Integrated Watershed Management (IWM) Plans Consultant
Contract Type: Individual Contract
Location: Maseru, Lesotho
Duration: 1 month
Application Deadline: 22 May 2025
The Government of Lesotho has embarked on an ambitious national programme for integrated watershed management, the purpose of which is to address the interlinked issues of land degradation, livelihoods, food and water security in critical catchments across the country. The objective of the project is to mainstream sustainable rangeland management and restoration of watersheds to combat land degradation, enhance the flow of agro-ecosystem goods and services and improve the livelihoods of agro-pastoral communities. The project is executed by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, working in close collaboration with departments in other line ministries, their district counterparts, partners in the development community and civil society, and with full participation of communities. The project is structured under three components: (i) Institutional capacity at national and local levels for integrated watershed management (IWM); (ii) Integrated watershed management practices in the Sebapala Watershed; and (iii) Gender mainstreaming, knowledge management and M&E.
The project strategy is centred on an Integrated Catchment Management approach to put in place plans, systems and capacities to catalyse and sustain the integrated landscape management practices required to shift the Sebapala Watershed and Sub-catchment towards land degradation neutrality. Under this approach, stable institutional arrangements for watershed-governance will be put in place. To enable meaningful collaboration between resources user groups and to effectively champion the adoption of IWM measures, Sebapala project must embrace ICM as an approach for addressing degradation of land and water resources including necessary governance structures.
In light of the above, the Government of Lesotho and UNDP Country Office require the services of IWM Plans Specialist to develop IWM master and community action plans and facilitate their adoption by Councils.
Link to detailed Terms of Reference and application guidelines:
https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_negotiation.cfm?nego_id=33187
Enquiries: ls.procurement@undp.org