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RETA 6289 – Core Environment Program
and Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative
in the Greater Mekong Subregion
This is a re-advertisement. Previous applicants need not re-apply.
Job Opportunity – One (1) National Tourism Expert from Thailand, 66 person-days, intermittent, March 2010 – November 2010, field-based
Urgent requirement!
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Environment Operations Center (EOC) has an IMMEDIATE REQUIREMENT for one for one (1) NATIONAL TOURISM EXPERT / Consultant from Thailand
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 holds a Master’s degree in a relevant field and should have at least 5 years experience in tourism assessments and planning in Thailand. Experience in environment-related master planning 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. Only Thai nationals will be considered for this position.
A detailed Terms of Reference is attached.
The EOC was established in 2006 to serve as Secretariat to the GMS Working
Group on Environment 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 5th 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: Tourism Expert - Thailand in the subject header
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