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Director of ECF Mr. Baatarchuluun Lkhagva said “Conservation of nature, rehabilitation, climate change issues are not only Mongolian issue, but it is also an urgent global challenge with long-term implications for sustainable development of all countries. When it comes to tackling those challenges, citizen action matters, therefore, it is my pleasure to be a part of these actions, and I am looking forward to working with the ECF team.”

With average year-round temperatures of 31.3 degrees Fahrenheit, and with lows of minus 40 during winter, Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia is the coldest capital city in the world. It’s a place where urbanisation and traditional ways of life sit side by side. It’s synonymous with fabulous cashmere, mind-bending contortionists and eye-catching suburbs of traditional housing. So what’s life like in the coldest capital on earth? 60% of the city’s growing population lives in the same kind of fabric-walled homes as their ancestors did. This type of house is called a Ger. But these residents are a hardy lot. “Mongolians have been nomads for thousands of years; everything we eat and wear is designed to overcome the four seasons. That’s why Mongolians get through winter without any trouble.” Some even enjoy the cold... “In the winter, cold is good. It’s very good to go out and walk in the wintertime. “ Surviving the bitter winters in Ulaanbaatar, especially for those in Gers, means that locals rely heavily on wood and coal... Mining is a major industry in the region. But the long-term effects of coal reliance are taking their toll on the area. "At the end of 2016, air pollution was 80 times the recommended safety level set by the world health organisation.” But there is hope; a new project is underway to clean up the air of Ulaanbaatar, and it’s made substantial progress so far; Installing wind farms and replacing traditional stoves with low emission alternatives to help curb the use of fossil fuels, has already started to improve air quality. It’s hoped that measures like these will preserve the beauty of this awe-inspiring place for future generations.

Mongolia has submitted NAP readiness proposal to the GCF which was then approved in 2019. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) and UNEP has been implementing “Building capacity to advance National Adaptation Plan Process in Mongolia” project since August 2019. The objective of the NAP project is to strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of Mongolia’s government at both national and local level to advance the process to formulate and enhance long-term implementation of NAP as aligned with the national development policy and program.

The project aims to include climate change impact and vulnerability assessment results to the climate information system, establish all project related systems without overlaps and institutionalize climate information system (CIS).

The ultimate objective of the current GCF project is to strengthen the capacity of the key actors and stakeholders of Mongolia to be able to adapt to climate change through the process to formulate and implement National Adaptation Plan.

Building capacity to advance National adaptation process in Mongolia

The main objective of this assignment is to prepare the Terms of Reference for procuring consultants to implementing activities 3.1.1 and 3.2.1 of the Funding Proposal of the NAP project.  

The objective of this Assignment is to set up a National Climate Change Adaptation Platform by developing web system for adaptation and linking to the re-designed NDC platform.

Short term Consultant to prepare detailed Terms of Reference for establishment of the  Monitoring and Reviewing system for the NAP process 

Short term Consultant to prepare detailed Terms of Reference on financial needs assessment for NAP defined 

According to the Project Cooperation Agreement, procurement of goods and consulting services financed by Green Climate Fund proceeds shall be in accordance with UNEP principles, rules, policies and procedures.

The project aims to include climate change impact and vulnerability assessment results to the climate information system, establish all project related systems without overlaps and institutionalize climate information system (CIS).

Climate change forces Mongolia's herders to move to the city

Fifty years ago today, the first Earth Day was marked in the United States as a peaceful call for environmental reform, and currently, 193 countries have been celebrated every year.