FORLIANCE

Consultant

• Conduct a baseline assessment and targeted desk review of climate, ecological and socio-economic data
• Facilitate the identification and selection of up to three priority intervention areas with relevant stakeholders
• Develop baseline (“no action”) and intervention scenarios for mangrove conservation and ecological restoration
• Estimate investment and operational costs (CAPEX and OPEX) over relevant time horizons
• Conduct hydrodynamic modelling to assess the coastal-protection benefits of mangroves under different storm scenarios
• Value ecosystem services, including avoided damages and blue-carbon potential
• Calculate key CBA indicators, including Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR)
• Carry out sensitivity analyses
• Prepare a final technical report, decision matrix, geodatabase and maps
• Coordinate closely with FORLIANCE, CORALINA and relevant local stakeholders
• Participate in a consultancy supporting mangrove conservation, restoration, climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation and sustainable community-based economic opportunities in Colombia’s Caribbean and Pacific regions

Consultant – Cost-Benefit Analysis for Mangrove-Based Adaptation Projects