Terms of Reference (ToR)

Activity Title: Climate Resilience National Analysis

Period: November 2025-February 2026

1. Background

The Foundation for Ageing and Inclusive Development (FAID), in partnership with HelpAge International, is implementing the SCORE Programme (Strengthening Civil Society for Older People’s Rights and Engagement) in Pakistan, with financial support from Sida. The SCORE Programme aims to strengthen the capacity and engagement of civil society organizations to advocate for and uphold the rights of older people, ensuring their meaningful inclusion in development and humanitarian processes.

Under Outcome 2 and Outcome 3 of the SCORE Programme, FAID seeks to engage an individual consultant or consulting firm to undertake a National Climate Resilience Analysis. The purpose of this assignment is to review and assess Pakistan’s National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), identify entry points for climate finance and resilience-building initiatives, and develop actionable recommendations to promote the inclusion of older people in national climate policy dialogue, planning, and implementation processes.

2. Objectives

• Analyse national climate strategies (NAP).
• Identify opportunities for inclusive climate finance, focusing on health, social protection, and resilience.
• Map key stakeholders, institutions, and power dynamics.
• Generate practical policy recommendations to embed older people’s rights in climate responses.
• Build partner and OPAs capacity for engagement in national climate dialogue.

3. Scope of Work

The consultant/consulting firm will be responsible for undertaking the following tasks:

1. Desk Review – Conduct a comprehensive review of national climate change policies, adaptation and mitigation strategies, and climate finance frameworks, with specific attention to inclusion and ageing perspectives. List of mandatory documents to be reviewed are as following:

• National Climate Change Policy (updated 2022)
• Sindh Climate Change Policy (2022)
• Punjab Climate Change Policy and Action Plan (2024)
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Climate Change Policy (2022) and Climate Change Action Plan
• Balochistan Climate Change Policy (2024)
• Gilgit Baltistan Climate Change Policy and Action Plan (2017)
• Gilgit Baltistan Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan (2023)
• Climate Change Gender Action Plan (CCGAP)

1. Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) – Carry out 8–12 structured interviews with representatives from government ministries, UN agencies, bilateral and multilateral donors, civil society organizations (CSOs), and Organizations of Older People (OPAs) to gather insights on existing climate resilience mechanisms and inclusion practices.
2. Climate Finance Mapping – Develop and populate a detailed Climate Finance Tracker (Excel/CSV) capturing national budget allocations, international climate funding opportunities, and practical pathways for accessing these resources.
3. Draft Deliverables for Review – Prepare and submit draft versions of all core outputs for quality assurance and peer review by FAID, HelpAge International, and relevant partners.
4. Validation Workshop – Organize and facilitate one validation workshop (either virtual or in-person) with key stakeholders to review findings, validate recommendations, and secure stakeholder inputs and commitments.
5. Finalization of Deliverables – Incorporate feedback from stakeholders and peer reviewers to finalize all deliverables, ensuring high-quality and actionable outputs.
6. Policy Engagement Meeting – Convene a focused policy engagement session with 6–8 key national duty-bearers to present findings, discuss recommendations, and promote policy uptake and institutional follow-up.
7. Mandatory Age-Disaggregated Analysis:  All policy reviews, interviews, and finance assessments explicitly analyse age-disaggregated data, gaps, and barriers faced by older people.
8.  Older People’s Associations (OPAs) as Key Stakeholders: Specify that interviews and consultations must include OPAs, community elders, and service providers working with older people
9.  Age Lens in Climate Finance Tracking:  Climate Finance Tracker assess whether existing finance mechanisms allow participation, access, or targeting of older people and OPAs, and identify financing gaps for ageing-inclusive adaptation.
10.  Recommendations Aligned with Global Ageing Frameworks:  Align age-inclusive recommendations with international standards, such as the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), the WHO Age-Friendly Environments Framework, and UNFCCC mandates on just and inclusive adaptation.

4. Deliverables

Expected Core outputs

 The consultant/consulting firm will be expected to produce the following core outputs for Pakistan:

1. National Climate Resilience Analysis Report (10–12 pages) – A comprehensive analysis applying an ageing and inclusion lens, examining national climate adaptation and contribution frameworks (NAPs, NDCs), and identifying entry points for inclusion of older people.
2. Policy Brief (2 pages) – A concise memo highlighting key findings, priority actions, and specific recommendations for identified duty-bearers at national and sub-national levels.
3. Climate Finance Tracker (Excel/CSV format) – A practical tool mapping available domestic and international climate finance mechanisms, outlining eligibility criteria, access procedures, and potential pathways for engaging civil society and older people’s organizations.
4. Stakeholder and Power Mapping – A comprehensive map identifying and analysing the roles, influence, and relationships of key actors, including government institutions, UN agencies, INGOs, NGOs, Organizations of Older People (OPAs), and Intergenerational Self-Help Clubs (ISHCs).
5. Validation Workshop Report – A summary note documenting key discussions, commitments, and agreed next steps emerging from a national validation and consultation workshop.
6. Presentation Slide Deck (10–12 slides) – A professional PowerPoint presentation summarizing the main findings, policy implications, and recommendations for use in briefings and advocacy meetings.

5. Timeline & Key Milestones

1. 1.Budget & Payment Tranches

30% 0n Submission of Inception report

30% on validation workshop

30% on draft submission of all deliverables

10% on approval of deliverables

 7. Reporting & Quality Assurance

• Reports submitted in English.
• QA checkpoints at desk review, draft, validation, and finalisation.
• Compliance with safeguarding and ethical protocols (esp. anonymisation in sensitive contexts).