Date: 18 May 2026

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Request for Proposal

Hiring a consultancy firm to support the development of the National Strategy for Resilient Infrastructure in Ghana

Background 

The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) is a global coalition committed to strengthening infrastructure resilience against climate and disaster risks. With 53 member countries and 12 partner organizations, it includes national governments, international bodies, and businesses collaborating to exchange knowledge, drive research, and invest in disaster-resilient infrastructure. Members gain access to global expertise, funding, technical support, research opportunities, innovative solutions, and international best practices.

Headquartered in New Delhi, India, CDRI’s Secretariat holds the status of an International Organization.

CDRI’s mission is, by 2050, to drive US$10 trillion of new and existing infrastructure investments and services to be resilient to natural hazards and climate change through enhanced capacity, informed policy, planning, and management, thereby improving environmental quality, livelihoods, and overall well-being for more than 3 billion people worldwide.

Africa is at a pivotal point in its development journey. It is the fastest urbanizing region in the world and home to some of the fastest-growing economies. Its people are young, dynamic, and driving an unprecedented demand for new infrastructure - roads, ports, energy systems, digital networks, and water supply. Nearly 70 percent of the infrastructure that the continent will need by 2050 has yet to be built.

CDRI’s GIR Working Paper on Africa (see here) provides a clear picture of the scale of this challenge. GIRI results indicate that Africa already faces average annual losses (AAL) of infrastructure and buildings damaged by disasters of about $12.7 billion. Looking at infrastructure assets alone, Africa is estimated to lose, on average, $1.8 billion every year. Most damages are caused by floods (approximately 70 percent) and earthquakes (roughly 28 percent). Against this backdrop, CDRI’s Africa Programme, Resilient Infrastructure for Resilient Africa (RIRA), is aimed at elevating infrastructure resilience to globally accepted environmental, social and governance (ESG) norms for climate and other natural hazards.

1.1 Strengthening Ghana’s Infrastructure Resilience through Data-Driven Governance and Coordination

Ghana is pursuing an ambitious long-term development pathway anchored in the Ghana Infrastructure Plan (2018–2047) and successive Medium-Term Development Plans (MTDPs). Infrastructure investment is central to this vision; however, increasing climate variability, disaster risks, and fiscal pressures pose growing threats to the sustainability and performance of infrastructure systems.

The ‘Strengthening Ghana’s Infrastructure Resilience through Data-Driven Governance and Coordination’ project, anchored within CDRI’s RIRA programme, provides targeted technical assistance (TA) to institutionalize disaster and climate resilience across Ghana’s infrastructure planning, investment, and governance systems.  The government of Japan’s financial support will be focused on the development of one of the priority components of the National Strategy for Resilient Infrastructure. Building on prior analytical work conducted by CDRI in Ghana, the TA will support the Government of Ghana to establish resilience-focused governance arrangements, develop a national infrastructure registry consistent with existing government systems, formulate a National Strategy for Resilient Infrastructure aligned with the 2026–2029 MTDP, and strengthen institutional capacity for resilient infrastructure planning and financing. 

1.2 Objectives

CDRI aims to hire a consultancy firm to support its initiative in Ghana on “Strengthening Ghana’s Infrastructure Resilience through Data-Driven Governance and Coordination”. The consultancy firm will support component 3 of this multi-component initiative to formulate a National Strategy for Resilient Infrastructure aligned with Ghana’s 2026–2029 MTDP framework. The strategy will provide a policy and investment roadmap for embedding resilience across sectors. The strategy development includes a resilient infrastructure financing framework, outlining pathways for mobilizing public, private, and climate finance, including blended finance instruments, as well as alignment with national and international funding sources.

Scope of work

The activities in this scope of work will be undertaken by the consultancy firm in close coordination with the CDRI, Ministry of Finance (PIAD), Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) and other relevant stakeholders.

The scope of work for the consultancy firm will include, but not be limited to:

• Developing a comprehensive National Strategy including a clear implementation roadmap, financing strategy, and institutional responsibilities for execution for resilient infrastructure, based on a multi-stakeholder consultative process and comprehensive review of national and international policies, processes and practices;
• Consultation and coordination with the technical working group[1] (TWG) and national consultation members[2] to draw sectoral insights and align the strategy framework accordingly.
• Developing a resilience scoring framework linked to investment decision-making, project prioritization, financing eligibility criteria, and prioritization framework for public infrastructure projects.
• Identifying and developing a resilience-screened infrastructure pipeline of nearly twenty projects across five infrastructure sectors, including: preliminary assessment of technical and financial feasibility, bankability assessment, disaster risk and vulnerability assessment, indicative financing structures and funding sources, and alignment with GIIF investment criteria and development partner requirements. This will be a pilot to serve as a demonstration set for applying the resilience scoring and prioritization framework.  
• Developing a resilient infrastructure financing and investment framework, blended finance approaches, climate finance sources, and mechanisms to crowd in private capital.
• Ensuring active engagement with the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund to align the strategy with national infrastructure investment processes, project structuring approaches and financing mechanisms.
• Facilitating stakeholder consultations and validation workshops to ensure alignment and ownership.

The consultancy firms are requested to submit their proposal through email to tender.projects@cdri.world by 23:59 hrs (IST) on 01 June 2026. Responses received after the stipulated time or not in accordance will be summarily rejected.

Please ensure that your proposal is sent ONLY to the ABOVE-MENTIONED email ID before the closing date & time. Proposals sent/copied to any other email ID (other than above) OR received after the bid closing date & time (mentioned above) will not be entertained.

For detailed information, please check the complete version of the RFP attached below.

Job Email ID:tender.projects(at)cdri.world

Download Attachment: RFP-Ghana Resilient Infrastructure Strategy-180526.pdf