Strategic Action Programme Demonstration Activity for Assessing and Monitoring the impacts of Climate Change on the Yellow sea's Ecosystem

****Deadline for submitting Expressions of Interest is 7 March 2008****

       
DESCRIPTION

The Project seeks institutions or individuals to implement a demonstration activity on “Assessing and Monitoring the Impacts of Climate Change on the Yellow Sea’s Ecosystem” in order to show the benefits of carrying out regular monitoring of the Yellow Sea, and how the information will be used for better management of Yellow Sea’s ecosystem.

 

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Expected Procurement Components
 

***The demonstration activity on “Assessing and Monitoring the Impacts of Climate Change on the Yellow Sea’s Ecosystem” should address the regional target of “better understanding and prediction of ecosystem changes for adaptive management.” This activity should show the benefits of regular monitoring in the Yellow Sea, and how the results can be used for better management of the Yellow Sea’s ecosystem.***

The activity should also meet the following requirements:

1. Access the results from the 2 co-operative cruises held between China and ROK in 2008;
2. Develop regional guidelines on monitoring and research regarding the impacts of climate change on ecosystem in the Yellow Sea;
3. Compile existing data and knowledge on the assessment of impacts of climate change;
4. Develop necessary models for studying impacts of climate change on ecosystem in the Yellow Sea;
5. Commence developing or harmonising national and regional monitoring methodologies and assessment of impacts;
6. Begin establishing a basin-scale monitoring network; and
7. Initiate dialogue with relevant government agencies to increase investment on taxonomical research, and develop schemes with relevant agencies to incorporate the assessment into management policy.

The expected outputs of this activity are:

1. Regional guidelines on monitoring and research regarding the impacts of climate change on the ecosystem in the Yellow Sea;
2. Illustrated improved data and knowledge gathered on climate change impacts in the Yellow Sea;
3. Plans developed with policy making bodies to incorporate the improved data and knowledge into management.
4. The final report should also include descriptions of the signal of climate change in the Yellow Sea Cold Water Mass (volume of water mass, intensity of stratification, range and average temperature); and
5. The final report should also include the signal of climate change from the plankton and benthos communities.

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UNOPS Contact Information

Expressions of Interest can be sent by e-mail or fax (max. 10 pages) to the contact person below. Please indicate Ref. No.: E-I-08-climchgdemo-2154 on all submissions.

UNOPS Contact Information
UNDP/GEF Yellow Sea Project
KORDI Compound
1270, Sa-2dong, Sangnok
Ansan City, Gyeonggi Province
Republic of Korea 426-744
Attn: Ms. Connie Chiang, Environment Officer

Tel: + 82-31-400-7833
Fax: + 82-31-400-7826
E-mail: connie@yslme.org