Support research on the use of Big Data to track NDC’s implementation in Lebanon

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Mission and objectives

Our Mission and Vision: As the United Nations lead agency on international development, UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities, and to build resilience to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Our work is concentrated in three focus areas; sustainable development, democratic governance and peace building, and climate and disaster resilience. UNDP’s mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions. We advocate for change, and connect countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. Our Development Objectives: UNDP’s work, adapted to a range of country contexts, is framed through three broad development settings. 1- Eradication of poverty in all its forms and dimensions 2- Accelerating structural transformations for sustainable development 3- Building resilience to crisis and shocks Our Strategic Solution UNDP is implementing six cross-cutting approaches to development, known as Signature Solutions. A robust, integrated way to put our best work – or 'signature' skillset – into achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. 1. Keeping people out of poverty 2. Governance for peaceful, just, and inclusive societies 3. Crisis prevention and increased resilience 4. Environment: nature-based solutions for development 5. Clean, affordable energy 6. Women’s empowerment and gender equality

Context

The volunteer shall, research on the different platforms publicly available that present and analyze Parties’ Nationally Determined Contributions targets and compare the global dataset with local data to assess suitability of Big data in informing national climate policy. This will support the UNDP Climate Change team in Lebanon on determining the effectiveness of global datasets for national assessments and select the most appropriate modality for the tracking and reporting of progress of Lebanon's National Determined Contribution (NDC).

Task description

We are looking for 1 Online Volunteer who has experience in research with excellent writing skills. The task will include the following responsibilities: - Identify public sources of information on Parties Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) with tracking of progress - Select at least 2 sources to use as a reference, and describe methodology used by data provider to collect and analyze Baseline and NDC targets - Compare data presented by selected sources with real data of NDC tracking in Lebanon - Develop report on findings on how big data can inform countries on tracking and reporting their NDC progress of implementation The average estimated workload is expected to include roughly reviewing 5-7 documents (these can include articles, studies etc.) over the course of the entire duration.