Project description: Vilnius Consult is a partner in a consortium which has been retained to provide services under the new EU Framework system under LOT 6: Environment (Europeaid//119860/C/SV/multi). The objective of this Framework Contract is to provide, via individual assignments in Environmental Sector through Specific Contracts, short-term technical assistance to third countries benefiting from the Commission’s External aid programmes.
An assignments may cover any of the technical environmental sub-sectors:
- Sustainable management and protection of natural resources and Ecosystems (forests, fight against desertification, lakes etc.)
- Climate change;
- Nature protection and Bio-diversity;
- Marine environment and management of coastal areas;
- Urban environment;
- Waste management (incl. public/private management structures aspects);
- Industrial pollution control;
- Agricultural pollution;
- Water management inclusive planning (e.g. integrated river basin management), supply, waste water treatment;
- Chemicals (standards, transportation, packaging);
- Air pollution;
- Noise protection;
- Natura 2000 network;
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Environmental risks/disaster management
An assignments may cover following horizontal aspects:
- The entire EU project cycle (programme / project identification and preparation / formulation, assistance with implementation, preparation of Terms of Reference (services, works and supplies) and evaluation of offers (Procurement), evaluations (ex-ante, interim, ex-post etc.) and monitoring;
- Cross-sectoral policies and reforms, appraisals / studies;
- Legislation, regulations and law enforcement;
- approximation of legislation (acquis communautaire);
- Institutional building;
- training and research, awareness-raising, (incl. information and communication);
- information systems and technological issues;
- gender issues, environmental issues, HIV/AIDS issues (impact, prevention, mitigation).
