IOM - Consultant – Climate Mobility National Adaptation Plan - Baghdad

Context and Core Functions / Responsibilities
Iraq is seriously affected by increased temperatures, reduced and irregular precipitation patterns, and an increased frequency of sand and dust storms. Reduction in rainfall, inefficient usage of water upstream as well as water policies of neighboring countries has intensified water scarcity across the country. Coupled with rapid urbanization, population growth and manmade environmental degradation, climate change is a worsening threat, at risk of forcing people to move. As of March 2024, 140,184 individuals remain displaced due to climatic factors across 12 governorates, according to IOM Iraq’s Displacement Tracking Matrix.
The Government of Iraq is currently developing the country’s National Adaptation Plan to strengthen the country’s adaptive capacity and action and reduce vulnerability to the negative effects of climate change. The inclusion of human mobility in climate change adaptation planning in the context of Iraq would contribute to the dual objectives of reducing the effects of climate change as a driver of displacement, as well as, to realize the potential of migration as an adaptation strategy to climate change. To that end, the International Organization for Migration Iraq, in close collaboration and coordination with the Ministry of Environment of Iraq, is seeking a consultancy to develop a chapter on climate mobility to support the development of the Government of Iraq’s National Adaptation Plan.
Under the overall supervision of the Deputy Chief of Mission, and the direct supervision of the Policy and Liaison Officer/MECC focal point, the consultant will support the integration of climate mobility into the Government of Iraq’s National Adaptation Plan through the development of a chapter on climate mobility to be included in the National Adaptation Plan.