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Request For Proposals Are Invited For Terminal Evaluation Of The Strengthening Climate Information And Early Warning Systems In UgandaDeadline 16 Mar 18Posted 02 Mar 18Overview As Climate Change Unfolds Globally The Frequency And Intensity Of Climate Related Disasters Is Expected To Increase Uganda Is One Of The Countries In Africa That Has Been Considered Vulnerable To The Increasing Frequency And Severity Of Droughts Floods And Severe Storms Hail Thunder Lightning And Violent Winds And Their Impacts On Sectors Such As Agriculture Fisheries As Well As Infrastructure Such Climate Related Hazards Are Having Increasingly Adverse Effects On The Country And Future Climate Change Is Likely To Further Exacerbate The Situation A Large Proportion Of The Ugandan Population Has A Low Capacity To Adapt To Climate Change Climate Change Impacts Are Likely To Be Particularly Negative On Uganda S Rural Population Because Of Their High Dependence On Rain Fed Agriculture And Natural Resource Based Livelihoods Uganda S Capacity To Adapt To Climate Related Hazards Should Therefore Be Developed To Limit The Negative Impacts Of Climate Change And Effectively Address The Country S Socio Economic And Developmental Challenges These Changes In Climate And Weather Conditions Required Reliable And Timely Early Warning Information To Enable Planning At Both The Policy And End User Levels It Is For This Reason That The United Nations Development Programme Undp In Uganda With Funding From The Global Environment Facility Gef Has Since 2013 Been Supporting The Government Of Uganda To Improve On The Infrastructure And Systems For Improving The Weather Climate Disaster Preparedness And Disaster Management In The Country The Gou Undp S Strengthening Climate Information And Early Warning System Sciews Project In Uganda Has Been Implemented By The Ministry Of Water And Environment S Uganda National Meteorological Authority Unma And The Department Of Water Resource Management Dwrm In Collaboration With Key Responsible Partners Including The Department Of Relief Disaster Preparedness And Management Drdpm In The Office Of The Prime Minister Opm The Ministry Of Agriculture Animal Industries And Fisheries Maaif The Ministry Of Local Governments The Uganda Communications Commission Ucc And The Ministry Of Finance Planning And Economic Development As The Donor Coordinator The Project Has Been Implemented Across The Country With Pilot Testing Of Its Results In 28 Districts From Four Sub Regions Of Elgon Karamoja Teso And Lango Mostly In Eastern Uganda During Implementation Of The Sciews Project Over Ten Consultancies Were Undertaken To Inform Project Planning As Well As To Enrich Systems Development A Mid Term Evaluation Of The Project Was Undertaken In 2016 And A Financial Audit In The First Quarter Of 2017 The Project Has Two Main Outcomes Of The Project Have Been Outcome 1 Enhanced Capacity Of The Dom And Dwrm To Monitor And Forecast Extreme Weather Hydrology And Climate Change Outcome 2 Efficient And Effective Use Of Hydro Meteorological And Environmental Information For Making Early Warnings And Long Term Development Plans The Te Will Be Conducted According To The Guidance Rules And Procedures Established By Undp And Gef As Reflected In The Undp Evaluation Guidance For Gef Financed Projects The Main Objective Of This Evaluation Is To Assess The Achievement Of Project Results And To Draw Lessons That Can Both Improve The Sustainability Of Benefits From This Project And Aid In The Overall Enhancement Of Undp Programming

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