Support climate risk assessment desk review

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An SDG Integration Team located with UNDP’s Global Policy Network (GPN) offers a menu of services emphasizing direct short- to medium-term engagements to respond rapidly to requests from country offices for support on national implementation and monitoring of integrated policy solutions, qualitative and evidence-driven analysis for accelerated progress, and knowledge sharing and upscaling of innovative approaches to sustainable development. The team’s work emphasizes the application of evidence- driven data and analytics for SDG implementation and reporting. In this regard, advances in digital technology are creating data at unprecedented levels of detail and speed, turning the stories of people’s lives into numbers every minute of every day, across the globe. An important focus of the integration work is to complement traditional data (e.g., national statistics,) with new and alternative sources including digital ‘breadcrumbs,’ satellite data, social media to identify emerging trends and gain new perspectives on issues in development.

The team seeks motivated volunteers to support the review, compilation, and analysis of various sector-specific climate vulnerability assessments and national communications submitted to the UNFCCC. This task is crucial for advancing our global response strategies, ensuring that they are both informed and impactful. The goal of this assignment is to produce a summary and create an accessible database of existing national reports. Volunteers will summarize the primary climate-related risks for 3-4 priority sectors and identify uncertainties or contradictions in the data from which these risks are derived. Selected volunteers will be given a template and instructions to guide them through the task.

• At least a bachelor's degree in environmental sciences, climate science/meteorology, social sciences, sustainable development, environmental policy, or a STEM field is required.
• Proficiency in English is mandatory.
• Strong literature review, analytical, and report writing skills are essential.