Building up integrated monitoring and early warning forest fires detection system in the Borjomi ...

The United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), on behalf of Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) invites qualified interested firms to submit Expression of Interest (EOI) to participate in the upcoming solicitation for provision of technical assistance to benchmark, select, design and test a suitable integrated monitoring and early warning forest fire detection system in Borjomi-Kharagauli National Park, in Georgia. A site-specific fire monitoring policy that allows local populations with high risks of exposure to forest fire hazards to take appropriate actions to avoid or reduce risks and to prepare effective responses will be redacted, and users and administrators of the future system trained to its functionalities. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on behalf of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) requires the services of an institution to deliver the technical assistance. Some of the expected outcome, outputs and activities are; • Contextualize, map the stakeholders, analyze current practices used in Borjomi - Kharagauli National Park to monitor forest fires. • Develop a risk assessment of forest fires procedures and technologies used in Borjomi - Kharagauli National Park • Benchmark, select and design of the integrated monitoring and early warning forest fires detection system for the Borjomi - Kharagauli National Park • Design the integrated monitoring and early warning forest fires detection system for the Borjomi - Kharagauli National Park • Develop and Test the system in one specific area of the National Park. • Implement the integrated monitoring and early warning forest fires detection system in the selected location • Define a standard operation procedure for an efficient use of the designed integrated monitoring and early warning forest fires detection system for the Borjomi - Kharagauli National Park The complete details of the requirement will be provided in the tender documents that will be issued to bidders after this request for EOI is closed.