National Development And Reform Commission Tender

Expression of Interest: Consultant for Regional and local circular economy development specialist (dtl 3) The knowledge and support technical assistance (ta) will develop policy and capacity, technical guidance, and design of pilots to further advance and enable mainstreaming of green circular economy, zero waste cities in the people’s republic of china (prc). The ta will have four outputs related to (i) advanced upstream circular production; (ii) downstream improved waste management and resource recovery; (iii) midstream improved packaging and logistics addressing growing waste from e-commerce; and (iv) build institutional capacity and linking upstream, midstream, and downstream into a circular system of biological and technical cycles. A regional and local circular economy development specialist will be one of the 14 individual consultants required to implement the ta. Scope of Work: The ta consultant will report to the adb project officer and the three implementing agencies guangdong provincial housing and urban-rural development department (gphurdd), national development and reform commission circular economy division (ndrc ced), and qinghai provincial development and reform commission (qpdrc), who will coordinate among themselves in guiding the consultant work, and also discuss during adb ta review missions and workshops. The ta consultant will perform the below tasks related to the four outputs. Output 1: green circular industrial production plan of qinghai province advanced. This output will help qinghai province develop its circular economy by advancing a plan for green, low-carbon circular economy development in industrial parks, focusing on heavy industry and mining processing. 2 under this output, the ta team will research challenges, opportunities, and market failures and design advanced technical guidelines, policies, and pilots. Concepts to be considered will include life cycles of products and materials; natural resource use; linking industrial processes, energy efficiency, and renewable energy production and consumption; and missing upstream and downstream relationships. This output will include research on solutions to reduce pollutant emission and discharge; creation of new jobs, including jobs for the poor and for women; and local value addition. The output will also include components to raise awareness and promote behavioral change. Tasks will include among others:(i) review current legal and institutional framework and practices of circular economy and circular industrial production and identify issues, gaps, and challenges. (ii) hold consultations with government agencies, civil society organizations, and private sector in industrial parks. (iii) prepare and deliver inception report with approach, method, and detailed workplan and outline of final report. (iv) hold workshops with stakeholders, and national and international experts to validate approach. (v) analyze challenges, supply chains, material flows, and strea ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB),