Call for Proposals: Understanding and Advancing Gender-Sensitive Responses to Integrated Water Resources Management
Aug 19, 2020
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Global Waters Partnership
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The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a multi-stakeholder international action network created in 1996 to foster the implementation of integrated water resources management: the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in order to maximise economic and social welfare without compromising the sustainability of ecosystems and the environment.
The GWP Network is open to all organisations that recognise the principles of integrated water resources management endorsed by the Network. It includes states, government institutions at all levels, non-governmental organisations, academic and research institutions, private companies, and service providers in the public sector. GWP’s diverse and inclusive network is a platform for policy dialogue and bottom-up development of action plans and programmes, providing a voice for communities on water management.
GWP comprises 3,000+ partner organisations in over 180 countries. Our network of 65+ Country Water Partnerships and 13 Regional Water Partnerships convenes, and brokers coordinated action by government and non-government actors. A long-time advocate for integrated water resources management, GWP draws on implementation experience at the local level and link it across our Network and to global development agendas.
GWP water partnerships (regional, country, area, city, or River Basin) bring together various sectors and interest groups to identify common water problems and develop action plans based on integrated water resources management. Each partnership has its own operational strategy, work programme, and administrative structure. Most partnerships are attached to host institutions that administer funds and employ staff on their behalf.
Our Work
We prioritise opportunities where key global or regional policy frameworks bring leadership focus, progress measurement, development partner action, and potential for financing. Specifically, we target the following Anchor Areas:
- Water solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals
- Climate resilience through water
- Transboundary water cooperation
More information can be found at www.gwp.org.
Procedure for Call for ProposalsThis is a competitive call for proposals. Interested candidates will submit a written proposal and GWPO will subsequently enter detailed discussions with one or more of the candidates. One candidate only may be awarded the assignment. It is important that all terms and conditions contained in the call for proposals are fully followed.NOTE: GWPO as an inter-governmental organisation is not bound by the Swedish procurement act. This call for proposals does not obligate GWP to contract for the supply of any products or services.Content of ProposalsCandidates should offer services for the complete assignment as defined in the Specification of Requirements. Please note that each requirement in the specification is to be addressed separately, with clear reference to the requirements. For evaluation purposes, the proposal should follow the same disposition as the Specification of Requirements.All costs must be included in the proposal. The costs are to be specified in Swedish kronor or Euro including specified VAT, in the manner set out in the specification. The GWPO indicative budget ceiling is 17,000 Euros including VAT.The candidate is welcome to enclose brochures and other printed information, although the comments in the proposal should be listed as specified without relying on information in enclosures or elsewhere.Please also take note of the evaluation criteria and submission instructions described in the call.Specification of RequirementsIntroductionAccording to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on Gender Equality, providing women and girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation in political and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefit societies and humanity at large. This SDG is very much related to Goal 6 on ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, given the disproportionate effects of the lack of clean water and sanitation on women and girls, as well as their common roles in many countries in managing water supply at the household level.More specifically, the Dublin Statement on water and sustainable development stipulates as a key principle that women play a central part in the provision, management and safeguarding of water. This pivotal role of women as providers and users of water and guardians of the living environment has seldom been reflected in institutional arrangements for the development and management of water resources. Acceptance and implementation of this principle requires positive policies to address women’s specific needs and to equip and empower women to participate at all levels in water resources management programmes, including decision-making and implementation, in ways defined by them.The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), as the custodian agency for SDG indicator 6.5.1 on the degree of implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), included three gender-specific questions in the 2017 baseline survey instrument for that indicator, as follows:- 2.1e Gender-specific objectives for water resources management at national level.
- 2.2c Gender-specific objectives at sub-national levels; and
- 2.2d Gender-specific objectives and plans at transboundary level.
- Generate a comprehensive report3 with a small catalogue of specific ways in which countries have addressed gender issues in water resources management, based on the answers from countries in each of eleven possible values (in increments of 10, from 0 to 100) on the three gender-related questions in the 2017 SDG 6.5.1 survey, with real-life examples from those countries that self-evaluated as being at each of those levels. The progressive description of what it means to be at each of the levels, going from lowest to highest, should show how a greater inclusion of gender issues in laws/plans or similar at the national level leads to a better basis for water resources management.
- Produce substantive input to a persuasive and well-documented “communication piece” that shares the findings of the report in an easily understandable way to a broad public (the production of the actual communication piece is separate from the scope of these terms of reference);
- Contribute to the production of a communications and outreach strategy around the report (the production of the actual communication and outreach strategy is separate from the scope of these terms of reference);
- Generate internal feedback and recommendations that allow UNEP, UNEP-DHI Center, GWP and UNDP-Cap-Net to provide better support to countries in integrating gender issues into their water resources management frameworks.
For more detailed instructions, descriptions of tasks, and time schedule, please consult the full Call for Proposals.
Please send complete proposals in English to procurement@gwp.org by August 28th, 2020.
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) is a multi-stakeholder international action network created in 1996 to foster the implementation of integrated water resources management: the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in order to maximise economic and social welfare without compromising the sustainability of ecosystems and the environment.
The GWP Network is open to all organisations that recognise the principles of integrated water resources management endorsed by the Network. It includes states, government institutions at all levels, non-governmental organisations, academic and research institutions, private companies, and service providers in the public sector. GWP’s diverse and inclusive network is a platform for policy dialogue and bottom-up development of action plans and programmes, providing a voice for communities on water management.
GWP comprises 3,000+ partner organisations in over 180 countries. Our network of 65+ Country Water Partnerships and 13 Regional Water Partnerships convenes, and brokers coordinated action by government and non-government actors. A long-time advocate for integrated water resources management, GWP draws on implementation experience at the local level and link it across our Network and to global development agendas.
GWP water partnerships (regional, country, area, city, or River Basin) bring together various sectors and interest groups to identify common water problems and develop action plans based on integrated water resources management. Each partnership has its own operational strategy, work programme, and administrative structure. Most partnerships are attached to host institutions that administer funds and employ staff on their behalf.
Our Work
We prioritise opportunities where key global or regional policy frameworks bring leadership focus, progress measurement, development partner action, and potential for financing. Specifically, we target the following Anchor Areas:
Water solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals
Climate resilience through water
Transboundary water cooperation
More information can be found at www.gwp.org.
Instructions for Call for ProposalsProcedureThis is a competitive call for proposals. Interested candidates will submit a written proposal and GWPO will subsequently enter detailed discussions with one or more of the candidates. One candidate only may be awarded the assignment. It is important that all terms and conditions contained in the call for proposals are fully followed.NOTE: GWPO as an inter-governmental organisation is not bound by the Swedish procurement act. This call for proposals does not obligate GWP to contract for the supply of any products or services.Content of ProposalsCandidates should offer services for the complete assignment as defined in the Specification of Requirements. Please note that each requirement in the specification is to be addressed separately, with clear reference to the requirements. For evaluation purposes, the proposal should follow the same disposition as the Specification of Requirements.All costs must be included in the proposal. The costs are to be specified in Swedish kronor or Euro including specified VAT, in the manner set out in the specification. The GWPO indicative budget ceiling is 17,000 Euros including VAT.The candidate is welcome to enclose brochures and other printed information, although the comments in the proposal should be listed as specified without relying on information in enclosures or elsewhere.Please also take note of the evaluation criteria and submission instructions described in the call.Specification of RequirementsIntroductionAccording to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on Gender Equality, providing womenand girls with equal access to education, health care, decent work, and representation inpolitical and economic decision-making processes will fuel sustainable economies and benefitsocieties and humanity at large. This SDG is very much related to Goal 6 on ensuring theavailability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, given thedisproportionate effects of the lack of clean water and sanitation on women and girls, as wellas their common roles in many countries in managing water supply at the household level.More specifically, the Dublin Statement on water and sustainable development stipulates asa key principle that women play a central part in the provision, management and safeguardingof water. This pivotal role of women as providers and users of water and guardians of theliving environment has seldom been reflected in institutional arrangements for thedevelopment and management of water resources. Acceptance and implementation of thisprinciple requires positive policies to address women’s specific needs and to equip andempower women to participate at all levels in water resources management programmes,including decision-making and implementation, in ways defined by them. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), as the custodian agency for SDG indicator 6.5.1 onthe degree of implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), includedthree gender-specific questions in the 2017 baseline survey instrument for that indicator, asfollows:· 2.1e Gender-specific objectives for water resources management at national level.· 2.2c Gender-specific objectives at sub-national levels; and· 2.2d Gender-specific objectives and plans at transboundary level.The results of the 2017 SDG 6.5.1 baseline survey carried out by 172 countries shows that thegender question was one of the least well reported. GWP and UNEP-DHI Center havewelcomed the suggestion of conducting an analysis around the gender questions in the SDG6.5.1 indicator, to provide clearer guidance to countries in terms of what it means for waterresources management to be more inclusive of gender in relevant laws and plans. This mayalso take into account the preliminary results of the 2020 update to the SDG 6.5.1 survey,currently under self-evaluation by UN Member States.PurposeThe purpose of the consultancy is, by means of literature analysis and structured interviews,to contribute to a better understanding among key target audiences (water and environmentmanagers in national governments, international organisations, etc.) on the multiple benefitsof more fully integrating gender considerations into water resources management andempowering women’s participation, so as to contribute to accelerating achievement of SDG6.5.1 and other related SDG targets.The following are the specific objectives of the consultancy:• Generate a comprehensive report3 with a small catalogue of specific ways in which countries have addressed gender issues in water resources management, based on the answers from countries in each of eleven possible values (in increments of 10, from 0 to 100) on the three gender-related questions in the 2017 SDG 6.5.1 survey, with real-life examples from those countries that self-evaluated as being at each of those levels. The progressive description of what it means to be at each of the levels, going from lowest to highest, should show how a greater inclusion of gender issues in laws/plans or similar at the national level leads to a better basis for water resources management.· Produce substantive input to a persuasive and well-documented “communication piece” that shares the findings of the report in an easily understandable way to a broad public (the production of the actual communication piece is separate from the scope of these terms of reference);· Contribute to the production of a communications and outreach strategy around the report (the production of the actual communication and outreach strategy is separate from the scope of these terms of reference);• Generate internal feedback and recommendations that allow UNEP, UNEP-DHI Center, GWP and UNDP-Cap-Net to provide better support to countries in integrating gender issues into their water resources management frameworks.For more detailed instructions, descriptions of tasks, and time schedule, please consult the full Call for Proposals here.
Please send complete proposals in English to procurement@gwp.org by August 28th, 2020.