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Tenders are invited for National Consultant for the Development of the KDMECC Action Plan in Djibouti. Closing Date: 29 Apr 2026 Type: Consultancy Terms of Reference Development of a National Action Plan for the implementation of the Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change (KDMECC) in the Republic of Djibouti I- Background and Rationale Human mobility, climate change, environmental degradation and disasters interact in complex ways in East Africa. Countries in the region face both slow-onset hazardssuch as recurrent droughtsand sudden-onset disasters, including floods, cyclones, and landslides. These hazards combine with deep socio-economic inequalities and structural vulnerabilities, amplifying their impacts on livelihoods, human security and involuntary displacement. Migration, when carried out in safe, regular and dignified conditions, can also be a coping strategy in the face of disasters and environmental degradation. Djibouti exemplifies these regional dynamics, where human mobility is closely linked to the effects of climate change, environmental degradation and recurrent disasters, creating both challenges and opportunities for the countrys communities. Repeated droughts, scarce and erratic rainfall, and the consequent loss of rural livelihoods, contribute to displacement, especially from rural to urban centres. Displaced communities often settle in high-risk areas and precarious living conditions, further increasing their vulnerability to disasters. Located at the crossroads of the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, Djibouti is also a major transit country for international migrants using the Eastern Migration Route, with approximately 522,587 movements recorded in 2025. Migrants in transit or who have temporarily stopped their journey in Djibouti are particularly exposed to weather, environmental and health risks, including extreme heat waves, water scarcity, flash floods and disease outbreaks. In a context where host communities already face limited resources and limited access to essential services due to climate change and socio-economic pressures, migration flows can accentuate these constraints and pose challenges for social cohesion. At the same time, migrants, displaced people, refugees and host communities bring valuable knowledge and adaptive capacities that can build community climate resilience and improve disaster preparedness. The Government of the Republic of Djibouti has taken important steps to address the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities related to human mobility in the context of climate change, environment, disasters. In 2022, Djibouti joined ten other states in East Africa and the Horn of Africa in signing the Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change (KDMECC). This major regional commitment sets out twelve priority actions to respond to the climate crisis, protect affected communities and leverage human mobility as a potential lever for resilience and development. Since the signing of the KDMECC, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been supporting the Republic of Djibouti in the implementation of its commitments. National focal points from the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development participated in regional expert working groups and contributed to the development of the Regional Action Plan for the implementation of KDMECC in East Africa and the Horn of Africa. At the national level, IOM, in collaboration with these two ministries, has also organized several trainings and dialogues to strengthen the capacity of the National Climate Change Steering Committee to integrate human mobility into climate policies. Several national policy frameworks already recognise the link between climate and mobility. The National Migration Strategy (2022) explicitly identifies the environmental factors of mobility. The updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in 2025 and the revised National Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction refer to KDMECC and highlight the importance of considering human mobility in responses to climate shocks. Djibouti is also developing its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP), which represents a critical opportunity to integrate human mobility into climate change response frameworks. In this context, IOM, in close coordination with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development as well as the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Djibouti, is recruiting a consultant to develop a national action plan for the implementation of KDMECC in Djibouti, in close coordination with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development as well as the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Djibouti. This action plan should reflect the priorities of affected communities in managing the climate crisis and human mobility in the country, including those of migrants, internally displaced persons, host communities and vulnerable rural communities affected by the adverse effects of climate change and significant migration flows. The priorities of women and young people will also have to be put forward. This ambitious strategic framework will provide a critical foundation for mobilizing finance to respond to the climate crisis and the dynamics of human mobility, in line with the priorities set out in the NDCs, the National Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction, and will fully contribute to the achievement of the countrys Vision 2035. The aim is for this national action plan for the implementation of KDMECC to facilitate the integration of human mobility and its linkages with climate change adaptation into other policies and strategic frameworks, such as the NAP, the national development plan and regional development plans. II- General objective The overall objective of the consultancy is to develop a national action plan for the implementation of KDMECC commitments responding to the challenges and priorities of communities and authorities in Djibouti and to support the integration of human mobility into national frameworks for climate change response, environmental protection and disaster risk reduction. III- Expected results At the end of the above-mentioned general objective, the expected results are as follows: National priorities for the implementation of the twelve commitments of the KDMECC, and the additional 25 commitments of its continental expansion addendum (KDMECC AFRICA) are identified through the review of documents, the facilitation of thematic working sessions on the KDMECC commitments with the technical teams of the relevant sectoral ministries and national agencies (including members of the National Steering Committee on Climate Change), regional authorities, civil society, youth representatives and community consultations in ten pre-identified localities, in accordance with the defined methodology. A national action plan for the implementation of KDMECC in the Republic of Djibouti, based on the identified priorities and including gender-sensitive measures, with a budget, timeline, responsible entities, and monitoring and evaluation indicators, as well as a section on accountability to affected populations, and a budgeted portfolio of projects, is available and has been validated by stakeholders. The national action plan for the implementation of KDMECC in Djibouti will need to be aligned with the regional action plan for the implementation of KDMECC in East Africa and the Horn of Africa and/or any other existing national action plan in the region, if national stakeholders deem it relevant. Recommendations to integrate human mobility into the National Adaptation Plan (NAP), based on the priorities of the KDMECC Action Plan, are developed and made available to relevant stakeholders. IV- Responsibilities of the consultant The main responsibilities of the selected consultant will include: a- Development of the methodology: i- Participation in a briefing with IOM and relevant government actors for a briefing on expectations regarding the development of the National Action Plan. ii- Based on the results of this exchange, the joint drafting with IOM of the refined methodology to develop the national action plan, including a clear and realistic timeline of activities and timelines, organized around four steps 1) desk review, 2) thematic work sessions, 3) community consultations and 4) development and validation of the national action plan. A gender-sensitive approach should be applied at each stage of the development of the national action plan, and the methodology should clearly demonstrate how gender considerations are integrated into the desk review, thematic working sessions, community consultations and the steps of development and validation of the national action plan. 2- Conduct a literature review The development of the National Action Plan for the implementation of KDMECC will begin with an extensive literature review to base the process on existing evidence, policy commitments, and available analytical work. The consultant will review a wide range of documents, including: The Kampala Ministerial Declaration on Migration, Environment and Climate Change, as well as its Addendum (KDMECC-AFRICA), the outcomes and conclusions of the National Dialogue for the Implementation of KDMECC (April 2025) in Djibouti, the Regional Action Plan for the Implementation of KDMECC and the conclusions of the Thematic Expert Groups on KDMECC, as well as relevant national action plans available in other countries in East Africa, the Horn and Southern Africa. Grey literature on climate change, environmental degradation and disasters in Djibouti. The relevant international and regional policy frameworks to which Djibouti is a party, including the Sendai Framework, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Framework Convention Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4207552/cfa-0012026consultant-national-pour-lelaboration-du-plan-daction-kdmecc-djibouti
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