Annex 1
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Position:
Project number and name:
Expert on public-private partnership
Project Preparation Grant (PPG) for UNDP-GEF full-sized
project (FSP) “Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions
for Low-carbon Urban Development”
Type of Contract:
IC
Duty Station:
Kazakhstan
Duration:
June - July 2014
Background:
home based
Kazakhstan ratified UNFCCC in 1995 as non-Annex I party and already in 1999 committed
to join industrialized nations in their effort to limit GHG emissions and accept a binding
and quantified emission limitation of 100% over a 1992 baseline. Further, in 2010
Kazakhstan announced and communicated to the Parties its additional voluntary
commitments to reduce GHG emissions by 15% by 2020 and by 25% by 2050. As part of
its national efforts to meet voluntary GHG emission reduction obligation, the Government
of Kazakhstan introduced as of January 2013 the domestic emission trading scheme (ETS).
Under ETS, all industrial entities with annual emissions above 20,000 tCO2 will be subject
to mandatory emission reduction targets, which they can meet either by implementing
mitigation measures internally or by buying the respective amount of emission reduction
certificates domestically or internationally. Because of the substantial internal demand
that it will create, ETS is seen as a major opportunity to stimulate investment in costeffective emission reduction actions nation-wide. However, many small-scale, but
cumulatively significant opportunities for urban emission reductions will remain outside
of ETS scope and won’t be able to benefit from the demand that it will create.
With this project, the Government of Kazakhstan is requesting GEF support to help
identify, develop and leverage financing for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions
(NAMAs) in its urban sector. Urban GHG emission reductions are prioritized in this
proposal because a) it is the sector with significant and cost-effective abatement
potential; b) it is the only sector not explicitly covered by domestic ETS; and c) it is the
sector where reduction of GHG emissions will directly result in tangible socio-economic
and local environmental benefits.
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Urban Development and GHG Emissions:
Kazakhstan is becoming increasingly urbanized, with the urban population projected to
reach 66% of the total by 2030. Kazakhstanis migrate from villages and smaller towns to
the largest cities in search of higher incomes, better employment prospects and modern
lifestyles. The population of the capital Astana grew by 49.1% between 2004 and 2009,
reaching 690,000. It is expected to reach 1.7 million by 2030. Almaty, the capital city until
1998, remains the country's most populous city, at 1.3 million in 2009. Shymkent,
Kazakhstan's third-largest city and an important oil refining and industry centre grew by
35.6% in 2004-2009. Karaganda, the country's fourth largest city thrived during Soviet
times as a coal mining centre but has lost much of its economic importance, nevertheless
the growth continues by about 5.4% in 2004-2009.
The challenges most Kazakhstani cities increasingly face are those related to decaying and
outmoded urban infrastructure, deteriorated communal housing, urban blight, and urban
poverty. Specifically, ensuring maintenance and communal services for multifamily
housing remain a key priority for all cities. Multifamily apartment blocks account for 157.2
mln m2 or 60% of the housing stock; one of three or 50 mln m2 is in need of capital
renovation, while 3.8 mln m2 is in emergency state and has to be demolished. Regardless
of technical conditions, over 70% of multifamily apartment buildings have very low
thermal performance (especially buildings constructed in 1950 -1980s): thermal losses
account for up to 50% of heat consumption. Urban engineering systems, power, heat,
water supply and sanitation, are in equally alarming state: depreciation of communal
infrastructure is at the level of 60-65% leading to high losses and inefficiencies. Technical
losses are estimated to be 16% in power distribution, 20% in heat supply, and up to 60%
in water supply.
Urban GHG emissions: Kazakhstan is by far the largest GHG emitter in Central Asia with
annual emissions of 243 Mt CO2e in 2005 and has one of the world’s highest GHG
emissions per capita, 14.8 tCO2/cap. In Kazakhstan, as elsewhere, urban residents have a
disproportionately bigger impact on the country GHG emissions than rural population
because of their higher consumption level and more GHG-intensive lifestyle and
infrastructure. This trend is best illustrated via the dynamics of GHG emissions from
municipal waste sector: it is the only one in national GHG inventory which did not
experience the decline in emissions throughout 1990s and have grown nearly two fold
between 1992 and 2005. Likewise, GHG emissions from municipal heat supply facilities
and transport have been steadily rising since early 2000s. In the baseline scenario, urban
GHG emissions will continue growing and will account for over 60% of the country carbon
footprint by 2030.
The Government of Kazakhstan is committed to finance and implement a number of
large-scale investment programs aimed at renewal and upgrade of urban environment,
housing and infrastructure with a strong focus on increasing energy efficiency, minimizing
energy losses, promoting renewable energy and other low-carbon measures in cities.
However, the Government also realizes that although substantial its own budget
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resources, as well as the available human and institutional capacities are not sufficient to
fully address vast potential for resources saving and GHG emission reduction in the entire
urban sector and to move Kazakhstani cities on a sustainable and low-emission
development trajectory.
Proposed UNDP-GEF project aims to assist the country in developing and implementing
most appropriate urban mitigation measures and leveraging additional financing for their
implementation. This will be done through five (5) principal components as follows:
Component 1 will enable cities to undertake their urban GHG inventories, assess
abatement potential and establish relevant city-wide emission reduction targets
Component 2 will put in place enabling institutional framework for implementation urban
mitigation actions based on public-private partnership model
Component 3 will establish revolving financing scheme under the National Fund for Urban
Modernization to provide start-up financing for selected urban NAMAs
Component 4 will identify and finance pilot urban mitigation actions in one of Astana’s
district
Component 5 will establish monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system to track
the achievement of urban emission reduction targets and link urban NAMAs with
domestic ETS
Approval of the full-scale UNDP-GEF project’s inclusion into the GEF Council’s work
program, together with the approval of a project preparation grant (PPG), was obtained in
April 2013. The objective of the PPG is to develop a full-sized UNDP-Global Environment
Facility (GEF) project for Kazakhstan, with the expected submission of the project in
February 2014.
Scope of work:
The end result of this assignment will be a broadly defined framework for public-private
partnership model. The project’s components dealing with the design of public-private
mechanisms for urban mitigation will be implemented along this framework. The possible
public-private mechanisms should also be suitable for piloting in one of Astana’s districts.
The particular task of the Consultant is to ensure that the all essential and relevant publicprivate mechanisms are accounted for in the process of scoping and developing the FSP in
a technically sound manner and in compliance with respective GEF and UNDP guidance.
The formulation shall be planned as per information and format requirements of both
organizations: templates will be made available to that purpose.
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The Consultant is responsible for mobilizing all available national resources, including but
not limited to the use of field work, dialogue with the relevant stakeholders, local and
international donors and the timely delivery of the agreed documents. He/she will
provide quality guidance and relevant advice to UNDP CO and national PPG team to
design PPG related to the formulation of project components and collection of required
information.
The scope of particular tasks is as follows:
1. Conduct baseline study and stakeholder analysis:
 Review current situation on all relevant baseline information and current policy and practices
with regard to public-private partnership in sustainable urban development;
 Identify international, national and regional key project stakeholders and donors, including
analyzing and (documented) consultations in view of their future/potential role during the
implementation phase;
2. Work closely with appropriate professionals on sustainable urban development, urban
authorities, energy efficiency, heat, hot water supply, energy supply-demand, EE construction, and
lighting. Work closely with all relevant donors to identify the potential for investment into the
future sustainable cities’ portfolio
3. Define the general conditions of the projects that will be of interest to the identified international,
national and regional donors.
Expected results and payments:
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Results
Timing
Detailed work plan with timeline and clear June 2014
deliverables
Identified major national and regional
donors, interested in investment in future
sustainable cities’ portfolio, worked out their
key conditions for investments
Amount (optional)
30%
Letters of co-financing / Memorandum of July 2014
Interest
70%
Note:
This is a lump sum contract that should include costs of consultancy and travel costs required to
produce the above deliverables.
Payment will be released in three installments upon satisfactorily submission of results.
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Responsibility:
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Reports to Programme Analyst in the EE portfolio
Ensures timely and quality execution of the Terms of Reference
Ensures unconditional carrying out of requirements of the Contract
Knowledge and skills:
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Higher education in finance, credit, natural resources management, or other relevant field;
MSc and/or PhD in the related sphere will be an advantage;
Professional qualifications with at least ten (10) years of professional experience
At least 5 years of work experience as a manager, work experience in multi-sector project
management;
Good awareness on objectives and procedures of international organizations, in particular, on
GEF and its partners (UNDP, UNEP, World Bank, large NGO, current and potential donors) is
preferable;
Experience in the related projects;
Work experience with government bodies, representatives of local government, PA system,
civil society organizations, academic societies;
Good capacities for strategic thinking, planning and management;
Experience in establishment of cooperation with stakeholders, institutions and organizations.
Excellent writing and editing and oral communication skills in English;
Good computer skills;
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