Ccac Agriculture Expert - Paris, France - United Nations

United Nations

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Paris, France

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Sophie Dupont

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Description

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The "CCAC Agriculture Expert" will provide full-time support to help drive action in the agriculture sector and ensure a well-functioning and strategic CCAC Agriculture Hub.

S/he will provide direct support to national governments and CCAC National Consultants; provide technical reviews of funding proposals related to the sector; provide support for technology assessments and advise on new business models; provide support for policy and regulatory development; engage key organizations to expand the sectoral network; deliver various activities as set out in the Work Plan and Budget; and contribute to internal coordination within the CCAC Secretariat.

Work Location
Paris, France (or remote, with monthly/frequent travel to Paris at consultant's own cost)

Expected duration
12 months

Responsibilities:

The UNEP-convened Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is a partnership of governments, intergovernmental organizations, and representatives of the private sector, the environmental community, and other members of civil society.

The CCAC is the only international initiative working on integrated climate and clean air solutions to reduce the rate of near-term warming.

It focuses on fast action to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) including methane, black carbon, HFCs and tropospheric ozone.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) hosts the Secretariat at the Economy Division in Paris.

The CCAC's Agriculture Engagement Strategy aims to spur substantive SLCP reductions from the agricultural sector by 2030 by focusing on the locally most appropriate and technically feasible measures.

Many of these measures can be implemented with relatively low-cost financing and substantive policy support.

SLCP measures to reduce these pollutants in the sector:

have been identified in various publications by the CCAC Scientific Advisory Panel, including the 2021 Global Methane Assessment and pervious regional integrated assessments on climate and clean air;

- target livestock, manure management, open burning and paddy rice sub-sectors;
- emphasize multiple benefits from actions, including productivity gains and position the agricultural sector to make a significant contribution to midcentury net-zero climate mitigation and sequestration strategies through cross linkages with other climate forcers, as for example, fertilizer use (N2O).

The CCAC's Agriculture Hub convenes a network of experts from governments, NGOs, IGOs and the private sector.

Together the Hub defines and drives a common vision, enabling peer-to-peer exchanges, exploring case studies and best practice, facilitating matchmaking between projects, programmes and funding from various partners, and aiming at creating a project pipeline.

The Hubs also advise governments on ways to define and implement mitigation measures based on sector-specific requests, and play a key role in identifying and sharing SLCP mitigation measures and strategies for implementation at scale, and opportunities for transformative change in their sectors.

Objectives:
Engage with countries and key partners/organisations on CCAC sectoral work - especially to:

Encourage and, as appropriate, provide support for "targeted expert assistance"
Advise countries and CCAC National Consultants on ad hoc questions related to the sector related to policy and implementation
Support and assess requests for proposals to drive national action and transformation of the sector

Monitor and suggest ways to drive action in the sector, in line with the approved CCAC Engagement Strategy for the sector - for example:

Through CCAC-funded projects
By engaging CCAC partners and other relevant organisations
By expanding the CCAC Agriculture Hub's network of implementing partner organisations
By engaging relevant private sector partners
By providing support for technology assessments and advising on new business models
By providing support for policy and regulatory development
Monitoring related and complementary activities
Building consortia for proposals for nonCCAC funding
Leveraging CCAC communications or political mobilisation

Closely liaise with, engage and support co-leads of sectoral Hub, especially to:

Strategize ways to mobilise partners and funds for projects
Support sectoral Hub country coleads in advancing the Engagement Strategy
Support highlevel political engagement, such as through Ministerial roundtables
Strategize and leverage CCAC assets such as political leverage via the CCAC Ministerial, the Work Plan & Budget and/or communication channels/strategies
Review CCAC Engagement Strategy for sector and propose updates as needed

Engage with National Planning Hub Manager and Hub Manager to:

Strategize opportunities to encourage cross-sectoral cooperation
Strategize cooperation opportunities for regional, subregional or other groupings
Advise countries and CCAC National Con