Mapbio Sustainability Strategy Consultant

**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**:

- Project: CO038 Just Rural Transition in Colombia
- Duty Station: Presential/Bogotá (DNP Offices)
- Contract Duration: (7) October 2024 - (21) March 2025
- Consultant: Level 2
- Total Fees: Up to USD 10,000

**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 the design and implementation of Interinstitutional Mechanism for Articulation in Bioeconomy under the leadership of the National Planning Department (DNP) as a measurement to strengthening the Bioeconomy in Colombia.

In this context, during the 2024-2025 Bio Rural project phase, the engagement of an individual consultant is required to provide technical assistance in consolidating a sustainability strategy for the Interinstitutional Mechanism for Bioeconomy Coordination. This will involve the formulation of operational manuals, as well as the definition of institutional frameworks and funding mechanisms.

**OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT**:
The objective of this consultancy is to provide technical support to GGGI and the Subdirectorate of Environmental Management of the National Planning Department (DNP), in the design and implementation of a mechanism for coordination and intersectoral articulation around the bioeconomy model, which provides solutions to the gaps in its implementation in the territories and in the mobilization of resources for its financing.

**DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE**:
1. Consultancy Workplan

The consultant must prepare a detailed workplan outlining the timeline of primary activities, methodology, milestones, validation meetings, and partial and final deliverables.

2. Policy Framework, using primary and secondary information.
- Document with the key concepts of the bioeconomy model within the current policy framework and policy instruments in Colomb