TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR SHORT TERM CONSULTANCY
EXPERT SERVICE FOR ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF PARLIAMENTARIANS IN MOBILIZING DOMESTIC FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE RESPONSES IN SADC MEMBER STATES.
Background
The SADC Parliamentary Forum, with the support of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) intends to (i) Convene a SADC Parliamentary Regional Conference under the theme “Mobilising Domestic Financing for Climate Change Responses: The Role of the Legislature”, and (ii) Develop a toolkit for parliamentarians on “Mobilising Domestic Financing for Climate Change Responses: The Role of Parliamentarians”.
The SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) is a Regional Parliamentary body for dialogue on issues of regional interest and concern. Currently, the SADC Parliamentary Forum has a membership of 14 Member Parliaments, representing more than 3,000 SADC Parliamentarians and Presiding Officers of Member Parliaments. One of the institution’s objectives is to “Enhance the Implementation Capacity of SADC” by ensuring that the programmes of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are supported by the Legislature both at national and regional levels.