio-economic recovery [including the return of its displaced population] has been more challenging. Risk reduction and humanitarian and recovery measures have not been systematically integrated, which has eroded resilience building efforts each time a new crisis/conflict occurred. As a result, the region’s poverty reduction efforts have often been compromised. Among those hardly hit are the most vulnerable on account of high exposure, inability to adapt, and weak socio-economic capacities. Those needing specifically targeted interventions include persons with disabilities, women and children, informal settlers in the urban areas, upland dwellers and indigenous communities, small farmers and fishermen. The ongoing corona virus pandemic further increased the vulnerabilities of communities in the BARMM region.

There is great potential though to ride on the gains from the peace process between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front [MILF]. On 27 July 2018, the Philippine Congress passed Republic Act 11054, the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The Bangsamoro Organic Law [BOL] was subsequently ratified through a plebiscite held 21 January 2019 and 6 February 2019. Thereafter, the BARMM leadership through the Office of the Chief Minister [OCM] and the Bangsamoro Transition Authority [BTA] took over the line agencies of the former Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao [ARMM] government.

For the past decades, data in the region were not updated and/or incomplete, in some cases none. Local government units also have inadequate data to assist in its development planning. With the new government/leadership, the different BARMM ministries are addressing data gaps. This initiative has to be actively supported to provide the BARMM accurate, geo-spatial and evidence- and risk-based data sets in the formulation of comprehensive/area and sectoral plans towards BARMM resilience.

In September 2020, the MILG initiated the development of the BARMM CoRe or Convergence Framework for Bangsamoro Community Resilience. The framework was approved by the BARMM Interim Chief Minister and enjoined all agencies and local government units to support its roll-out. The framework seeks to “develop and implement an integrative and holistic approach to strengthen community resilience; to establish and facilitate an inclusive and culturally-sensitive process to effectively addressing natural and human-induced disaster...”

This assignment is aligned with the BARMM CoRe framework as it seeks to update and consolidate climate-disaster data needed in the crafting of risk-informed local development plans.

Institutional Arrangements

The IC will be supervised by the RP Project Initiation Plan [PIP] Project Manager but under overall guidance of Climate Action Team Leader of UNDP. Close coordination shall be made with the Lead of the CoRe in UNDP and BARMM, to ensure synergies.

The outputs shall be delivered through a participatory approach, involving stakeholder workshops and focus group discussions with government stakeholders. The assignment will require travel to the various BARMM agencies for discussion and data gathering as required to deliver outputs.

The UNDP Cotabato Office, in coordination with the leadership of the MILF, shall facilitate inception meetings and endorsement of the consultant to the BARMM ministries and local stakeholders. Succeeding activities for data collection shall be directly managed by the Consultant. Related administrative and logistical costs (e.g., vehicle rentals, supplies, printing/reproduction, documenters, translators) should therefore be included in the financial proposal. UNDP staff will join activities anytime for process documentation and monitoring.

Duration of Work

It is estimated that the assignment shall involve a total of 90 working days of effort spread over 5 months, commencing early November 2020 and ending in March 2021.

Duty Station

The duty station is in Cotabato City. The position will be home-based, but the Consultant should be accessible and available for discussions and reporting on the progress of activities as may be required. Though the consultant is not required to report regularly at the Country Office but shall agree with the UNDP on a regular schedule to report on the status and provide feedback on the outputs. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and declaration of State of Public Health Emergency in the Philippines, all work of the Consultant shall be done within the guidelines and protocols set by the BARMM government.

The engagement requires a high level of familiarity and knowledge of the Bangsamoro context and its environs. It will also involve substantial interaction with the different BARMM ministries and communities for data gathering and validation work. It is therefore preferable that the Consultant be based in Mindanao or BARMM.

Schedule of Payment

The Payment terms are as follows:

Percentage

Description

10%

Submission and acceptance of Inception Report

15%

Submission and acceptance of inventory of climate-disaster-conflict data/indicators; list of data/indicators that needs updating

25%

Submission and acceptance of CC-DRR thematic maps produced and the report on key findings and analysis from maps generated

15%

Submission and acceptance of report on CC-DRR data gaps and list of indicators for updating

15%

Submission and acceptance of report on technical capacity needs assessment in BARMM

20%

Submission and acceptance of inputs for CoRe Framework and recommendation report

Duties and Responsibilities

Objectives and Scope of Work

The objective of this assignment is to collect, map, analyze, and assess Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction (CC-DRR) data in the region to assist the BARMM political leadership and sectoral ministries in the formulation of strategies and plans for resilience building. The full scale of humanitarian-development-peace nexus in the region will be presented by overlaying and combining data on CC-DRR from this study and conflict data from Peace team

The consultant shall do the following:

Collate and create an inventory of climate-disaster-conflict data/indicators [frequency, granularity, and data gaps] affecting communities and the most vulnerable sectors [i.e., women and children, persons with disabilities, migrants and internally displaced population among others] collected by government and private agencies in the BARMM
Map existing vulnerability of communities, individuals, assets, and natural resources [green, blue, brown] to impacts of natural hazards using available data. Gather secondary data from the following:
PAGASA inundation maps, PhiVOLCS earthquake, tsunami and landslide risk maps, CCC climate scenarios, and OML climate maps
Data from national, sub-national, and local government agencies
Humanitarian/development agencies, such as studies from World Bank [WB], Japan International Cooperation Agency [JICA], and the Asian Development Bank [ADB];

Overlay hazard maps to produce digitized thematic maps to show the interplay between exposure to natural hazards and different vulnerability drivers such as demographics and poverty incidence. Report key findings and analysis from maps generated, identify and report on areas in BARMM that are highly susceptible to effects of CC and natural-hazard induced disasters. Identify factors that contribute to vulnerability.

Assess gaps in the availability of CC-DRR data, maps, information in BARMM. Create a list of climate and disaster data/indicators that needs updating and inclusion, in consultation with the relevant BARMM ministries and UNDP (Use as reference the current/updated NDRRMP and NCCAP for all essential/required CC-DRR data, maps, and indicators)
Assess technical capacities of BARMM agencies in collecting, mapping, analyzing, monitoring, and reporting CC-DRR data and indicators. Take stock of available technical staff, equipment, budget, and identify specific government ministries/LGUs in-charge of mapping and managing CC-DRR data in BARMM.
Contribute in the enhancement of the BARMM Convergence Framework for Bangsamoro Community Resilience (CoRe); provide inputs on how gathered data and thematic maps produced can be used in formulating strategies to increase capacity to mitigate disaster risks and improve resilience
Make recommendations on needed trainings, human resources, budget, equipment, and coordination mechanisms for on how to sustain efforts in collecting, managing, and updating CC-DRR data and maps in BARMM. Detail how CC-DRR data and analysis will feed into CoRe activities; and into broader BARMM strategies and programmes.

Expected Outputs and Deliverables

Deliverable/Output

Estimated Duration to Complete

Target Due Dates

Name/s and e mail of Designated Person who will review and accept Output

Inception Report

5 days

13 November

Floradema C. Eleazar, EnP