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BACKGROUND

UNDP has been working in India since 1951 in almost all areas of human development. Together with  the Government of India and development partners, we have worked towards eradicating poverty,  reducing inequalities, strengthening local governance, enhancing community resilience, protecting the  environment, supporting policy initiatives and institutional reforms, and accelerating sustainable  development for all. With projects and programmes in every state and union territory in India, UNDP  works with national and subnational government, and diverse development actors to deliver people[1]centric results, particularly for the most vulnerable and marginalized communities. As the integrator  for collective action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the UN system, we are  committed to supporting the Government of India’s national development vision and priorities and  accelerating the achievement of the SDGs for the people and the planet.

UNDP India’s new Country Programme (2023-2027) builds on our prior work and aims to provide an  integrated approach to development solutions in three strategic portfolios: Strong, accountable and  evidence-led institutions for accelerated achievement of the SDGs Enhanced economic opportunities  and social protection to reduce inequality, with a focus on the marginalized. Climate-smart solutions,  sustainable ecosystems and resilient development for reduced vulnerability South-South cooperation,  gender equality and social inclusion are promoted across the pillars. The programme is supported by a  framework of renewed partnerships and blended finance solutions, strategic innovation and  accelerator labs, and data and digital architecture.

The "Building climate resilience in India by initiating the national adaptation plan process and scaling  up adaptation finance" project is a Green Climate Fund (GCF) readiness initiative implemented by  UNDP India to assist the Government of India in formulating its first comprehensive National  Adaptation Plan (NAP). The NAP is a country-driven, and iterative process designed to reduce national  vulnerability by mainstreaming climate resilience into development policies and integrating adaptation  priorities across nine critical sectors, including agriculture, water resources, and disaster management  in a gender-responsive manner. As climate impacts intensify across sectors, the role of private actors  in shaping and supporting adaptation responses has become increasingly critical. India faces  escalating climate risks including extreme heat, floods, droughts, and cyclones that could reduce GDP  by up to 24.7% by 2070, making climate adaptation a national development imperative. India's total  adaptation-relevant expenditure is largely being covered through public finance, with private sector  contributions representing less than 0.1% of total adaptation finance flows. The Government of India  has identified private sector engagement as a critical enabler to meet India’s much needed climate  adaptation finance requirements. Although private enterprises and financial institutions are already  participating in resilience-related activities, this involvement remains fragmented and limited in scale,  largely due to information barriers, unclear risk-return profiles, and the absence of standardised  frameworks for identifying and measuring adaptation investments. There is therefore a recognised  need to equip the private sector with accessible, actionable, and sector-specific knowledge on  adaptation priorities, financing options, and investment opportunities aligned with India's adaptation  agenda. Against this background, UNDP is seeking to engage a qualified agency to Undertake Climate  Risk Assessments and Developing Knowledge and Capacity-Building Materials for Enhancing Private  Sector Participation in Adaptation Action — including corporates, MSMEs, investors, and financial  institutions — to deepen their engagement in India's climate adaptation agenda.

Objectives

The overall objective of the consultancy is to assess climate risks and vulnerabilities for selected  private focused sectors and associated supply chains, develop sector-specific resilience and  adaptation strategies, prepare practical IEC and knowledge products for industries and businesses,  and strengthen awareness on adaptation investments, climate-resilient business models, and access  to climate finance opportunities including GCF. Some of the main objectives are described below

The Service Provider shall develop a methodological framework to identify and prioritize private sector  segments based on climate vulnerability, economic significance, scalability, and investment potential,  finalized in consultation with UNDP, MoEFCC, and relevant stakeholders. This shall be followed by a  detailed assessment of climate risks, adaptation needs, investment opportunities, and barriers to  private sector participation across selected priority sectors, covering corporates, MSMEs, investors,  and financial institutions. For each sector, a structured analysis of climate hazards, exposure,  vulnerability, and business impacts across operations and value chains shall be conducted using  appropriate climate data and scenario analysis. Based on these findings, the Service Provider shall  develop actionable knowledge products, a digital toolkit, IEC materials, and a technical compendium  covering adaptation finance instruments, blended finance, ecosystem-based adaptation, nature[1]based solutions, and good practices. Finally, validation workshops, dissemination events, and  capacity-building sessions shall be organized to promote uptake and support informed private sector  engagement in India's climate adaptation agenda.

Scope of Work

Methodological Framework and Sector Prioritization

• Sector Prioritization: Develop a methodology and selection criteria for prioritizing private focused  sectors and associated supply chains in consultation MoEFCC and UNDP. The scale and focus of  assessment (industry specific, region specific, supply chain specific) will be agreed upon after  sector prioritisation.
• Develop a multi-criteria scoring and weighting system for sector prioritization incorporating  dimensions of climate exposure and hazard intensity, economic significance and GDP  contribution, employment intensity and workforce vulnerability, supply chain interdependencies  and criticality, existing adaptive capacity and institutional readiness, scalability of adaptation  interventions, and attractiveness for private and blended finance mobilization
• Conduct (telephonic/Virtual/physical )stakeholder consultations with government agencies,  industry associations, financial institutions, and private sector entities and finalize two priority  sectors where adaptation finance and private participation can be most effectively catalyzed. This  must be done by producing a sector selection report that documents methodology, stakeholder  inputs, scoring outcomes, sensitivity analysis of criteria weighting, and justification for final  selection

Climate Risk, Exposure, and Vulnerability Assessment

• Conduct a comprehensive baseline assessment for the two priority sector covering current climate  exposure, historical climate-related losses and disruptions, adaptive capacity of firms across size  categories (large corporates, SMEs, MSMEs), and existing risk management and adaptation  practices at firm and sector level
• Conduct climate risk assessments for the selected two sectors covering: Exposure to climate  hazards (heat stress, flooding, droughts, water scarcity, supply chain disruptions, etc.), Physical  and transition risks, Supply chain vulnerabilities, Resource dependency analysis (water, energy,  raw materials), Climate-sensitive infrastructure and logistics, Workforce and occupational risks,  Financial and operational risks, Regulatory and market risks.
• Map physical asset exposure for each sector by overlaying sector-specific infrastructure,  production facilities, key supplier geographies, logistics corridors, and labor catchment areas against climate hazard layers, utilizing GIS-based spatial analysis and available national datasets  to identify hotspots of concentrated physical risk
• Assess transition risks for each sector including policy and regulatory risks (carbon pricing,  environmental compliance, water regulations), technology risks (pace of low-carbon transition,  stranded asset risks), market risks (shifts in consumer preferences, ESG-driven procurement  requirements), and reputational risks arising from climate inaction
• Evaluate workforce and occupational climate risks including heat stress impacts on labor  productivity, safety risks for outdoor and semi-outdoor workers, and migration and availability risks  for climate-affected labor supply regions
• Produce comprehensive, sector-specific climate risk and vulnerability assessment reports that  synthesize hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and impact findings into risk profiles usable by private  sector firms, investors, and financial institutions for strategic planning and disclosure purposes

Adaptation Investment Opportunities and Barrier Analysis

• Develop a structured adaptation investment opportunity mapping framework for each priority  sector that categorizes adaptation measures by intervention type (physical and infrastructure,  technology and process, nature-based, financial and insurance, institutional and governance),  investment scale, co-benefits, and potential for replication and scaling
• Identify and appraise a pipeline of adaptation investment opportunities for each sector, with  indicative investment sizing, expected risk-reduction outcomes, co-benefits (water savings, energy  efficiency, productivity gains, regulatory compliance), and assessment of bankability and return  profiles to support investor engagement.
• Analyze the adaptation finance landscape relevant to each priority sector, including domestic and  international public finance instruments, development finance institution products, green and  sustainability-linked debt instruments, blended finance structures, insurance mechanisms, and  emerging private capital flows into adaptation, mapping available instruments against identified  investment opportunities.
• Conduct a detailed barrier analysis specific to adaptation investment, examining financial barriers,  technical barriers, market barriers, and institutional barriers, and develop actionable  recommendations to address each barrier category

Development of Sector-Specific Knowledge Products

• Sector Climate Risk Profiles – Develop comprehensive, decision-ready profiles for each priority  sector synthesizing physical and transition risk findings, financial impact estimates, supply chain  vulnerability hotspots, and adaptation priorities into structured, visually rich documents.
• Sector Adaptation Roadmaps – Prepare detailed, sequenced adaptation roadmaps for each priority  sector across short (0–5 years), medium (5–15 years), and long-term (15–30 years) horizons,  covering indicative investment requirements, implementation responsibilities, enabling  conditions, and KPIs — structured to support both corporate strategic planning and policy dialogue.
• Policy Briefs – Produce targeted briefs for government, regulatory bodies, and development finance  institutions articulating the business case for enabling private sector adaptation, priority policy and  regulatory interventions, and recommendations for climate finance mobilization.
• Sectoral Guidance Notes for Private Sector Firms – Develop practical, step-by-step guidance on  conducting internal climate risk assessments, integrating climate risk into enterprise risk  management, developing adaptation business cases, and engaging with climate finance  instruments.
• Case Studies on Sector Adaptation and EbA – Compile a curated compendium (minimum 20–25  national and international case studies across both sectors) covering: Climate-resilient business  models and supply chain adaptation investments, Innovative financing structures and nature[1]based solutions in industrial contexts, EbA implementation by private sector actors acrossagriculture and agri-business, water-intensive industries, urban and peri-urban industrial zones,  and forestry-dependent supply chains
• Adaptation Finance and EbA Mechanisms Analysis – Compile and analyse innovative financing  mechanisms for private sector EbA investment, including biodiversity credits, water funds,  payment for ecosystem services schemes, green bonds with EbA use-of-proceeds categories,  blended finance structures, and impact investment vehicles — with assessment of maturity,  scalability, and applicability within India's regulatory and market environment.
• Best Practices and Innovation Mapping – Document emerging private sector-led EbA initiatives  globally, corporate nature strategies, science-based targets for nature (SBTN) alignment, and  integration of EbA into corporate ESG and sustainability reporting frameworks including TNFD,  TCFD, and others.

Capacity Building :Digital Toolkit, IEC Materials

• Prepare a suite of IEC materials including sector-specific infographics, factsheets, explainer videos  (scripts and storyboards), and digital presentations designed for targeted dissemination to the  selected MSMEs, firms, supply chain actors, industry associations, and financial institutions,
• Design and develop a comprehensive and interactive, structured digital resource package that  guides private sector users including large corporates, MSMEs, supply chain managers, and  financial institutions through a structured, self-directed process of climate risk screening,  vulnerability assessment, adaptation option identification, investment planning, and financing  pathway navigation
• Develop training materials, facilitation guides, and reference resources for capacity-building  sessions that can serve as standalone resources for continued learning and self-directed  application beyond the formal session, supporting sustained uptake and institutional embedding  of climate risk and adaptation practices

How to Apply

Deadline is indicated in the online portal. If any doubt exists as to the time zone in which the quotation should be submitted, refer to http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/.

Deadline: 17-Jun-26 @ 08:00 AM (New York time)

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