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Consultancy services to map greenhouse gas emissions in Chama District are being prepared under the Eastern Province Jurisdictional Sustainable Landscape Program. A new prior information notice from the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment points to growing demand for specialist support on emissions baselines and sustainable land management.

Baseline survey to anchor emissions reduction work

In a prior information notice published on 17th February 2026, the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment signalled its intention to procure consultancy services to conduct a greenhouse gas (GHG) baseline survey for Chama District. The assignment sits within the Eastern Province Jurisdictional Sustainable Landscape Program and is explicitly aimed at establishing emissions reference points and enhancing sustainable land management practices.

A GHG baseline survey provides a starting point against which future emissions can be compared. By assembling data on current greenhouse gas emissions across a defined area, decision-makers can see how emissions evolve and whether planned interventions are having the desired effect.

Setting reference points at district level can make it easier to connect land-use decisions to climate impacts. In many programmes, such baselines are used to inform land management choices, assess the effect of policy changes and report on emissions trends over time.

The explicit link to “enhancing sustainable land management practices” underlines that the work is not only an accounting exercise. It is intended to feed into a wider landscape programme that looks at how land is used and managed, and how those choices affect environmental outcomes.

Part of a wider turn to climate and landscape consultancies

The Chama District baseline fits a wider pattern in which public bodies turn to specialist consultants to support climate-related planning. Recent prior information notices from across the energy, tourism and digital sectors point to sustained demand for environmental and social expertise.

In September 2025, Rwanda Energy Group – Energy Development Corporation Limited launched a consultancy for environmental impact in Rwanda, seeking services to conduct environmental and social impact assessments and technical site studies for solar power projects as part of the ASCENT initiative. That notice underlines how renewable energy investments now routinely come with detailed environmental and social assessment requirements.

In October 2025, Zambia’s Ministry of Tourism published a call for Strategic Environmental and Social Assessments for tourism. The consulting services are intended to develop Strategic Environmental and Social Assessments for key tourism development areas, including Liuwa Plains, Kafue, Lower Zambezi and South Luangwa National Parks.

Also in October 2025, the Getulio Vargas Foundation set out plans to hire an individual consultant to develop an integrated web platform for visualising ecological restoration data in Federal Conservation Units of the Legal Amazon, through its Amazon web platform development notice. That assignment shows how environmental work increasingly relies on digital tools to organise and communicate complex landscape data.

More recent notices highlight the climate risk dimension. In February 2026, the Ministry of Environment in Lebanon opened a wildfire risk management consultancy, seeking an Environmental and Social Specialist to support a World Bank-funded project aimed at improving wildfire risk management in vulnerable landscapes.

Digital infrastructure is also coming under scrutiny. In February 2026, SMART ZAMBIA announced a climate-smart digital infrastructure study, seeking consulting services for a technical study on optimising and greening digital infrastructure in Zambia, with a focus on enhancing connectivity in underserved areas and implementing climate-resilient technologies.

Closer to the community level, in November 2025 the Ministry of Community Development and Social Welfare in Zambia sought consulting services for a market needs assessment consultancy. That assignment focuses on market and needs assessments for climate-resilient income-generating activities in urban and rural districts under the Supporting Women’s Livelihoods for Climate Smart and Productive Inclusion initiative, illustrating how climate and social inclusion agendas are increasingly linked.

From baselines to frameworks and MRV systems

Alongside sector-specific projects, a cluster of recent notices focuses on the systems that sit behind climate and environmental work: baselines, monitoring frameworks and procurement rules.

• In November 2025, the Livestock and Fisheries Sector Development Project in Ethiopia sought consulting services to develop a comprehensive Road-Map for establishing a national livestock MRV system, focusing on capacity building, stakeholder engagement and data governance, under its livestock MRV system development notice.
• In November 2025, the Strategic Unit of the Ministry of Economy and Finance in Benin began recruiting a consultant to develop environmental and social clauses for public procurement, with the aim of enhancing the national procurement system’s compliance with international standards.
• Also in November 2025, the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency advertised an environmental management plan preparation assignment, seeking qualified consulting firms to prepare a site-specific Environmental and Social Management Plan for external infrastructure works at the Integrated Waste Management Facility in 10th of Ramadan City, ensuring compliance with Egyptian laws and World Bank standards.
• In November 2025, the Department of Economic Planning and Development in Malawi issued an environmental and social consultancy notice for the preparation of a detailed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment and Management Plan for the rehabilitation of Mthawira Parkway in Blantyre City, under the Regional Climate Resilience Program.
• In December 2025, the Central Project Coordinating Unit in The Gambia sought consultancy services to prepare an environmental and social impact assessment and management plan for two Technical and Vocational Education and Training Centres of Excellence, with a strong focus on environmental compliance and stakeholder engagement.
• In January 2026, the School Education Department’s PMIU in Punjab published a consultant firm for environmental framework notice, seeking a firm to implement an Environmental and Social Framework, prepare district-wise Environmental and Social Management Plans and support mitigation measures for a World Bank-funded education project.
• In December 2025, the Ministry of Rural Development in Cambodia sought a national monitoring and evaluation consultant for the Cambodia Sustainable Landscape and Ecotourism Project, to support monitoring and evaluation and management information systems during project implementation.

Together with the Chama District baseline, these assignments underline how central measurement, planning and safeguards have become to climate-related investment. Consultants are being asked not only to quantify impacts, but also to design the frameworks, clauses and plans that keep projects aligned with environmental and social objectives.

What to watch as the Eastern Province programme evolves

For the consulting market, the emissions reduction consultancy in Chama District is a signal that demand is growing for teams that can combine technical greenhouse gas expertise with an understanding of land management. The district-wide scope and the link to the Eastern Province Jurisdictional Sustainable Landscape Program point to a role that goes beyond a narrow emissions inventory.

For officials, robust baseline information can make it easier to weigh the emissions implications of different land-use options. Over time, district-level reference points may help them track whether sustainable land management practices are reducing emissions in line with the programme’s aims.

The wider set of notices from Rwanda, Ethiopia, Lebanon, the Legal Amazon and elsewhere shows that this is no longer a niche activity. Baseline surveys, impact assessments, MRV systems and environmental clauses are becoming standard components of energy, tourism, education and infrastructure projects.

As the Eastern Province Jurisdictional Sustainable Landscape Program moves from preparation into delivery, the key question will be how quickly new emissions data can be turned into practical decisions on the ground. Market participants will be watching whether this initial baseline work is followed by further procurements for monitoring, capacity building and implementation support, as suggested by the growing number of assignments that combine technical studies with longer-term monitoring and evaluation roles.

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