RFPs: National Demand-Side Climate Change Mitigation Plan and Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (Iran)

Deadline: 28-Jun-25

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the Islamic Republic of Iran is inviting submissions for proposals to develop National Demand-Side Climate Change Mitigation Plan and undertake the Socio-Economic Impact Assessment.

Objectives

• Under the GCF Readiness and Preparatory Support II program, Iran aims to develop a national climate change mitigation plan that focuses on energy supply and demand strategies, alongside conducting socio-economic studies to evaluate the effects of these mitigation policies and plans.
• The national climate change demand-side and socio-economic response plan will focus on identifying key energy demand sectors, developing strategies for emissions reduction, and ensuring alignment with national policies and other relevant environmental and economic frameworks.
• The most energy-intensive sectors in Iran are electricity and heat producers, transportation, industry, and residential use, which together account for nearly 87% of the country’s energy demand. Other sectors, including agriculture/forestry, as well as commercial and public services, make up 7.5% and other sectors accounts for 5.6% of the energy demand.

Funding Information

• For the financial offer, Bidders must stay within the range of 20,000,000,000 to 25,000,000,000 Iranian Rials – IRR.

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible to be awarded an LoA, an entity must:
  • be a governmental, inter-governmental (e.g. other United Nations agency), nongovernmental, or other not-for-profit entity that is legally registered as such;
  • have satisfactory financial and management capacity to implement the required services;
  • not be sanctioned (debarred or suspended) by U.N. system entities;
  • agree to abide by the UN Supplier Code of Conduct;
  • must have taken all necessary corrective actions in case the entity had received allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse.

For more information, visit United Nations in Islamic Republic of Iran.