Regional Climate Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa 2 Project (RCRP2) (Малави - Тендер #70243827)

NOTICE AT-A-GLANCE

• Project ID

P181308

• Project Title

Regional Climate Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa 2 Project (RCRP2)

• Country

Malawi

• Notice No

OP00422306

• Notice Type

Request for Expression of Interest

• Notice Status

Published

• Borrower Bid Reference

ET-AUC-506713-CS-QCBS

• Procurement Method

Quality And Cost-Based Selection

• Language of Notice

English

• Submission Deadline Date/Time

Feb 06, 2026 15:00

• Published Date

Jan 23, 2026

• CONTACT INFORMATION
• Organization/Department

Africa Union Commission

• Name

Harsen Nyambe

• Address

Africa Union HeadquartersP.O.BOX 3243Tel: 251-11-5-517700webmaster: webmaster@africa-union.orgAddis

• City

• Province/State

Malawi

• Postal Code

• Country

Malawi

• Phone

07575107070

• Email

nyambeh@africa-union.org

• Website

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – FIRMS SELECTION)

Name of Project: Regional Climate Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa 2 Project (RCRP2).

Project ID: P181308

Assignment Title: Conduct a Diagnostic and Strategic Analysis of Hydromet Selected Countries and Regional Institutions, with recommendations to strengthen Weather, Climate and Hydrological systems for Improved Multi-Hazard Early Warning Services

Reference No. ET-AUC-506713-CS-QCBS

• Background

The African Union Commission (AUC) is implementing the Regional Climate Resilience Program (RCRP) for Eastern and Southern Africa which is a World Bank funded program where a regional multi-phase Series of Projects (SOP) are implemented to respond to the increasing frequency, intensity, and impact of climate shocks on people, livelihoods, infrastructure, and ecosystems. The Regional Climate Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa 2 Project (RCRP2) includes Malawi (RCRP2-MW) and the African Union (RCRP2-AU) and scales up the Regional Climate Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa (RCRP-1) in Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Sudan, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), and the Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO). Malawi"s inclusion will prioritize the management of the transboundary Shire River Basin, which is significant for the region, particularly for Malawi and Mozambique. It will also enhance coordination between Comoros, Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique in improving early warning systems and sharing information, as these countries are often affected by the same tropical cyclones. The participation of the AU will support the coordination among all five countries and three regional organizations involved in RCRP-1 and RCRP-2; advance the objective of knowledge sharing, coordination, and promote a harmonized approach to addressing climate change in a gender equitable and inclusive manner. The AU"s involvement will scale up the support provided by SADC and ENTRO, facilitate knowledge exchanges and address gender gaps in resilience. Furthermore, the AU"s participation will allow other member states to benefit from the studies, trainings, and secondment programs conducted under the project. This could potentially encourage more countries to adopt a coordinated approach to managing the effects of climate change, both within future phases of the project and beyond, for a broader impact at the regional level. Successive SOPs will either expand the geographical coverage or scale up investments in RCRP countries. The overall objective of RCRP2-AU is to strengthen resilience of communities to water-related disasters in Africa which is structured around the following components:

• Risk Management and Climate Financing​.
• Infrastructure Investments and Sustainable Asset Management for Climate Resilience​.
• Adaptive Climate Services for Resilient Communities​.
• Project Management​.
• Contingent Emergency Response Component.

The project"s five components integrate regional and national dimensions, promoting policy harmonization, knowledge generation, capacity development, and coordination across RCRP countries.

The AUC Africa Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Early Action (AMHEWAS) Programme is specifically implementing Sub-component 1.4 of the project document which include: (i) the development of regional hydromet diagnostic and roadmap for data collection and transmission to support the operationalization of the AMHEWAS Program; (ii) a comprehensive study on raising climate finance in member countries, (iii) trainings for decision makers and technical experts on various thematic topics including hydromet, disasters risk management, and climate finance, and (iv) expanding the Africa Union’s (AU) secondment program by bringing hydrologists, meteorologists, and disaster management experts to improve collaboration on water resources and disaster risk management.

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3. Overall objective of the Consultancy

The overall objective of this assignment is to conduct a diagnostic study using the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) methodology and regional standards, as well as assessments carried out by development partners (including the World Bank), to establish the capacity of meteorological, hydrological and climate services in selected Member States and regional centers (RCRP plus), and provide technical assistance for a capacity building initiative informed by the study, to strengthen data/ICT, policy and institutional capacities of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Member States that contribute to overall Multi-Hazard Early Warning.

• Shortlisting Criteria

African Union Commission now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the aforementioned consultancy services. Interested Consultancy Firms should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the aforementioned consultancy services. Interested firms are invited to submit their expressions of interest in accordance with the following shortlisting criteria. Please ensure that your submission shall address only the below specified shortlisting criteria.

Interested Consultancy Firms are not required to submit technical proposals, technical approach and methodology, work plan and key experts.

Key Experts will not be evaluated at the shortlisting stage and firms are not required to submit CVs of their key experts.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment are attached to this request for expressions of interest.

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016, revised November 2020 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

Consultants may associate with other firms to enhance their qualifications but should indicate clearly whether the association is in the form of a joint venture and/or a sub-consultancy. In the case of a joint venture, all the partners in the joint venture shall be jointly and severally liable for the entire contract, if selected.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Consultants’ Quality and Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) method set out in the Procurement Regulations.

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours i.e. 0900 to 1700 hours.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form following the above shortlisting criteria to the address below (by e-mail) before 06 th February 2026 at 15:00 Hours Local Time, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Only submitted Expression of Interests (EoIs) mentioning the reference number “ET-AUC-506713-CS-QCBS“ in the subject field of the e-mail, will be considered.

African Union Commission,

Attn: Head, Supply Chain Management Division - Operations Support Services Directorate

Building C, 3rd Floor,

P.O Box 3243, Roosevelt Street

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel: +251 (0) 11 551 7700 – Ext 4305

Fax: +251 (0) 11 551 0442; +251 11-551-0430

E-mails: tender@africanunion.org

TERMS OF REFERENCE

CONSULTANCY: Conduct a Diagnostic and Strategic Analysis of Hydromet in Selected RCRP Plus Countries and Regional Institutions, with recommendations to strengthen Weather, Climate and Hydrological systems for Improved Multi-Hazard Early Warning Services

• Summary

• Background

2.1 The Regional Climate Resilience Program for Africa 2

The African Union Commission (AUC) is implementing the Regional Climate Resilience Program (RCRP) for Eastern and Southern Africa which is a World Bank funded program where a regional multi-phase Series of Projects (SOP) are implemented to respond to the increasing frequency, intensity, and impact of climate shocks on people, livelihoods, infrastructure, and ecosystems. The Regional Climate Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa 2 Project (RCRP2) includes Malawi (RCRP2-MW) and the African Union (RCRP2-AU) and scales up the Regional Climate Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa (RCRP-1) in Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Sudan, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), and the Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO). Malawi"s inclusion will prioritize the management of the transboundary Shire River Basin, which is significant for the region, particularly for Malawi and Mozambique. It will also enhance coordination between Comoros, Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique in improving early warning systems and sharing information, as these countries are often affected by the same tropical cyclones. The participation of the AU will support the coordination among all five countries and three regional organizations involved in RCRP-1 and RCRP-2; advance the objective of knowledge sharing, coordination, and promote a harmonized approach to addressing climate change in a gender equitable and inclusive manner. The AU"s involvement will scale up the support provided by SADC and ENTRO, facilitate knowledge exchanges and address gender gaps in resilience. Furthermore, the AU"s participation will allow other member states to benefit from the studies, trainings, and secondment programs conducted under the project. This could potentially encourage more countries to adopt a coordinated approach to managing the effects of climate change, both within future phases of the project and beyond, for a broader impact at the regional level. Successive SOPs will either expand the geographical coverage or scale up investments in RCRP countries. The overall objective of RCRP2-AU is to strengthen resilience of communities to water-related disasters in Africa which is structured around the following components:

• Risk Management and Climate Financing​.
• Infrastructure Investments and Sustainable Asset Management for Climate Resilience​.
• Adaptive Climate Services for Resilient Communities​.
• Project Management​.
• Contingent Emergency Response Component.

The project"s five components integrate regional and national dimensions, promoting policy harmonization, knowledge generation, capacity development, and coordination across RCRP countries.

The AUC Africa Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Early Action (AMHEWAS) Programme is specifically implementing Sub-component 1.4 of the project document which include: (i) the development of regional hydromet diagnostic and roadmap for data collection and transmission to support the operationalization of the AMHEWAS Program; (ii) a comprehensive study on raising climate finance in member countries, (iii) trainings for decision makers and technical experts on various thematic topics including hydromet, disasters risk management, and climate finance, and (iv) expanding the Africa Union’s (AU) secondment program by bringing hydrologists, meteorologists, and disaster management experts to improve collaboration on water resources and disaster risk management.

• Overall objective of the Consultancy

The overall objective of this assignment is to conduct a diagnostic study using the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) methodology and regional standards, as well as assessments carried out by development partners (including the World Bank), to establish the capacity of meteorological, hydrological and climate services in selected Member States and regional centers (RCRP plus), and provide technical assistance for a capacity building initiative informed by the study, to strengthen data/ICT, policy and institutional capacities of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and Member States that contribute to overall Multi-Hazard Early Warning.

• Scope of work

To achieve the above objective, the consultant will work closely with AUC, AU Member States which will include Hydrometeorological Agencies, Natiional Disaster Management Agencies, Ministry of Water, RECs, and other stakeholders. The AUC will facilitate communication between the consultant and the relevant national agencies and ensure coordination with all stakeholders.

The consultant will carry out the following tasks:

Task 1: Diagnostic

• Undertake desk review and conduct a comprehensive analysis to assess existing hydromet systems at national and regional levels, using existing diagnostics already completed for RCRP+ countries and for the region, including review of existing reports. Where assessments are available this may be limited to updating. Identify recommendations for capacity and needs of the hydromet systems in selected countries and regions.
• Identify gaps and opportunities through AMHEWAS and elaborate on other existing regional initiatives, including (but not limited to) SADC and IGAD for supporting improved early warning – development and services delivery.

Task 2: Regional and Country engagement and validation

• Organize workshops and conduct meetings to engage with and consult relevant national and regional stakeholders, including hydromet and DRM agencies, to gather information and validate results. This will include support for the regional Hydromet forum and any successive meeting.

Task 3: Operational Tools and Results

• Develop actionable recommendations on how hydromet systems would help strengthen the AMHEWAS, regional guidance and national MHEWS in RCRP Plus countries’ hydromet services, including on policy and interoperability frameworks.
• Clarify roles and responsibilities (mandate) of AMHEWAS and their relevance to the RCRP Plus countries.
• Explore global good practices on integration of hydromet and water resources and other disaster early warning systems to develop comprehensive MHEWS at national level and guidance for regional products and services based on demand from countries.

Task 4: Training Priorities and Facilitation of Training for RCRP plus countries

• Identify needs for training of staff for RCRP plus countries, Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres and Regional Climate Centres and specific priorities for training (and potential opportunities through different partners) based on the mandate (and depending on the gaps) through an online questionnaire.
• Develop capacity building roadmap for training of Member States and RECs on establishment and operationalisation of MHEWS that integrate hydromet early warning systems with early warning systems in other sectors (agriculture and food security, health and infrastructure) based on designation of regional centres.
• Facilitate training of trainers workshops for staff from RECs and selected Member States and partners, based on the recommendations and guidelines from the study.
• Develop recommendations on how hydromet systems would help strengthen the AMHEWAS and regional guidance and national MHEWS

• Expected Deliverables

The following outputs/deliverables are expected from the consultant:

Under Task 1: Diagnostic

• Draft report on the status of Hydromet services in the selected regions and Member States. This should clarify the existing services, their capacities and gaps
• An analysis of the gap, opportunities and recommendations on how hydromet systems should be strengthened to support AMHEWAS and national MHEWS.

Under Task 2: Reginal and country engagement/validation

• Stakeholder engagement report documenting consultations with national and regional stakeholders, including hydromet and DRM agencies
• Communication and coordination plan facilitated by the AUC between the consultant and relevant national agencies
• Validation workshop outcomes and feedback report

Under Task 3: Operational tools and results

• Actionable recommendations on how hydromet systems can strengthen AMHEWAS and regional guidance and national MHEWS
• Documentation of global good practices on the integration of hydromet, water resources, and other disaster early warning systems to develop comprehensive MHEWS

Under Task 4: Capacity building

• Training needs assessment report for staff from RCRP Plus countries from NHMSs, NDMAs, Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres and Regional Climate Centers based on an online questionnaire
• Guidelines for development of training programme to build capacity of MS to integrate Hydromet services into functional multi-hazard Early warning systems
• Facilitation and training of trainers" workshops for staff from RECs and selected Member States and partners.

Reporting:

• An inception report, including the conceptualization, the roadmap and work plan for the assignment.
• Progress reports, and workshop reports.
• Draft report on training of trainers workshop
• Final report with associated materials, including data, meta data/information on operational tools and training videos

• Timeline of Deliverables and Reporting and Payment

The following table shows the expected payment schedule associated with the deliverables

• Reporting Arrangements

The consultant shall perform the assigned tasks under the guidance and direct supervision of the Project Coordinator for the RCRP-SOP-2. S/he will also report to the Director of AUC-SEBE. The approval of the deliverables of the consultant will be through a technical team under the leadership of the Technical Coordinator for DRR.

• Qualifications and experiences

The team will include the following skills and qualifications.

• Duration

The assignment is expected to be delivered within a maximum of 12 months.

Annex:

Mapping of institutionally mandated EWS by agency across RCRP countries

RCRP Plus Countries – Existing Diagnostics

Resources:

WMO Assessment Guidelines for End-to-end Flood forecasting and Early Warning Systems

WMO Checklist for Climate Services Implementation

WMO Climate Services Dashboard

WMO Hydrology Dashboard

WMO Designated Centres:

WMO Regional Climate Centres for Africa, Caribbean, and the Pacific

WMO Integrated Global Observing System WIGOS Centre Southern Africa

WMO Integrated Global Observing System WIGOS Centre Tanzania

WMO Regional Information Centres

WMO Regional Training Centres

WMO Integrated Processing and Prediction System

WMO Unified Data Policy

Alliance Hydromet – Hydromet Diagnostic Methodology

A Regional Analysis of Weather, Climate, Water and Early Warning Services in Southern Africa: Status Quo and Proposed Actions Report

https://www.climatelinks.org/resources/nmhs-capacity-assessment-tools-and-findings

Resilience and Preparedness to tropical cyclones across Southern Africa (REPRESA)

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