The National Blue Carbon Action Partnership (NBCAP) is a multi-stakeholder platform aimed at promoting collaboration, alignment, and coordination to accelerate scaling-up efforts in the protection and management of blue carbon ecosystems in Indonesia. Supported by the World Economic Forum (WEF), this initiative is also part of the global Blue Carbon Action Partnership (BCAP).
NBCAP is hosted by a Secretariat currently managed by Konservasi Indonesia. In its first two years, the platform focused on building institutional structures and mechanisms and drafting a national action plan for the protection and management of blue carbon ecosystems—specifically mangroves and seagrasses—in partnership with national stakeholders.
NBCAP is currently leading the development of the National Blue Carbon Ecosystem Action Plan (RENAKSI), which will serve as a national reference for the sustainable management of blue carbon ecosystems. It is intended to align with both market and non-market mechanisms and harmonize with Indonesia’s national strategies, including the NDC, the FoLU Net Sink 2030, and sectoral planning documents.
In line with these efforts, it is essential that the RENAKSI integrates a Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) perspective. Incorporating GEDSI principles ensures that the benefits of blue carbon initiatives are equitably distributed and that vulnerable groups—including women, persons with disabilities, and marginalized coastal communities—are meaningfully engaged in decision-making, implementation, and monitoring processes. This inclusive approach is vital to achieving sustainable outcomes, strengthening community ownership, and supporting Indonesia’s commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 5 (Gender Equality), SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities), SDG 13 (Climate Action), and SDG 14 (Life Below Water).
To support this objective, NBCAP seeks to engage an individual consultant to develop a practical GEDSI guideline that will inform the implementation of the RENAKSI. This guideline will provide strategies, recommendations, and monitoring frameworks to ensure that gender equality, disability, and social inclusion are systematically integrated across all aspects of blue carbon ecosystem protection and management in Indonesia.
The main objective of this consultancy is to develop a guideline of Mainstreaming Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) in the Implementation of the National Blue Carbon Action Plan. This guideline introduces the importance of integrating Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) into every stage of the implementation of the National Blue Carbon Action Plan (RENAKSI). The integration of GEDSI is considered essential to ensure that the benefits of protecting and managing blue carbon ecosystems, such as mangroves and seagrasses, are equitably accessible to all segments of society, including women, persons with disabilities, and marginalized coastal communities.
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