ECARO is looking for a qualified and experienced candidate (Nature-based Solutions field expert) for the individual consultancy in Bosnia and Herzegovina to:

1. Compile information on existing initiatives, projects, activities, organisations and key experts currently applying Nature-based Solutions and prepare best practice cases in/or involving Bosnia and Herzegovina;
2. Prepare background information for a national scoping study;
3. Liaise with local authorities and stakeholders in the frame of the preparation of a feasibility study for a potential Nature-based Solutions project, and;
4. Organise field visits, consultations, events, and prepare meeting reports.

ADAPT: Nature-based Solutions for resilient societies in the Western Balkans is a project funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and implemented by IUCN. It aims to increase ecosystem and community resilience to climate change and environmental degradation in the Western Balkans. This regional umbrella initiative works with the six Western Balkan countries, regional and local partners.

Issue date: 22 July 2020 

Closing date and time: 15 September 2020, 23:59 CET (extended)

A detailed Request for proposals including a description of the scope of work and specific tasks can be found here:

• Request for Proposals (RfP) Nature-based solutions field expert in Bosnia and Herzegovina

UPDATE: Contract awarded to Marijana Kapović Solomun on 10 November 2020.