CCAC Municipal Solid Waste Management Consultant (Central African Republic)

Result of Service

A solid waste management consultant to assess the methane emissions generated from the waste sector in the city of Bangui, including its 11 departments, propose mitigation options to reduce the waste methane emissions and provide recommendations for sustainable waste management practices. The assessment would include quantification of waste, waste composition, quantification of methane and other SLCP emissions.

Work Location

Central African Republic

Expected duration

14 months

Duties and Responsibilities

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is a partnership of governments, intergovernmental organizations, and representatives of the private sector, the environmental community, and other members of civil society.

The CCAC is the only international initiative working on integrated climate and clean air solutions to reduce the rate of near-term warming. It focuses on fast action to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) including methane, black carbon, HFCs and tropospheric ozone.

More information on the CCAC is available at: www.ccacoalition.org
Central African Republic joined the Climate and Clean Air Coalition in 2013 to raise national awareness about the dangerous impacts of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) and strengthen its SLCP mitigation activities. Represented by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, the country recognizes the dangers of climate change and air pollution to its people and economy and has worked extensively with the Coalition’s Supporting National Planning (SNAP) Initiative since 2018 to build integrated emission inventories and increase capacity to mitigate SLCPs. This work is paving the way for informed policy making and emission reduction strategies that will ultimately result in direct in-country benefits such as improved health and economic growth.

The country is also involved in the Coalition’s Municipal Solid Waste Hub and is looking to address other key sources of SLCP emissions, including forest and bush fires, agricultural opening burning, and cooling.

Central African Republic has expressly reaffirmed their existing political will through the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development to address methane to meet its climate commitments. For this purpose, CAR, through the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, has requested expert assistance on assessing the methane emissions from the waste sector in the city of Bangui.

The CCAC is therefore seeking a municipal solid waste management expert to assess the methane emissions generated from the waste sector in the city of Bangui, including its 11 departments, propose mitigation options to reduce the waste methane emissions and provide recommendations for sustainable waste management practices. The assessment would include quantification of waste, waste composition, quantification of methane and other SLCP emissions.

The Consultant will work in close collaboration with the CCAC Secretariat team and focal points at the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development to develop the assessment of the methane emissions from the waste sector of the city of Bangui, along with proposed mitigation options and recommendation to improve waste management practices.

Specific responsibilities:
1. Provide technical assistance to the country of Central African Republic by providing an assessment of the methane emissions generated from the waste sector in the city of Bangui, including its 11 departments.
2. Provide CAR and the city of Bangui with an assessment of the city’s waste management situation, including their technical (i.e., collection, treatment, and disposal), regulatory, planning and financial aspects.
3. Report on the amounts and types of waste generated, treated and disposal in the past and forecasted.
4. Develop a roadmap with waste methane mitigation options that are locally appropriate and could be replicated in other cities of Central African Republic.
5. Estimate the SLCPs emissions generated from the current waste management
6. Estimate future waste SLCPs emission scenarios, including the business as usual (BAU) scenario and scenarios based on recommended waste mitigation options to reduce methane.

Qualifications/special skills

• At least an undergraduate university degree in environment science, management and policy or related area.
• Five or more years of experience in waste management in cities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical assistance to governments and other stakeholders is required.
• A good understanding of short-lived climate pollutants, climate change and air pollution issues in Central Africa Republic is desirable, as well of CAR’s Nationally Determined Contribution.
• A thorough understanding of all aspects of waste management, including regulatory, planning, financing, informal sector, policy development, among others.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholder groups including national, regional, and local governments is required.¿
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral presentations) is required.¿
• Ability to work with advanced formulas in Excel spreadsheet.¿¿

Languages

• Fluency in French and English (written and spoken) is essential.

No Fee

THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.