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RETA 6289 – Core Environment Program
and Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative
in the Greater Mekong Subregion
This is a re-advertisement / reclassification of position: Previous applicants need not re-apply.
Job Opportunity – NATIONAL Environment and SEA Experts from Lao PDR (1), Thailand (1), and China (1), sixty five (65) person-days each, intermittent, March 2010 – November 2010, field-based
Urgent requirement!
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Environment Operations Center (EOC) has an IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENT for ENVIRONMENT & STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT EXPERTS / Consultants from Lao PDR (1 expert), Thailand (1 expert), and China (1 expert),
for the project on “Spatial Planning and Capacity Development for Sustainable Tourism” of the Golden Quadrangle segment of the GMS North-South Economic Corridor.
The ideal candidate should be a national of the above-mentioned countries, holds a Masters Degree in the field of Environmental Sciences and have at least 5 years experience in strategic planning and strategic environmental assessments in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Experience in environment-related master planning, conduct of EPA, and providing training are considered an advantage. The consultant is expected to be proficient in written and spoken English and familiar with the GMS context.
A detailed Terms of Reference is attached.
The EOC was established in 2006 to serve as Secretariat to the GMS Working Group on Environment (WGE)
and to facilitate the implementation of the regional technical assistance (RETA) Core Environment Program.
The Program was designed to enhance the environmental sustainability and social equity of the GMS Economic Cooperation Program,
thereby increasing its development potential, performance, and impact.
The outcome of the RETA will be sound environmental management systems and institutions that mainstream environmental and biodiversity protection in the GMS.
The RETA, now on its supplemental period from 2009 – 2011, focuses on program development and implementation, encompassing
(i) assessment of the environmental sustainability of priority development strategies and investment plans for the GMS economic sectors and corridors,
(ii) implementation of BCI activities in selected pilot sites, and
(iii) institutionalization of environmental performance assessment (EPA) procedures and systems in the GMS countries.
The key components of the TA are:
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Strategic Environmental Assessments – To ensure that critical ecosystem services and environmental quality are maintained throughout
the GMS economic corridors and that sector develop proceeds in an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable manner
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Biodiversity Conservation Corridors – To restore and protect ecological integrity and reduce poverty within priority conservation landscapes
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Environmental Performance Assessments – Apply national environmental performance indicators,
develop regional indicators, and integrate environment objectives into national and subregional development planning
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Regional Institutional Development – Build effective institutional arrangements and policy frameworks for transboundary environmental management
and sustainable natural resource use
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Sustainable Financing Mechanism – Define and implement sustainable financing strategies and market mechanisms to conserve natural resources
Application letter and CV must be received by email or post on or before 15th March 2010. Send to:
The Environment Operations Center
Thailand Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank
23/F, The Offices at Central World
999/9 Rama 1 Road, Pathumwan Bangkok, 10330
Email: info@gms-eoc.org; lilita@gms-eoc.org
Kindly indicate: SEA / Environment Expert – (Country) in the subject header
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