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<strong>Background</strong>

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Liberia was created by an act of the Legislature on November 26, 2002, and published as a handbill on April 30, 2003, to ensure sound environmental management and sustainable use of natural resources. The EPA functions to ensure long-term economic prosperity through sustainable development and establish a legal framework for environmental management.

The EPA received funding from the Green Climate Fund to implement a five-year project called "Enhancing Climate Information Systems for Resilient Development in Liberia" (the Liberia CIS Project).

The Liberia CIS Project is a US$11,431,969 GCF, AFDB, and GOL-funded project that aims to increase the resilience of Liberia’s population and infrastructure to climate change. In particular, the project will strengthen the country’s adaptive capacities to integrate better long-term climate risk reduction and adaptation measures in national planning and development through the development of a well-functioning Multi-Hazard Impact-Based Forecasting and Early Warning System (MH-IBF-EWS).
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<strong>Purpose of the Consultancy</strong>

The local consultant will work with the International Consultant to streamline climate data analysis, decision-making processes, and dissemination of early warnings and advisories to stakeholders and vulnerable communities across the country. This consultancy aims to establish a basis for targeted interventions and to support the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of project activities and outputs under the Green Climate Fund Simplified Approval Process (SAP) Project (SAP018 "Enhancing Climate Information Systems for Resilient Development in Liberia (Liberia CIS)".

3. The Scope of the Services to be performed

The local consultant will work closely with the international consultant and the EPA through the PIU to gather the relevant information needed to perform the study as stated below.

A. Baseline Assessment and Needs Identification
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 	<li>Collaborate with the international consultant to review institutional workflows across the EPA, LMS, LHS, and NDMA.</li>
 	<li>Map the availability of data, it current usage of weather and climate information, and identifying operational gaps.</li>
 	<li>Engage sectorial stakeholders (MoA, LWSC, MOH, MOT, etc.) to define information requirements and decision thresholds.</li>
 	<li>Produce a diagnostic report to guide the system design and operational parameters.</li>
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