CARE is searching for a consultant to conduct a desk-based evaluation of
a project to develop a Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA) in disasters
methodology.
The Rapid Environmental Assessment is a collaborative effort started in
2001 involving CARE International, the Benfield Greig Hazard Research
Centre, and InterWorks, with financial support from USAID's Office of
Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), the UN Environmental Programme
(UNEP), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
(OCHA), the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and CARE
International.
The REA methodology is intended to equip emergency managers with a rapid
means for identifying threats to the environment due either to the
disaster itself or the resulting relief operation. Applicable to
natural, technological or complex political disasters, the REA is a tool
to identify, define, characterize and prioritize potential environmental
impacts in disaster situations by means of a simple qualitative
assessment process using brief concise descriptions, rating tables and
check lists to identify and rank environmental issues and promote
appropriate interventions. With an awareness of such environmental
threats, humanitarian aid workers and disaster affected communities
should be better able (1) to avoid environmental damage, (2)
incorporate best practices into their programming to better protect the
environment, and (3) improve the overall effectiveness of relief and
recovery efforts. The REA methodology and associated training module
was developed and refined through a range of assessments and trainings
conducted in Asia, Africa and Central America.
This consultancy is planned for to take place during three weeks in
January 2004. The evaluation will be primarily desk-based, relying on
document review and telephone interviews with key informants. Preference
will be given to candidates with previous experience in evaluating
post-disaster humanitarian assistance programmes, the international NGO
sector, and who are able to also demonstrate a knowledge of
environmental issues faced during and after disasters.
Interested candidates should send their c.v.s, their relevant fee rates,
and a brief cover letter describing their suitability to fill such a
roll to: Jock Baker, Senior Adviser, CARE at [log in to unmask], who can
also furnish additional information upon request.
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