- Submission
Deadline: 17:00 EAT, Friday 20th May 2016
Application Format: Submit your proposal in English. Candidates are free to design their own methodology. The research components are available through the link…..
Research Components (see ToR’s):
SHARE Research Component A2.4a: Study of the benefits of humanitarian aid versus investing in ecosystem rehabilitation.
SHARE Research Component A2.4b: Analysis of the long term cost-effectiveness and outcomes of improving access and demand for family planning and natural resource management and livelihoods.
Submission method: Submit the research proposal to d.varooijen@cgiar.org, d.tadesse@cgiar.org, r.misganaw@cgiar.org
- Call for research proposal
The Bale Eco-Region (BER) is located in the southeastern Ethiopia harbor stunning landscapes and globally important biodiversity with a range of endemic and endangered species. However, this globally important ecosystem is under increasing threat from a growing human population. livestock 
Deforestation and forest degradation is occurring due to the conversion of natural habitat to farmland, overgrazing by livestock and unsustainable fuel wood and timber extraction. This, coupled with impacts from climate change, is increasing the vulnerability of both lowland and highland communities that depend on the BER’s ecosystem services.
Against this backdrop, five partner institutions; i.e Farm Africa, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), SOS Sahel Ethiopia, Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) and Population Health and Environment Ethiopia Consortium (PHEEC) supported by the European Union’s SHARE (Supporting Horn of Africa Resilience) are implementing a project entitled “Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Functions and Improved Well-being of Highland and Lowland Communities within the Bale Eco region”. The specific objective of the project is Conservation of Biodiversity and Ecosystems Functions and Improved well-being of Highland and Lowland Communities within the Bale Eco-region (BER).
The project has a large research component which is led by IWMI with a major focus on building capacity, knowledge and understanding of biophysical and socio-economic dynamics in relation to natural resource use. The research component has set out a number of inter-related research studies that aim to build better knowledge and understanding of sustainable eco-regional management practices including socio-economics. Research evidence generated from studies on the trade-offs and optimal allocation of development assistance, for example of incorporating family planning, will be crucial to inform both the Government of Ethiopia and development actors efforts to secure human livelihoods in Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa.
- Eligible Applicants
Deliverables should include full research proposal, monthly field reports, draft report and final report. The work should be completed within a timeframe of approximately four (4) months. Non-government organizations, community groups, research institutions and universities may apply for funding. Applications from organizations that propose to build capacity of local/national institutions and community groups are particularly encouraged. Demonstration of relevant research experience in Bale/Ethiopia and knowledge of the area would be an advantage. Planned collaboration with local research institutes or universities is considered an advantage. Interested parties are invited to submit a statement of interest accompanied by a proposal. The proposal should include a workplan, budget, CV’s of potential students and team members and a narrative of experience in the required area of research expertise. The proposal should clearly state to which research components is responded to.
- Notification
Successful candidates will be notified latest 3 weeks after the submission deadline.
- Contact
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit their expression of interest and proposal via email (IWMI-Ethiopia@cgiar.org), Ms. Rahel Mesganaw (R.Mesganaw@CGIAR.ORG), Desalegne Tadesse (d.tadesse@cgiar.org) with CC to Dr. Daniel Van Rooijen (d.vanrooijen@cgiar.org), at IWMI East Africa and Nile Basin Office.
Any queries on this call will be addressed via the following address.
IWMI East Africa and Nile Basin Office: IWMI-Ethiopia@cgiar.org
P.O.Box: 5689, Gurd Sholla Area, Bole Sub city
Woreda 6, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: (251) 0116457222/3 or 61720000
Fax: (251) 06172001/0116676923
Web: http://eastafrica.iwmi.org/
