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CI and other organizations are increasing adopting a "landscape approach" to conservation and sustainable development interventions, working to achieve landscapes that provide climate change mitigation and adaptation benefits, as well as social and environmental benefits. These 'climate smart' initiatives may include REDD+, climate-smart agriculture, ecosystem-based adaptation, agricultural certification, sustainable forest management, among other components. Landscape management with multiple objectives requires continual learning and adaptive management, yet monitoring for diverse objectives can be extremely complex. REDD+, certification systems, and donors all have their own monitoring and reporting requirements adding complexity and increasing the risk of duplicated effort and cost. The Intern will support MCSO staff to synthesize existing monitoring requirements and the scientific literature, as part of an initiative to identify standard climate, social and biodiversity indicators that facilitate the implementation of climate-smart landscapes.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Compilation of monitoring requirements for international agreements (e.g., UNFCC REDD +, CBD, UNCCD, Ramsar Convention, potentially also the emerging SDGs)
- Compilation of monitoring requirements for major certification standards (e.g., CCB Standards, REDD+ SES, Agricultural certifications, Palm Oil, Soy, Beef Certifications, FSC)
- Compilation of requirements of leading donor safeguards policies (e.g., World Bank, GEF, USAID, EU)
- Review of scientific literature to identify recommendations for climate, social and environmental monitoring at the landscape scale.
- Supporting organization of an expert workshop to review interim products of the project.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
- Currently enrolled in a Master's or Ph.D. program.
- Familiarity with basical social and environmental monitoring and evaluation methods.
- Ability to identify relevant documents and extract technical information related to social and environmental monitoring from international agreements and donor policy documents.
- Ability to search scientific literature relevant to social and environmental monitoring and evaluation and synthesize results and recommendations.
- Ability to clearly organize and maintain project data
- Ability to clearly communicate with experts from multiple organizations to support their participation in the expert workshop.
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