Subnational Technical Assistance

**INTRODUCTION TO GGGI**:
The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) is a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth in developing countries and emerging economies. To learn more please visit about GGGI web page.

**GENERAL INFORMATION**:

- Subnational technical assistance to strengthen capacities in bioeconomy (Valle del Cauca)
- Project: CO038 Just Rural Transition in Colombia
- Duty Station: Virtual - Presential/Valle del Cauca (Cali
- Valle del Cauca)
- Contract Duration: (19) November 2024 - (30) August 2026
- Consultant: Level 2
- Total Fees: Up to USD 30,000

**PROJECT BACKGROUND**:
GGGI has been working with the Government of Colombia to advance green growth policies and green investments through strategic partnerships such as with the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Treasury and Public Credit, and the National Planning Department (DNP), among others. Since 2014, GGGI has supported the DNP in its objective of advancing a green growth vision and transition plan for Colombia that can help climate goals and SDGs achievement. GGGI supported the development of the Green Growth Taskforce led by DNP (2016-2018), which produced solid and relevant information for the design and concertation of the Green Growth Policy
- GGP (adopted using CONPES 3934 of 2018).

One strategic axis of the GGP aims to promote the sustainable use of natural capital, which includes the Bioeconomy as one key strategy to foster the low carbon economy through adding value to generate products, processes, and services based on responsible use of biodiversity and biomass. In that regard, GGGI supported the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation - MinCiencias, the National Planning Department, and other stakeholders in the technical design and concertation of the National Bioeconomy Mission “Para una Colombia Potencia viva y diversa: hacia una Sociedad impulsada por el conocimiento”.

Besides, GGGI was awarded by the UKPACT program in 2021 Colombia to develop the project “Accelerating the development of new bioeconomy businesses and enhanced capacities for green jobs promotion and increased climate action ambition from policy implementation and integration”, in which a Bioeconomy Accelerator Mechanism was created to enhance the capacity of bioeconomy business and strengthen the capability of MinCiencias to meet their target of 126 and 500 bioproducts endorsed by 2022 and 2030, respectively: Complimentarily, a knowledge-sharing component to disseminate case studies, lessons learned, best practices, and recommendations.

GGGI with MinCiencias support, designed and launched 2019 the Bioeconomy Projects Acceleration Mechanism - MAPBIO, which aims to provide technical assistance to accelerate bioproducts in the last mile. The first call for proposals received 26 proposals evaluated through a multicriteria analysis; the mechanism supported four bioproducts. After successfully implementing MAPBIO 1.0, GGGI was awarded an extension project for scaling up MAPBIO and developing further activities with MinCiencias and INNpulsa. The current call pro proposals MAPBIO 3.0 received were focalized in the Pacific and Amazon region and received 12 submissions and selected 2. In total, we have successfully supported 20 bioproducts to contribute to the national goal of reaching 500 registered bioproducts by 2030.

Additionally, GGGI, in the framework of the UK PACT Bio Rural project, will support through technical assistance to strengthen capacities for the consolidation of the bioeconomy in 3 regions of Colombia (Chocó, Putumayo, and Valle del Cauca), which implies the identification of existing regional instances that involve sectors and value chains related to the bioeconomy, the characterization of entities and actors in the department that must be integrated into regional and national instances and the prioritization of current and potential programs, strategies and projects that must be fostering to consolidate the bioeconomy in these regions.

Between 2024 and 2026, the Bio Rural project will provide technical support to the Valle del Cauca Governorate by engaging an individual consultant to advance the bioeconomy in the region. This will include promoting coordination among regional inter-institutional bodies involved in bioeconomy initiatives. The consultant will assist with the development of measures and tasks related to the implementation of existing bioeconomy programs and strategies.

**OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT**:
The objective of this consultancy is to provide technical support to GGGI and the Valle del Cauca Governorate, promoting coordination among regional inter-institutional bodies involved in bioeconomy initiatives including assistance in developing measures and tasks related to the implementation of existing bioeconomy progra