Consultant, Environmental Country Profile

Updated: April 18, 2024 07:55 PM GMT

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - IFRC

Maputo

Organizational Context

Purpose of Project and Background

The following are the Terms of Reference for the Environmental Country Profile to inform Shelter and Settlements programming for the Mozambique Shelter Cluster.

The GSC has received a financial contribution from USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance to improve the capacity and quality of the humanitarian response in shelters and settlements. As part of the activities funded by this grant, the GSC will develop a series of Environmental Country Profiles to support the integration of environmental considerations into accommodation and settlement programming. A range of country profiles were developed in 2022 – 2023 and can be found on the Global Shelter Cluster website.

Mozambique is vulnerable to climate change due to its high exposure to climate-related risks (cyclones, heavy rains, tropical storms, floods, droughts) that devastate crops and critical infrastructure. Climate change will increase the frequency and severity... More Detail