Montenegro is a small country on the Adriatic Sea covering surface area of only 13.8 square kilometres and with a population of only 620,000 people. Yet it boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in the world and unparalleled richness and diversity of natural and cultural resources. Montenegro’s prime touristic attractions include 300 kilometres of stunning coastline with 60 kilometres of beaches, historical and cultural monuments, mountain ranges, virgin forests and national parks. Because of this, as well as of favourable political and economic climate, over the last decade Montenegro has seen unprecedented inflow of visitors and investment in its tourism sector. In 2011, more than 1.3 million tourists visited Montenegro, twice as much as domestic population and ten times more than just a decade ago (i.e. tourists’ count was 120,000 in 2002). Tourism’s total contribution to GDP has by now reached 17.2% and is projected to rise to 36.3% GDP by 2021. Similarly, the investment in the sector amounted for 164.6 mln € in 2011, or 23.6% of total capital investment.
As a main driver of Montenegro’s economic growth and investment, the tourism sector is responsible directly and indirectly for the large share of GHG emissions from the transport, accommodation and other tourism-related activities. According to Montenegro’s Initial National Communication (INC) to UNFCCC, submitted on 12th October 2010, in the business-as-usual scenario Montenegro’s GHG emissions will rise by 40% in 2020 above 1990 baseline. By contributing to over third of GDP and a half of capital investment in infrastructure, the tourism sector will inevitably be an important, if not the leading, factor in a projected GHG emissions increase. Apart from the direct GHG emissions, the indirect climate change impact of millions of holiday-makers is also substantial, first, because of their sheer numbers in proportion to small local population and, second, because of their more carbon intensive life-style and consumption patterns.
In the business-as-usual scenario, the carbon footprint of Montenegro tourism will continue to grow as a result of large-scale investment in tourist infrastructure and constantly growing number of travellers. The Government of Montenegro sees tourism as the main driver of economic growth and income generation, but also fully realizes the environmental challenges associated with its rapid development and is committed to address them as part of the National Sustainable Development Strategy and Tourism Development Master Plan. The Government is firmly committed to develop its tourism sector on a sustainable basis, it is putting in place the required policy and regulatory framework to attract large-scale investment in tourism infrastructure, but also to steer them in a more environmentally sustainable way. The proposed project will build on these commitments and efforts by enhancing the focus of national efforts on minimizing the carbon footprint of tourism and promoting Montenegro as a place for climate conscious tourism and “carbon neutral” holiday destination.
This project will adopt a comprehensive approach to minimizing the carbon footprint of Montenegro’s main and most dynamic economic sector, the tourism. Its ultimate objective is to reduce GHG emissions from Montenegro’s tourism sector. It will do so by promoting country’s transition towards a carbon neutral travel & tourism, minimizing energy use and transport in and around new green field development projects, helping tourism industry to identify and implement cost-effective mitigation options in travel and accommodation sectors, as well as introducing carbon offset scheme and other innovative financial mechanisms to compensate for the residual emissions and generate additional revenues for climate mitigation and adaptation actions in tourism. The project will constitute of five components, as follows:
The objective of the PPG is to develop a full-sized project that aims to reduce GHG emissions from Montenegro’s tourism sector by minimizing the carbon footprint of tourism and promoting Montenegro as a place for climate conscious tourism and “carbon neutral” holiday destination.
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Objectives of the assignment:
The end result of assignment will be completed Request for CEO Endorsement/Approval document and Project Document for the UNDP-GEF FSP “Towards Carbon Neutral Tourism”. The task of the International Consultant will be scoping the UNDP-GEF FSP “Towards Carbon Neutral Tourism” in all segments related to sustainable (low carbon) tourism issues and development of corresponding parts of Project Document to be submitted for CEO Endorsement/Approval. The Low Carbon Tourism Expert will work as a member of team of international consultants (Lead Expert, Spatial Planning Expert, Sustainable Transport Expert, as well as local experts). The consultant will be supervised by Lead Expert, and will be obligated to provide guidance to Lead Consultant for all questions and issues related to sustainable tourism.
Job content:
Under the overall guidance of UNDP Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Programme Manager, and in coordination with the national consultants and as informed by guidance from the UNDP/GEF Regional Technical Advisor, the International Consultant/Low Carbon Development Expert (acting in his/her individual capacity) will provide support in reviewing the strategy for project development as approved within PIF and propose ways to strengthen it in light of the global tourism development trends and proposed initiatives including but not limited to: ensure that project strategy reflects tourism and private sector perspectives (in addition to sustainability/environment perspectives); provide support in connecting carbon offset financial facility to tourism development based on best international practices; identify latest innovation trends globally that can be applied to engaging communities for developing low carbon tourism in coastal areas, as defined in specific tasks under below presented activities:
Analyze, describe and prepare
Scoping of demonstration projects
Project Scoping and Definition
The expected results and deliverables:
A detailed list of deliverables and milestones will be agreed upon during PPG inception workshop in consultation with UNDP. The reports shall be submitted in English language.
Timing and reporting:
The International Consultant must ensure timely preparation and submission of the Request for CEO Endorsement/Approval and comprehensive Project Document for UNDP-GEF FSP “Towards Carbon Neutral Tourism” in Montenegro. All reports must be submitted in English to the UNDP CO in Montenegro and made in accordance with GEF-UNDP’s templates and requirements to reporting (available at www.thegef.org).
Time duration and travel:
The international consultant will be engaged under Individual Contract, for total of 10 consultancy days, in the period between April – September 2013. In the course of the assignment, the consultant will be expected to undertake one mission to Montenegro, on joint meeting with other experts. The mission will tentatively last for 5 days. The dates for the missions will be agreed upon between the consultant and UNDP Montenegro. | |
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The application should contain:
Duly completed Personal History Form (P11) can be downloaded from http://www.undp.org.me/files/jobs/index.html
Cover/Motivation Letter
The short-listed candidates only will be requested to submit a letter of interest including a price quotation indicating the lump sum (in EUR) requested for the work and travel envisaged in the section "Duties and Responsibilities".
The procurement notice for this vacancy can be found at: http://www.undp.org.me/files/jobs/index.html
FC: 62000
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