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  MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, WATER AND LAND REFORM NAMIBIA WATER SECTOR SUPPORT PROGRAM (NWSSP) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR THE RENEWAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (ECC RENEWAL) FOR KATIMA MULILO-KONGOLA PHASE 3- ZAMBEZI REGION  (CONSULTANCY SERVICES- INDIVIDUAL)    Financing Agreement reference: 5800155002303  Program ID No.: P-NA-E00-005 Procurement No: CS/OIB/NWSSP/2021-014  The Government of the Republic of Namibia has received a financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) toward the cost of the Namibia Water Sector Support Program (NWSSP), and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this loan/grant for payments towards consultancy services for the Renewal of Environmental Clearance Certificate ECC Renewal. The overall development sector goal is to support sustainable production and consumption of water resources, sanitation facilities, promotion of hygiene good practices, resulting in i) improved access to safe drinking water for human consumption and industry use, ii) improved food and nutrition security in the Urban and Rural areas in Namibia, iii) Construction of Water Supply Schemes. In addition, the program will further support the development of rain and floodwater harvesting infrastructure for rural populations and climate change resilience and adaptation programs countrywide.  Specific objectives are to support GRN to increase access, quality, security and sustainability of water supply and sanitation services in Namibia in view of water scarcity continuing to be a serious constraint in achieving the economic, environmental and social development agenda in Namibia.   It is against the foregoing that, the MAWLR in partnership with the AfDB now invites individual consultants to submit Expressions of Interest in undertaking this service.  The main objective of the consultant will be to carry out the assignment to meet   the National and Bank's requirements on environmental protection for the proposed investment. (i) conduct a site visit and provide a comprehensive description of the proposed project and mapping to determine the ecological baseline that might have a detrimental impact on their corresponding region's environment and the public health, analyses and address cross-cutting environmental and socioeconomic issues. (ii) identify potential direct, indirect and cumulative environmental, climate change, gender and social impacts and risks of the project, (iii) identify and propose measures and monitoring activities for preventing, minimizing, mitigating or compensating for the identified adverse impacts and risks and actions to enhance the positive impacts (iv) develop environmental and social management action measures for the construction and upgrading site infrastructure, operational & maintenance, and decommissioning phases. Post-construction rehabilitation measures of sites should also be provided. Finally, (v) Revise and upgrade/update the existing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Management Plan (EMP), compile ECC Renewal Report to include any new changes that may have arisen between the last/expired of the listed project.    Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the service (cover letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of similar completed projects by consultant, experience in similar project projects authorities, evidence of work in similar geographical areas, and availability of appropriate skills). The Consultant must have the following minimum academic/professional qualifications, at least an Honors or Master’s Degree Water Resources Management, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Natural Resources Management, GIS and Remote Sensing, Hydrology or any equivalent related natural sciences fields, with a proven working experience of least 8 years in the environmental and social impact assessment/ environmental impact assessment. The consultancy service is for undertaking activity for the renewal of Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC Renewal) of the listed below project;  Project 1: Katima Mulilo-Kongola Phase 3  Eligibility criteria, the establishment of the short-list, and the selection procedure shall be following the African Development Bank's Procurement Framework for Group Funded Operational, October 2015 edition, which is available on the Bank's website at http://www.afdb.org. In accordance with the Bank Procurement Selection Method, Consultant Qualification Selection (CQS) method will be used for this consultancy service.    Consultants should send their inquiries and clarification requests at the address indicated below during office hours between 08h00 and 17h00 (local time), before the deadline set for submission. The anticipated start month for this assignment could be between February-March 2022.   Mr: Victor Slinger Program Technical Advisor Room 309, Third Floor Directorate of Water Supply and Sanitation Coordination Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Government Office Park Luther Street Private Bag 13184, Windhoek, Namibia Tel: +264 61 208 7268 Facsimile (fax): +264 61 221 733 E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]   Sealed Expressions of interest must be submitted by e-mail or physical submission to the address above by 24 January 2022 at 11h00 local time and marked " Expression of Interest for the Renewal of Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC Renewal) for Katima Mulilo-Kongola Phase 3- Zambezi Region: Namibia Water Sector Support Program."   NAMIBIA WATER SECTOR SUPPORT PROGRAM (NWSSP) Namibia Not cancelled Request for Expression of Interest Consulting Services- Individual Monday, January 24, 2022- 04:00 AfDB-P894183-12/21 5800155002303  CS/OIB/NWSSP/2021-014  P-NA-E00-005 Environment Thursday, December 16, 2021 English Thursday, December 16, 2021- 14:35 African Development Bank