Under the supervision of the Risk Knowledge Officer of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional Office for the Americas and the Caribbean (ROAC), the consultant will provide support to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) for implementing the Component 2 of Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS).
Carrying out desk research on the hazard, exposure, and vulnerability conditions of the Caribbean region, as well as on existing quantitative and prospective risk assessments.
Develop at least three (3) multi-hazard risk scenarios for each of the following countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Haiti and Suriname, making use of available disaster risk data and information.
All these scenarios must explicitly account for cascading effects, secondary impacts, and interdependencies across sectors, to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the potential consequences of complex hazard events and the application of multi-hazard early warning systems.
Prioritization of hazards for which the scenario analyses are going to be developed; these must include hazards of different origin and types, with enough lead time to develop multi-hazard early warning systems and will be agreed upon with the supervisor.
Development of a technical report with the methodology and results of the systemic risk assessment for the Caribbean region and its linkage to multi-hazard early warning systems.
Requirements:
An advanced university degree (master's degree or equivalent) in disaster risk reduction, environmental engineering, catastrophe risk assessment, statistics or other related area is required.
A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience in risk management is required.
Experience with national stakeholders in areas of disaster risk management, climate change, early warning systems, or identification of vulnerabilities and exposures is desirable.
Familiarity with the Caribbean region regarding risk assessments or identification of vulnerabilities is desirable.
English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat.
Fluency in English is required, and knowledge of Spanish is desirable.
