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1 IUCN Eastern and Southern African Regional Office CONSULTANCY ADVERTISEMENT Terms of Reference for Scientific Watershed Assessment and Geospatial Analysis in three (3) Micro-catchments in Karamoja Sub-region, Uganda 1 Background In 2014, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding from the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), contracted International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) i, and International Institute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), to implement components of the project titled: Strengthening Adaptive Capacity of Local Governments and Communities in Karamoja to Reduce Impacts of Climate Risk to Livelihoods through Strategic Planning and Response in the Lokok and Lokere Catchments in Karamoja, Uganda (Figures 1 and 2 respectively) in line with FAO s Strategic Objective V: Increase the Resilience of Livelihoods to Threats and Crises. The project is strategically designed to directly contribute to Uganda s Catchment Management Framework and builds on past and ongoing initiatives of IUCN and IIRR in collaboration with FAO. In particular, it builds on the pilot Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) project work for the Lokok sub-catchment supported by European Commission on Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), and capacity building initiatives on Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction (CMDRR) and Community Based Integrated Watershed Management supported by FAO. Figure 1: Lokok Catchment Figure 2: Lokere Catchment One of the key outputs of this project is a report on the Watershed Assessment and Geospatial Analysis of Lokok and Lokere Catchments. This report identified key challenges in relation to sustainable water resources management in Karamoja. These include but are not limited to: highly variable and unreliable rainfall; silting of surface water resources; and low storage capacity of the soils and reservoirs. This is majorly caused by human and non-human factors including but not Page 1

2 limited to: poor farming methods; overgrazing around watering points and protected kraals; uncontrolled bush wildfires; deforestation for charcoal burning, wood fuel, building, construction of kraals, and fences of homesteads. This is compounded by; increasing human population, poor soil texture/structure and weak natural resources management institutional structures. The result has been; soil erosion, reduced soil productivity, poor water quality and reduced surface water sources. This situation has been worsened by the climate related shocks and risks such as; prolonged dry spells, frequent drought, flooding and flash floods which are increasing in both intensity and frequency. In many areas, the rainy season either starts early or late and generally has become shorter and heavier than in previous years. The increasing risk of droughts resulting from the changing rainfall patterns is, therefore, putting at risk the food and livelihood security of farming and pastoral communities in the Karamoja Region. The combination of these distortions have led to water deficits during planting time, and in some areas heavy rainfall is creating erosion and landslides, resulting in soil erosion and degradation of agricultural lands in the watersheds and rangelands. Consequently, this has reduced the coping ability of an already vulnerable community to socio-economic disasters and climate related shocks and risks. Based on this background, FAO with funding from DFID made an addendum to the on-going Enhancing Resilience in Karamoja Program (ERKP), number - GCP/UGA/042/UK and launched the Integrated Water Resources Management Project in Karamoja (IWRMK). The IWRMK project proposes to enhance resilience of rural communities in Karamoja and reduce their vulnerability to water related stress factors by implementing participatory catchment-based integrated watershed and rangeland management approaches. The project will provide technical support to the strengthening of water resources and rangeland management and governance frameworks at community level. Increasing the knowledge base for informed decision making in water resources and rangeland management is also among the objectives of the addendum. The IWRMK project is organized around the following two outcomes and four outputs namely: A. Outcome 1: Resilience of Watershed Ecosystems Improved i. Output 1.1: Vulnerable micro-watershed ecosystems restored and rehabilitated; ii. Output 1.2: Community based rangeland management introduced, and degraded range resources rehabilitated. B. Outcome 2: Knowledge and Institutional Capacity for Integrated Water Management Improved; i. Output 2.1. Water Governance Frameworks Strengthened, and ii. Output 2.2. Water Resources Knowledge Base Improved. IUCN with support from FAO would now like to carry out a Scientific Watershed Assessment and Geospatial Analysis of the three (3) Micro-catchments of Loyoro, Panyangara and Omaniman of Lokok and Lokere catchments (Section 3) in order to guide interventions thereof. Page 2

3 2 Rationale Karamoja is a semi-arid region characterized by high variability in temporal and spatial distribution of rain. The major livelihood of the people is traditionally agro-pastoralism, using the land mainly for livestock keeping, with some supplementation from rain-fed agriculture. The dry land ecosystem has co-evolved with the herbivores over time and thereby providing areas of rich biodiversity that provide many vital ecosystem services that sustain them. However, the population is steadily growing and changing their land use due to various triggers. In addition, climate change impacts are undermining the resource base that the majority depends on. This in turn predisposes them to high levels of vulnerability to climate change related shocks such as disease and high risk of morbidity and mortality. Recent studies by IUCN, IIRR and FAO show that the new shift towards sedentary lifestyle in the region is leading to severe land degradation and a reduction in the resilience of the watershed ecosystems. The watersheds are being opened up for crop production and natural resources such as trees are exploited to provide firewood for food preparation and other activities, like firing of bricks, construction of houses and livestock kraals. This instead has increased pressure on the already scarce natural resources such as surface water reserves and productivity of soil especially fragile areas like river banks, which further exacerbates the problem. This situation has to be arrested in the already vulnerable community. Innovative ways to improve the resilience of this community in a changing policy and climate change situation need to be devised. In order to effectively plan and reduce impacts of climate change, it is important to undertake assessments to generate data about the status of the watersheds whose resources support the livelihoods of the agro-pastoralists. This assessment is expected to collect data on water demand, supply and availability, and rangelands health on land-use and livelihood zone among others. The data collected will be used by partners to develop various interventions for enhancing both ecological and social resilience to climate change. 3 Project sites This project is being implemented in both Lokok and Lokere Catchments in Kyoga Water Management Zone (Figures 1 and 2 above). The Lokok Sub catchment is located in the districts of Napak (23% of the catchment), Kotido (34%), Abim (9%), and Kaabong (25%) within the Kyoga Water Management Zone (KWMZ). It covers a total area of 5,491.2 km 2 and is characterized by highlands like Mt. Moroto, Mt. Napak, Mt. Timu and Mt. Morungole, from which the catchments streams originate, to drain their waters into the plains in Napak district, and subsequently into the wide wetlands complex around Lake Bisina in Teso. The Lokere Catchment is located in the districts of Napak (23.1% of the catchment), Kotido (4.8%), Nakapiripirit (2.7%), Moroto (54.1%) and Kaabong (6.7%) (Figure 1). The Lokere Catchment lies within the Kyoga Water Management Zone (KWMZ) and covers a total area of 6,664km 2, and it is characterized by highlands like Mt. Moroto and Mt. Napak from which, the catchment s streams originate, to drain their waters into the plains in Napak district, and subsequently into the wide wetlands complex around Lake Bisina in Teso. The Lokere River is the largest seasonal river defining the catchment. Currently, the catchment provides water to almost 237,223 peoples in Karamoja (UBOS, 2014). Specifically, the project will be inplemented in three (3) micro cachments of: Loyoro, Panyagara and Omaniman. Page 3

4 Loyoro micro-catchment Loyoro micro-catchment (123, Ha) straddles the sub-counties of Sidok and Loyoro in Kaabong District and Rengen, Kotido, Nakapelimoru and Panyangara in Kotido District (Figure 3). The biggest area of the micro-catchment is contributed by Loyoro and Panyangara. The total population of the micro-catchment is estimated at 45,376 inhabitants. Figure 3: Loyoro micro-catchment Panyangara microcatchment This micro-catchment covers Lokopo and Lopei Sub-counties in Napak District and Panyangara sub-county in Kotido District, with Lokopo being the biggest land contributor (Figure 4). The total population of the micro-catchment is estimated at 36,334 people. Figure 4: Panyangara micro-catchment Page 4

5 Omaniman Micro-catchment This micro-catchment covers Lorengedwat Sub-county in Nakapiripirit District, Tapac, Nadunget and Katikekile Subcounties in Moroto District and, Lotome, Lopei, Lokopo and Ngolereit Sub-counties in Napak District (Figure 5). Omaniman micro- Figure 5: catchment 4 Objectives and activities The overall objective of this consultancy is to establish concrete understanding of the drainage patterns in the 3 micro-catchments above in Lokok and Lokere catchments to guide in the sustainable conservation and development of the water resources in this semi-arid area of Karamoja for effective climate change adaptation and resilience. The specific objectives of this assignment are to: A. Conduct a watershed and general environmental health assessment and geospatial analysis and mapping of Loyoro, Panyangara and Omaniman Micro-catchments in Lokok and Lokere catchments, Kyoga Water Management Zone. B. Delineate the Loyoro, Panyangara and Omaniman Micro-catchments based on the drainage pattern across the 5 districts of Karamoja (Kaabong, Kotido, Moroto, Nakapiripirit, and Napak). C. Identify and delineate critical micro watershed hotspots for priority restoration actions giving justification for their selection and proposed interventions; D. Produce GIS maps delineating the 3 Micro-catchments of Loyoro, Panyangara and Omaniman of Lokok and Lokere catchments and the identified critical watershed hotspots complete with their respective detailed drainage patterns. E. Collect data on water demand, supply and availability and to identify and categorize watershed/water quality and quantity issues and challenges; climate change vulnerabilities; restoration and adaptation investment opportunities needed to improve resiliency and conditions within the 3 Micro-catchments of Loyoro, Panyangara and Omaniman of Lokok and Lokere catchments. Page 5

6 5 Tasks A. Reviewing the previous work undertaken in the region regarding water catchment assessment and planning. B. Collect data on the socio-economic status of the farmers (household and demographic characteristics, land ownership, land use, livestock and other assets), crop production, cropping patterns, yields, markets and livelihood opportunities; C. Collect field data and analyse soil characteristics, climate, cropping systems, their productivity and inputs (in collaboration with FAO GIS maps will be prepared for soil types, soil depth and crops grown); D. Collect and analyse data on rangeland resources (vegetation types, range sites, range condition, carrying capacity, soil types, utilization patterns, topography, streams, habitat assessments for wildlife, and improvements such as roads, watering points, and fences). E. Identify the effects/impacts of land degradation on the resource use and productivity (estimate/quantify reduction in productivity such as crop and livestock yield loss) F. Collecting and collating physiographic data on vegetation, soil loss, hydrology, protected areas, wetlands, land cover, land use, geology, demography, topography (SRTM/DEM and SPOT). G. Document and analyze the current soil, water, nutrient and pest management practices in the area and elucidate on production constraints, yield gaps and opportunities for livelihood improvement H. Water resources assessments through collection of data on water demand, supply and availability in the 3 Micro-catchments of Loyoro, Panyangara and Omaniman of Lokok and Lokere catchments in relation to domestic use, institutional livestock and potential for irrigated agriculture. I. Conduct an assessment of rangeland health and map pastoralist migratory corridors in the 3 Micro-catchments of Loyoro, Panyangara and Omaniman of Lokok and Lokere catchments in relation to land use, water sources and other livelihood zones. J. Collecting, collating and analysing existing climate data, review and identification of gaps for mapping climate change impacts and vulnerability. K. Downscaling General Circulation Model (GCM) models to specific areas of the 3 Microcatchments of Loyoro, Panyangara and Omaniman of Lokok and Lokere catchments. L. Acquisition/purchase of all relevant data sets that may not be readily available from the relevant Authorities/Meteorological Agencies M. Identification of hotspots and generation of risk vulnerability/hotspot maps. N. Undertake fieldwork for ground truthing the maps generated with communities and other relevant stakeholders. O. Generating GIS based data and maps on climate change impacts on key livelihood resources such as protected areas and agro-pastoral rangelands and their level of vulnerability to climate change impacts. Page 6

7 P. Conduct DEM/SRTM analysis and delineation of micro-catchment /watershed in the 3 Microcatchments of Loyoro, Panyangara and Omaniman of Lokok and Lokere catchments. Q. Identify at least one (1) micro- catchment in each of the 7 districts for implementation of pilot micro projects on climate change adaptation. R. Conduct stakeholder consultation and feedback meetings to validate scientific data collected and seek their perspectives on proposed management actions S. Coordinate very closely with the Ministry of Water and Environment, Kyoga zonal office, FAO Karamoja, DLG, and other relevant stakeholders and obtain information relevant to the assignment. 6 Expected outputs A. Inception report outlining the assessment methodology, tools and plans for the consultancy (including community consultation processes); B. Delineated GIS watershed status maps indicating hazard hotspots (vegetation loss, soil erosion, flood/drought vulnerability) for the 3 Micro-catchments of Loyoro, Panyangara and Omaniman of Lokok and Lokere catchments. C. A comprehensive watershed status report that details all the aspects 1-19 in Section 4.2 above and recommendations for implementation by IUCN, FAO and other partners 7 Time frame The entire work is expected to take a total of 30 billable working days spread over a period of two (2) months from 15 th of August to 14 th October, This period includes desk work, field work and reporting. IUCN, FAO and other partners will participate in the assessment, as well as providing logistical support to the process in term of community mobilisation. 8 The consultant s qualifications and work experience A. Advanced university degree: At least M. Sc. or equivalent in the area of Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, Environmental Economics or any other relevant university degree. B. Experience in Geographic Information System (GIS) Services: Digital data acquisition; Data projection conversion; Legacy Conversion (historic aerial photography, satellite imagery, CAD to GIS); Topographic mapping; Topographic surveying; Map digitizing; Geospatial analysis; Sub-meter GPS-Grade Mapping; GIS-based modeling; Terrain Modeling; Geodatabase Design, Development, and Management; Digital and paper map products including large format prints. C. Experience in Physical Resource Inventory and Analysis - Watershed Science: Water Quality and Quantity Surveys and Assessments; Watershed Assessments for Restoration Site Prioritization; Best Management Practice Design and Implementation; Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP); Habitat Improvement Structure Evaluations. D. At least 10 years of professional experience, of which at least 7 are at international level, and 5 are in the field of climate change adaptation and mitigation, environmental Page 7

8 management and livelihood improvement and demonstrated experience of working with climate information systems and adaptation planning processes. E. Demonstrated experience in project development, implementation and management, drafting technical reports or scientific papers, developing consultancy works on climate change and adaptation and knowledge and understanding of climate change issues and Early Warning System. 9 How to apply Interested Firms/Individuals are requested to submit separate technical and financial proposals stating the assignment applied for, along with an application letter outlining knowledge, competencies, skills and past experience in undertaking the tasks mentioned above to IUCN office during office hours at the address below. The technical proposal should give all details of the methodology/approach to be used in each task, as well as, the timing and/or scheduling for each task. The financial proposal should indicate how much the entire assignment will cost in terms of professional fees, reimbursable costs and transport costs. The letter of expression of interest should be accompanied with: A. Samples of previous similar works; B. Firm/Organization track record (profile); and C. Signed and dated Curriculum Vitae of proposed assigment team. Please send your full proposal electronically to IUCN Uganda Country Office (uco@iucn.org ) by 14 August 2016 Quality and cost basis selection will be employed to evaluate and select the consulting firm. Technical proposal carries 80% marks and financial proposal carries 20% marks. i IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN s work focuses on valuing and conserving nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use, and deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world, and brings governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice. IUCN is the world s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with almost 1,300 government and NGO Members and more than 15,000 volunteer experts in 185 countries. IUCN s work is supported by almost 1,000 staff in 45 offices and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors around the world. IUCN s Eastern and Southern African (ESARO) region comprises 24 countries in the Horn of Africa, eastern and southern Africa and the western Indian Ocean namely: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Page 8