1.0 About SNV
The Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) is an international not-for-profit development organization that believes in contributing to poverty alleviation in Zambia through various programs/projects that it implements. There is great opportunity by all people to pursue their own sustainable development and SNV is working with different groups in pursuant of the same. SNV provides services in Agriculture, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and Renewable Energy. The recipients of these services include governmental institutions, non-governmental organizations and private sector organizations, communities and individual households.
The Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Project is one of the projects that SNV implements in its Agriculture country programme. The aim of the project is to support small-scale farmers in Magoye and Monze of the lower Kafue catchment to adopt better water use practices to contribute towards increased water security. The plan is to bridge dry spells in the rain season through improved water retention and use.
The project will increase the resilience of smallholder farmers who mainly rely on rain fed farming systems. It will work at fostering institutional and organisational reforms at local level to allow for climate sensitive water resource management. It will work at supporting the development of robust water management structures to ensure that Water User Associations (WUAs) are able to develop their own water management plans and implement them in a participatory manner.
With funding from GIZ under the Zambia “Reform of the water sector programme”, the project will work in collaboration with the Water Resource Management Authority WARMA and government line ministries to implement the project. It will work at establishing demonstrations on climate sensitive agricultural practices and water use. The project will work through existing farmer groups such as dairy cooperatives as entry points for the establishment of WUAs.
1.2 Purpose of the Assignment
To improve water governance at local level, SNV seeks to employ a consultancy team that will be responsible for the mobilisation formation and capacity building of Water user Associations (WUAs) at catchment and sub catchment levels in Mazabuka and Monze districts. They will work closely with the WARMA regional office in Mazabuka, SNV staff and government extension staff from the ministries of Agriculture and Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock.
1.3 The specific objectives of the consultancy are;
To establish two Water User Associations (WUAs) in Monze and Mazabuka districts of southern Province.
To build the capacity of WUAs in Water governance and management
To facilitate the establishment and implementation of water management plans at catchment and sub-catchment levels
1.4 Expected outcomes
Two operational Water User Associations successfully managing water affairs at catchment levels according to the guidelines of WARMA
Two WUAs successfully implementing their water management plans in a participatory manner
1.5 Activities
Conduct 8 community mobilisation meetings on the need and importance of WUAs
Together with WARMA agree on mandate, roles/ responsibilities and management of WUAs
Facilitate the formation of two WUAs, one in Monze and one in Mazabuka
Conduct four general sensitisation meetings on the importance of Integrated Water resource Management.
Train WUAs in management of Water resources
Train WUAs in institutional development, governance, leadership, management and advocacy skills
Train WUAs in business planning/ management and grant proposal writing
Provide mentorship and on the job coaching to WUAs
Conduct two exposure visits on WUA management within the region
Facilitate the establishment of water management plans at catchment and sub catchment levels
Support the implementation of water management plans for WUAs
Submission of proposal:
To download the full terms of reference please click: Water-Governance-TORs_May-2017 (1)
All submissions should be sent via:
Email to: echibesa@snvworld.org and bkapotwe@snvworld.org the subject line should read ‘CONSULTANCY FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF WUAS AND GOVERNANCE CAPACITY BUILDING”
Postal: Procurement Office, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
7, Nkanchibaya Road, Rhodes Park, Lusaka, Zambia
Submissions are to be made available to SNV no later than 23rd May 2017.
TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR CONDUCTING BASELINE SURVEY FOR THE INTERGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (IWRM) PROJECT
1.0 About SNV
The Netherlands Development Organization (SNV) is an international not-for-profit development organization that believes in contributing to poverty alleviation in Zambia through various programs/projects that it implements. There is great opportunity by all people to pursue their own sustainable development and SNV is working with different groups in pursuant of the same. SNV provides services in Agriculture, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and Renewable Energy. The recipients of these services include governmental institutions, non-governmental organizations and private sector organizations, communities and individual households.
The Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Project is one of the projects that SNV implements in its Agriculture country programme. The aim of the project is to support small scale farmers in Magoye and Monze of the lower Kafue catchment to adopt better water use practices to contribute towards increased water security. The plan is to bridge dry spells in the rain season through improved water retention and use.
The project will increase the resilience of small holder farmers who mainly rely on rain fed farming systems. It will work at fostering institutional and organisational reforms at local level to allow for climate sensitive water resource management. It will work at supporting the development of robust water management structures to ensure that Water User Associations (WUAs) are able to develop their own water management plans and implement them in a participatory manner.
With funding from GIZ under the Zambia “Reform of the water sector programme”, the project will work in collaboration with the Water Resource Management Authority WARMA and government line ministries to implement the project. It will work at establishing demonstrations on climate sensitive agricultural practices and water use. The project will work through existing farmer groups such as dairy cooperatives as entry points for the establishment of WUAs.
1.2 Background and Context Analysis for IWRM Project
Climate change is altering rainfall patterns around the globe, causing extended periods of drought as well as higher risks of floods. In Zambia, most of the country’s farms located in central, south, and southwest have become increasingly prone to drought and have received low, unpredictable, and unevenly distributed rainfall over the last 20 years. As agricultural and livestock production are largely dependent on rainfall, the country’s high rainfall variability and limited irrigation capacity makes farmers more vulnerable to climate change.
Zambia’s rapid economic and population growth has also resulted in increased demand for the country’s water resources. To address the challenges the Zambian government developed the Water Resource Management Act (WRM) in 2011. However, stakeholders are still not active, five years after the promulgation of the WRM Act.
In view of the increased pressure on water and land resources in Zambia, it is critical that the agricultural sector moves towards more water-saving and higher water-productive modes of operation. Appropriate irrigation technologies alongside targeted land and soil management practices should be promoted to ensure a more diversified farming system at local level.
2. The project’s expected Outcome
Outcome: Institutional and organizational reforms for climate-sensitive water resources management at local level are effectively implemented.
Indicator: In Mazabuka and Monze districts 1,200 smallholder farmers have introduced new climate-sensitive methods for water collection and storage in combination with supplementary irrigation.
2.1 Project Outputs
The organizational structure for water resources management in Monze and Mazabuka district of the lower Kafue sub-catchment is functioning.
Planning framework for climate-sensitive management of water resources in the lower Kafue sub-catchment is established;
The capacity of smallholder farmers in selected districts of the lower Kafue sub-catchment to cope with climate impact on agricultural water usage is improved
3. The Baseline Survey
To enable effective implementation of the project and to allow for the measuring of results, SNV desires to conduct a detailed baseline survey for the IWRM project. The baseline study is intended to ideally provide social and economic data at the beginning of the project. The survey acts as an accompaniment to the quantitative and qualitative data that is also recommended when implementing a project for the first time at the beginning of the project , after the pilot projects have been done and decision have already been taken to go ahead with the project. This should help to identify any major issues and provide some insights into the opinions of the community in relation to the IWRM project. The recommendations of the study will point to how best the project will be rolled out and set priorities of the project at the sometime providing information that act as a benchmark for measuring project success or failure. The study must clearly produce information that will be used to direct and guide the implementation of the project.
3.1 Objectives of the Baseline Survey
The objective of the baseline study is to establish a comprehensive information base about the project result indicators at impact, outcome and output level. This means that a baseline is established for these indicators in order to be able to measure progress over time i.e. during the project and at the end of the project.
The specific objectives of the baseline study also include informing the project on whether it is based on accurate assumptions about how change happens and to further shape the activities within the different strategies of the project.
4. Scope and focus of the assignment
The baseline study will assess and profile the current landscape of Monze and Mazabuka district of the lower Kafue catchment. The Consultant will use the performance indicators presented in Annex I, to further design and provide a set of indicators, which are SMART and may practically be used for the study and any future monitoring and evaluation. The proposal should include information about how this data is to be collected, analysed, normalized/harmonized, methodologies applied, the list of sources and data should be presented in a database to run analysis in the future.
After the baseline data is collected, the consultant will design and implement a database to hold all the statistics. The database should be of a type that will allow easy entry, retrieval, amendment, storage and backup of data.
5. Tasks
The consultant will be required to lead on all the tasks below, in consultation with SNV;
Review of project documents and understanding the project design and contextual framework
Design tools and methodology projection for data collection of both qualitative and quantitative data.
Field test the baseline survey tools
Implement and supervise field data collection, data input and cleaning:
Analyse collected data using data analysis packages
Prepare draft evaluation report
Conduct a baseline validation workshop
Prepare final baseline survey report
Submission of proposal:
To download the full terms of reference click – Baseline-TORs-for-IWRM-Project.
All submissions should be sent via:
Email to: echibesa@snvworld.org and bkapotwe@snvworld.org the subject line should read ‘Baseline Survey for the Intergrated Water Resources Management Project”
Postal: Procurement Office, SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
7, Nkanchibaya Road, Rhodes Park, Lusaka, Zambia
Submissions are to be made available to SNV no later than 26th May 2017.