Background
Country: Pakistan
Description of the assignment: Assessment of chemicals deposition/residues on pesticides laden vegetation covers in Punjab
Project name: Comprehensive Reduction and Elimination of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Pakistan
Period of assignment/services (if applicable): 4 months (15th April to 14th August, 2020)
Duty Station: Islamabad with need-based travel to the province of Punjab
Please submit your UN P11 Form, Technical Proposal, filled Annexes (attached as Annex D, F, G and H) along with attested documents to the following address: not later than 2nd March, 2020.
UNDP Registry, Quotation/Bids/Proposals
United Nations Development Programme
Serena Business Complex, 2nd Floor, Khayaban-e-Suharwardy,
Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: 051-8355600 Fax: 051-2600254-5
Or by email to bids.pk@undp.org no later than 2nd March, 2020.
Kindly write the following on top left side of the envelop or email subject line “Assessment of chemicals deposition on pesticides laden vegetation covers in Punjab”
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Objectives of this project are reducing human health and environmental risks by enhancing management capacities and disposal of POPs in Pakistan through: i) the development and implementation of a regulatory, policy and enforcement system to reduce POPs releases and to regulate POPs waste disposal; ii) capacity building to reduce exposure to and releases of POPs; iii) collection, transport and disposal of 300t of PCB and 1200t of POPS Pesticides .The elimination of POPs pesticide stockpiles became even more urgent after the 2010 floods which damaged some of the storage sites of hazardous chemicals and pesticides. To ensure environmentally sound disposal of POPs, a facility to be upgraded, tested and permitted in compliance with Stockholm Convention BAT/BEP. As an alternative, the project will however keep open the option of shipment of POPs waste abroad for disposal, in compliance with the Basel Convention, if at an early stage it will result evident that the POPs cannot be disposed of using the technologies available in the country.
The project intends to achieve this objective improving the regulatory system, enhancing its enforcement, raising awareness on POPs, and by establishing the capacity for POPs monitoring, handling, transport and disposal. This will contribute to the broader Goal, which is to reduce risk for the human health and the environment by avoiding the release of POPs in the environment and preventing people exposure to POPs.
The main objective of the assignment is to assess chemicals/residues deposition on pesticides laden vegetation covers and soils covers in Punjab. The international consultant will submit the comprehensive report keeping in view main objectives of the assignment.
Duties and Responsibilities
To Whom to report the Outcome:
The international consultant will report directly to the Programme Officer Environment and Climate Change Unit, National Technical Advisor and National Project Manager POPs Project (Comprehensive Reduction and Elimination of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Pakistan)
Primary data collection from agricultural fields for selection of hotspots in Punjab
Interviews and focused group discussions with local administration, farmers associations and communities
Identification and selection of hotspots prone to chemicals deposition in Punjab.
Collection of representative samples of crops/vegetation covers and soil samples from selected hotspots (around 5 hotspots). Almost 5 samples from vegetation covers and five soil samples to be collected from each site.
Assessment of chemicals residues over vegetation and content of toxic chemicals in soil samples of same area, from a govt. approved laboratory. (POPs PMU will facilitate the consultant to engage with approved laboratory, however, consultant would be paid any cost incurred on purchasing or analyzing the samples with chemicals/standards).
Analyzing the correlation between pesticides applications by farmers, surrounding industrial emissions/natural processes and chemicals deposition over vegetation.
Presenting the trends of chemicals deposition with respect to special and temporal actions
Remedial measures and management plan for minimizing the residual impact.
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Deliverable
Payment Breakdown
Timeline
1
Submission of inception report along with methodology
10%
4 days
2
Submission of report on primary data collection and selection of hotspots (1st Mission)
30%
10 days
3
Report on assessment of chemicals deposition over vegetation covers and in soil samples (2nd Mission)
40%
13 days
4
Submission of Correlation Analysis report with correlations and remedies
20%
07 days
Total
100%
34 days
Competencies
Academic Qualification:
University Degree (Masters) in agriculture, chemistry, biochemistry, Environmental Sciences with focus on chemicals analysis.
Years of Experience:
Minimum 10 years of experience in the relevant discipline.
Familiarity with POPs / hazardous chemicals.
Previous working experience in chemicals analysis is preferred.
Experience of working with the Government
Experience of working with national and international donors and partners.
Competencies:
Excellent coordination and engagement skills, including working with senior level counterparts and experts
Excellent reports writing and presentation skills
Required Skills and Experience
Academic Qualification:
University Degree (Masters) in agriculture, chemistry, biochemistry, Environmental Sciences with focus on chemicals analysis.